Etsy vs. Creative Market

The HashTag Magazine
5 min readOct 31, 2024

If you’re searching the online marketplace scene to sell creative work, you’ve probably come across both Etsy and Creative Market.

They’re two big names in the world of digital and physical products, each with its own approach, audience, and selling style.

Let’s see now how they differ, what each platform offers, and which might be the right fit for your online shop.

The Basics of Creative Market

Creative Market was founded in 2012 with the goal of connecting designers, artists, and other creatives directly with buyers looking for high-quality digital assets.

It primarily caters to digital products-think fonts, templates, graphics, and themes-that can be instantly downloaded by the customer.

Creative Market is particularly popular among designers, marketers, and bloggers who need ready-made assets for their projects.

It’s a niche platform, specifically focusing on the digital creative space, where buyers know they’ll find quality content for digital use.

For sellers, Creative Market provides a shop that’s easy to set up, tailored to digital products.

Each seller can set their prices, and products are sold with a commercial license by default, which is perfect for customers who…

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