Art Blocks vs Courtyard

How Art Blocks vs Courtyard compare on our ratings, nft marketplace specs, funding, pros and cons.

Feature	Art Blocks Visit	Courtyard Visit
Ratings
Our score	3.9/5	3.5/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Fees	3.5	4.0
Selection	3.0	3.0
Ease of use	4.0	4.0
Creator tools	4.5	2.5
Trust & safety	4.5	4.0
Specs
KYC required	No	Not disclosed
Chains	Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base	Polygon
Marketplace fee	2.5%	Not disclosed
Creator royalties	Enforced	Not disclosed
Focus	Art	Collectibles
Launchpad	Yes	Not disclosed
Aggregates other markets	No	Not disclosed
Mobile app	Yes	Not disclosed
Zero marketplace fee	No	Not disclosed
Points or rewards program	No	Not disclosed
Company
Founded	2020	2021
Headquarters	United States	United States
Investors	Not disclosed	Forerunner Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Burst Capital, Operator Partners +7
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Artwork scripts are stored and executed directly on-chain rather than on centralized servers Multichain support covers Ethereum mainnet, Arbitrum, and Base Enforces creator royalties on secondary market trades Over $1B in cumulative platform trading volume	Polygon integration keeps network transaction costs low for trading physical cards Physical assets can be redeemed by burning the corresponding NFT Secured $37M in total venture backing from Forerunner Ventures, NEA, and Y Combinator Over 132,000 unique NFT holders active on the platform by October 2026
Cons	Charges a 2.5% secondary marketplace fee Secondary trading liquidity remains thin outside of top curated collections High Ethereum network gas fees can significantly inflate primary minting costs	Relies on centralized vault custody for storage and physical redemption Secondary liquidity drops sharply outside high-demand Pokémon cards Market floor prices fell roughly 96% from their February 2026 peak
Best for	Generative digital art collectors, Creative coders releasing algorithmic art, Non-custodial collectors using Ethereum and layer-2s	Graded Pokémon card collectors, Traders wanting instant physical liquidity, Collectors seeking insured asset vaulting

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