Art Blocks vs Manifold

Art Blocks3.9/5

VS

Manifold4.0/5

Feature	Art BlocksVisit	ManifoldVisit
Ratings
Our score	3.9/5	4.0/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Fees	3.5	3.5
Selection	3.0	3.5
Ease of use	4.0	4.0
Creator tools	4.5	5.0
Trust & safety	4.5	4.0
Specs
KYC required	No	No
Chains	Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base	Ethereum, Base
Marketplace fee	2.5%	Not disclosed
Creator royalties	Enforced	Enforced
Focus	Art	Art
Launchpad	Yes	Yes
Aggregates other markets	No	No
Mobile app	Yes	No
Zero marketplace fee	No	Not disclosed
Points or rewards program	No	No
Company
Founded	2020	2020
Headquarters	United States	—
Investors	Not disclosed	Not disclosed
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	Smart contracts remain fully owned and controlled by the creator wallet No identity verification or KYC needed to mint or purchase Supports Ethereum, Base, and OP Mainnet network deployments Built-in burn-and-redeem and open edition drop mechanics
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	Secondary trading volume and fee revenue are low compared to major aggregators Asset uploads depend on Arweave availability and can experience downtime Creators must manage their own contract deployment gas costs
Best for	Generative digital art collectors, Creative coders releasing algorithmic art, Non-custodial collectors using Ethereum and layer-2s	Digital artists deploying independent contracts, Creators hosting burn-and-redeem drops, Collectors buying 1-of-1 Ethereum art

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