Setting up an account and creating games within The Sandbox is free but publishing games will require you to buy LAND in the metaverse. As of March 6, 2022, MANA costs $2.54 per token and you will need to connect your wallet to your Decentraland to make payments. It is free to use Decentraland but some of its most important features like securing land will require you to pay using its native MANA token.
The Sandbox is also based on the Ethereum blockchain which records all the transactions that take place across it. Arthur Madrid currently serves as the co-founder and CEO at Pixowl, while Sebastien Borget is also a co-founder and COO at Pixowl.ĭecentraland currently runs on the Ethereum blockchain network which helps it record ownership and transactions that take place using its 3D virtual assets. The Sandbox, on the other hand, was founded in 2011 by Pixowl and initially existed as a mobile and computer video game before being transformed into the metaverse that we know today. Initially starting with 2D grids, Decentraland is now a fully 3D virtual world and crossed the 500,000 monthly user mark in December 2021. Here, we breakdown the differences between Decentraland and the Sandbox.ĭecentraland was founded in 2015 by two Argentinians, Ari Meilich and Esteban Ordano, and was formally launched in 2017. But what is the difference between the two of them and is one better than the other? As for metaverses, themselves, more and more of them are being developed but few are as popular or influential as Decentraland and the Sandbox, two of the top metaverses currently in existence.Ĭhances are if people are talking about metaverses, one of the two will probably be mentioned. The public is fascinated with it, companies are building more products and services specifically for the metaverse. At this point, it is no secret that the metaverse is everywhere.