OpenSea still works. The rebuilt OS2 platform came out of beta on May 29, 2025, with token trading across 19 chains, and the selling fee rose from 0.5% to 1.0% on every chain on September 15, 2025. The SEA token is a different story: CEO Devin Finzer pushed back its planned first-quarter 2026 launch on March 16, 2026 and gave no new date, as The Block reported.
The bigger change is around OpenSea. In October 2026, Blur announced that its website would shut on November 12, 2026, leaving its onchain marketplace running, and said its Blend lending would stop matching new loans. Foundation shut in April 2026 after a sale to Blackdove fell through, MakersPlace closed in 2025, Bybit closed its NFT marketplace and Binance ended NFT support on its exchange. Magic Eden kept only Solana.
That leaves a short list, split by chain. The six picks below are still live: two Solana marketplaces, one multichain market, a minting tool for creators, a Tezos community market and a free Ethereum data page. NFT prices swing hard and most collections lose value. Nothing here is investment advice.
Prices below are as of November 8, 2026. Our method is on How we review tools.
Quick comparison
| Tool | Best for | Price | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rarible | Listing on Ethereum, Base, Polygon and Solana | 2% seller fee on EVM chains, 1.5% on Solana | Web |
| Magic Eden | Solana collections and launches | 2% marketplace fee, per Rarible | Web |
| Tensor | Fast Solana trading and bids | 2% marketplace fee, per Rarible | Web |
| Manifold | Creators minting on their own contract | Free Studio; collectors pay a flat mint fee | Web |
| Teia | Low-cost art editions on Tezos | 2.5% fee on sales | Web |
| Etherscan Top NFTs | Checking Ethereum sales without a marketplace account | Free | Web |
Rarible
Rarible is the nearest thing to OpenSea on this list: one site that lists NFTs on Ethereum, Base, Polygon and Solana, with fees on other EVM chains shown at the moment you list. The Rarible FAQ, last updated September 1, 2026, says the company IMPOSSIBLE bought the Rarible brand and key platform assets, and that the site has no tie to the RARI token, which the RARI Foundation runs on its own.
It also pulls in listings from other markets, so you can buy a Magic Eden or Tensor listing without leaving Rarible. A newer Collectibles section lists graded physical cards held in a vault by Collector Crypt, each mapped to a token. Projects can also spin up their own branded storefront with the marketplace editor, which Rarible says carries no Rarible fee.
Best for: Sellers who want one multichain marketplace now that Blur has announced its website shutdown.
Pricing:
- Browsing and buying: free, plus gas
- Selling: 2% of the sale on Ethereum, Base and Polygon; 1.5% on Solana; paid from the seller's proceeds
- Buying a listing aggregated from another EVM marketplace: that market's fee plus a 2% Rarible fee
- Community storefronts made with the editor: no Rarible fee; the project sets its own
Watch out for:
- Fees run higher than OpenSea's 1.0%, and on EVM chains an aggregated listing can carry two marketplace fees at once.
- The brand changed owners, so older guides about RARI governance or the Rarible DAO no longer describe how the site is run.
Official site: Rarible.
Magic Eden
Solana collectors should start at Magic Eden. It ended Bitcoin Ordinals and EVM trading around mid-March 2026 and kept its Solana NFT marketplace, according to Decrypt's February 27, 2026 report. Anyone whose wallet is mostly Solana NFTs will find the same collections there that OpenSea lists, priced in SOL.
Magic Eden's help center describes its Launchpad as application-only, through the business team. For a creator, that is the main difference from OpenSea Drops: Magic Eden accepts a limited number of projects, instead of letting anyone publish a drop page.
Best for: Buyers and sellers who mostly hold Solana NFTs.
Pricing:
- Browsing: free
- Marketplace fee: 2%, as listed in Rarible's fee FAQ for aggregated Magic Eden listings
- Launchpad: by application; no public fee
Watch out for:
- Ethereum, Base, Polygon and Bitcoin Ordinals items can no longer be traded there, even if older guides and help pages still name those chains.
- The same report says the company's focus has moved toward iGaming, so NFT features may get less attention.
Official site: Magic Eden.
Tensor
Built for traders rather than browsers, Tensor is a Solana-only marketplace that describes itself as the top NFT market on Solana and lists Placeholder VC and Solana Ventures among its backers. In 2023 it briefly passed Magic Eden in Solana NFT trading, which pushed Magic Eden to refocus on Solana, as The Block reported at the time.
The two have been rivals on the same chain ever since, and Tensor later added a TNSR governance token. Rarible's fee FAQ puts Tensor's marketplace fee at 2%, the same as Magic Eden, so the choice between them comes down to which one holds the better bid for your collection on the day you sell.
Best for: Active Solana traders who place collection bids and sweep floors.
Pricing:
- Browsing: free
- Marketplace fee: 2%, per Rarible's fee FAQ
- Creator royalties: extra, set per collection
Watch out for:
- Solana only. Ethereum or Base NFTs need a different marketplace.
- A 2% fee is double OpenSea's 1.0%, which matters for traders who sell many times a month.
Official site: Tensor.
Manifold
Creators who used OpenSea mainly to mint, not to trade, can move that step to Manifold. Manifold Studio deploys a smart contract that the artist owns, and its claim pages let collectors mint straight from the artist's own link. The tokens then show up on OpenSea, Rarible and other markets for resale, so leaving OpenSea as a minting tool does not mean leaving its buyers.
The business model is a flat fee per token paid by the collector, not a cut of the creator's sale. A Manifold forum post from February 2, 2023 says deploying a contract and minting in Studio will always be free, that the creator keeps 100% of revenue, and that the fee sits in the contract, so it applies even on a custom front end.
Best for: Artists who want their own contract and a mint page they control.
Pricing:
- Manifold Studio (deploying contracts, minting): free
- Collector mint fee: a flat amount in ETH per token on Manifold claim and burn-redeem pages; the 2023 forum post quoted 0.00069 ETH for burn-redeem
Watch out for:
- The collector fee applies to free mints too, so a free edition is never completely free for the buyer.
- It is a minting tool, not a marketplace. Resale still happens on OpenSea or another market, with that market's fee.
Official site: Manifold.
Teia
Teia is a community-run art marketplace on Tezos, a chain whose network fees are small enough for editions priced at a few tez. Its marketplace fee goes into a Teia Community multisig wallet rather than to a company.
The Teia fee FAQ says new swaps have carried a 2.5% fee since March 28, 2023, worked out by the marketplace contract, so a 10 tez sale sends 0.25 tez to the platform. Free editions pay no fee. Tezos listings also show up on other Tezos marketplaces such as objkt, so a piece listed on Teia can still find buyers elsewhere.
Best for: Artists who sell small, cheap editions and want low gas costs.
Pricing:
- Browsing and minting: free, plus small Tezos network fees
- Marketplace fee: 2.5% on new swaps since March 28, 2023; none on free editions
Watch out for:
- Tezos only, priced in tez, with a much smaller pool of buyers than Ethereum or Solana.
- Its 2.5% fee is higher than OpenSea's 1.0%, though lower gas usually makes up for it on small sales.
Official site: Teia.
Etherscan Top NFTs
Not a marketplace, but useful for anyone who opened OpenSea only to check prices. Etherscan's Top NFTs page ranks Ethereum collections by volume over 1 hour, 6 hours, 12 hours, 1 day, 7 days or 30 days, with sales, 24-hour minimum and maximum price, transfers, owners and total assets for each.
The same NFT menu links to Latest Trades, Latest Mints and Top Mints. Everything comes from the chain itself, so the numbers do not depend on any one marketplace staying open, which matters more now that Foundation has closed and Blur has announced its website shutdown.
Best for: Checking sales and owner counts on Ethereum without connecting a wallet.
Pricing:
- Top NFTs, Latest Trades and Latest Mints pages: free
- No account or wallet needed
Watch out for:
- Ethereum only, and there is no floor price column or chart on the ranking table.
- Volume rankings can include wash trading, so check who is buying before you read volume as demand.
Official site: Etherscan Top NFTs.
How to choose
| If you need | Pick |
|---|---|
| One marketplace for Ethereum, Base, Polygon and Solana | Rarible |
| Mostly Solana NFTs, with launches | Magic Eden |
| Frequent Solana flips and collection bids | Tensor |
| Minting your own collection on your own contract | Manifold |
| Cheap art editions with low gas | Teia |
| Price and owner checks with no account | Etherscan Top NFTs |
When to stay with OpenSea
For most Ethereum collections, OpenSea is now the main venue, with over 73% of NFT market activity in DefiLlama figures cited by Cointelegraph in April 2026. Its 1.0% selling fee is lower than Rarible, Magic Eden, Tensor or Teia charge. Stay if you trade EVM NFTs and want the deepest pool of buyers, and use the alternatives for Solana, Tezos or minting on your own contract. Ignore any "SEA airdrop" link that reaches you by message. OpenSea gave no new launch date after the March 2026 delay, so treat such claim pages as scams.
Frequently asked questions
Is OpenSea still working in 2026?
Yes. OpenSea runs on its OS2 platform, which left beta on May 29, 2025, and supports NFT and token trading on many chains. Selling an NFT costs a 1.0% platform fee on all chains, per the OpenSea fee update that took effect on September 15, 2025. Creator earnings and gas come on top.
Has the OpenSea SEA token launched?
It was set for the first quarter of 2026, with 50% of the supply for the community and half of platform revenue at launch going to buybacks. On March 16, 2026, Devin Finzer said the OpenSea Foundation was delaying the launch because of market conditions, without a new date. Treat any claim page or airdrop link as suspect unless OpenSea's own accounts announce it.
What happened to Blur and Foundation?
Blur announced that its website would shut on November 12, 2026, leaving its onchain marketplace running. Blend borrowers have until that date to repay loans or let them default. Foundation's founder Kayvon Tehranian announced its closure in April 2026 after a planned sale to Blackdove collapsed, and said the site would briefly return so users could delist, per Cointelegraph's April 17, 2026 report.
Which NFT marketplace has the lowest fees?
Among the big general markets, OpenSea's 1.0% is the lowest seller fee here. Rarible charges 1.5% on Solana and 2% on Ethereum, Base and Polygon. Magic Eden and Tensor charge 2%, per Rarible's fee FAQ, and Teia 2.5%. Manifold takes no cut from the creator but charges collectors a flat fee per mint.
Where can I see upcoming NFT drops without OpenSea?
Magic Eden's Launchpad covers Solana, and drop calendars such as Rarity Sniper and NFT Calendar list mints across chains. Our Upcoming NFT alternatives page compares the drop trackers still updating, and the Rarity Sniffer alternatives page covers rarity rankings.
