Head to head
1000 Jewellers vs Etsy
Updated September 2026
We run 1000 Jewellers, so read this knowing that. Every number is sourced below so you can check the math yourself.
Etsy gives you the biggest handmade audience in the world and takes a slice of everything. 1000 Jewellers gives you a flat $49 page and takes nothing from the job. Which one earns its keep depends almost entirely on what your work sells for.
| Etsy | 1000 Jewellers | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | $0.20 a listing + fees per sale | $49 a month, $39 on yearly |
| On a $1,500 sale | $143 to $243 | $0 |
| Checkout | Etsy’s | Yours. You quote and invoice |
| The buyer | Order details only | Writes to your email |
| Traffic | The largest handmade market anywhere | A young directory, growing |
| Joining | Open to anyone | Verified, refund if we cannot list you |
| Strongest at | Gifts and pieces under $500 | Commissions and fine work |
The math
On a $1,500 commission Etsy’s fees run $143 clean and $243 if an Offsite Ad touched the sale (fee by fee in what Etsy actually takes). Here that money stays in the job. A full year of listing costs $588, or $470 paid yearly, which is less than Etsy’s take on three such sales.
Where Etsy wins
Traffic, today, in volume. Etsy also runs the checkout, handles disputes and collects US sales tax for you, and under $500 that bundle is hard to beat. If you make gift-priced work in multiples, keep the shop.
Where we win
Where Etsy’s market thins out. Bespoke work, four-figure pieces and anything where the client wants a conversation before money moves. The inquiry lands in your inbox, you quote it, you take the deposit, and the client who comes back next year comes back to you.
Or run both
Nothing stops you: Etsy for production pieces, this page for commissions. The two channels rarely compete for the same job. If you are weighing more than these two, start from Etsy alternatives for jewelers.