Manifold vs Polymarket

Manifold3.6/5

VS

Polymarket4.0/5

Feature	ManifoldVisit	PolymarketVisit
Ratings
Our score	3.6/5	4.0/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Market selection	4.5	4.5
Liquidity	2.5	4.5
Fees	4.0	3.0
Resolution quality	2.5	4.0
Ease of use	4.5	4.0
Specs
Market types	Politics, Sports, Crypto, Economics, Culture, Science	Politics, Sports, Crypto, Economics, Culture
Settles in	Mana (virtual play currency)	pUSD, a crypto collateral token backed by USDC
Chains	Not disclosed	Polygon
Trading fees	10% x amount_traded x (1 - max_price_per_share_bought)	Not disclosed
Resolution source	Market creator resolution subject to community guidelines	UMA Optimistic Oracle
Available in the US	Yes	No
KYC required	No	Not disclosed
Regulated venue	No	No
Market topics	News, Politics, Tech & AI, Science, Economics, Personal goals	Politics, Elections, Sports, Crypto, Finance, Geopolitics, Technology, Culture, Weather, Economics
Mobile app	Yes	Not disclosed
Liquidity rewards	Not disclosed	Yes
Company
Founded	2021	2020
Headquarters	United States	United States
Investors	Astral Codex Ten, FTX Future Fund, Survival and Flourishing Fund	1789 Capital, Intercontinental Exchange, Founders Fund, General Catalyst +26
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Free registration includes a starting grant of 1,000 Mana Open market creation lets any user propose custom questions No mandatory KYC verification required for standard forecasting Available globally as a play-money prediction platform	Broad markets across politics, sports, crypto and current events Non-custodial trading with onchain positions Polygon supports pUSD collateral and ERC-1155 outcome tokens UMA provides a defined challenge process for supported markets
Cons	Market creators handle resolutions, introducing subjectivity and dispute risk Mana play currency cannot be withdrawn or converted to fiat cash Lack of real cash payouts Unregulated venue with no statutory investor protections	International trading is blocked for US residents Country restrictions include the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Japan Thin liquidity can increase entry and exit costs Resolution disputes can delay or change settlement outcomes
Best for	Casual forecasters testing predictive calibration, Community organizers hosting custom wagers, Users who want to forecast without real-money stakes	Event probability traders, Onchain prediction market users, Politics and sports markets

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