Head to head
1000 Jewellers vs Finematter
Updated September 2026
We run 1000 Jewellers, so read this knowing that. Every number is sourced below so you can check the math yourself.
Finematter is the closest service to ours in spirit: both exist so independent fine jewelers get found without handing half the margin to a marketplace. The difference is shape. Finematter is a curated marketplace that runs your checkout for a commission; 1000 Jewellers is a flat-fee page that hands you the inquiry and steps out of the way.
| Finematter | 1000 Jewellers | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | No subscription | $49 a month, $39 on yearly |
| Commission | From ~5% + 3% processing on collection, “tailored” on bespoke | 0% |
| Checkout | Theirs, returns handled | Yours. You quote and invoice |
| Payout | End of the month after the returns window closes | You are paid when your invoice is |
| Joining | Monthly selection committee | Verified, refund if we cannot list you |
| The buyer | Stays with the platform | Writes to your email |
What Finematter does well
The curation is real. A design-led audience, editorial that treats jewelry seriously and a committee that keeps the standard up. They also carry the unglamorous work: payment risk, returns and customer service all sit with them, and for a ready-to-wear collection a commission starting near 5% is honest pricing for that.
What we do instead
We put the client in front of you and leave the transaction alone. A buyer or an open commission reaches your inbox, you quote it, take the deposit and get paid the moment your invoice is, not a returns cycle later. On a $1,500 piece Finematter’s floor is about $120 of the sale; here it is $0 and the fee is $49 whatever the month brought.
Choosing between them
Choose by where your work sits. A ready-to-wear collection that benefits from handled returns and a curated shopfront belongs on Finematter. A bench that lives on bespoke belongs where the client conversation starts in your own inbox. Nothing stops you being on both, and both sit in context in the best places for independent jewelers to get found.