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- Category
- Creator Mint Platforms
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- Official website
- bueno.art
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Details
Scored 62 out of 100 under methodology 2026.10.18, from the evidence read in September 2026.
Bueno
No-code NFT drop deployer
Creator Mint Platforms
#5 Overall
Ranked #5 of 9 creator mint platforms in the published ranking
62
ChainChoice Score
The ChainChoice Score, shown against 100: published scores run from 41 to 99.- High evidence confidence
Is Bueno right for you?
Look elsewhere if these come first
- If this company vanishes tomorrow, is the contract still mine — and can anyone else drive it?7/10 here; the category best is 9
- When their servers go dark, does the artwork still load — and who is paying to keep it there?5/10 here; Fair.xyz scores 6
- Have they already walked away from a contract line creators shipped on — and what have they promised if they shut down?2/10 here; Scatter scores 6
- Do my royalties keep resolving when the platform that set them is gone?6/10 here; the category best is 9
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The rank above is the published one, the same for every reader. Find my best creator mint platform shows where it lands for you.
What will Bueno cost you?
Not priced on this basis
- Your monthly volume
- $1k
How safe is Bueno?
- Evidence: verified4 of 4 criteria rest on quoted, sourced receipts. Read September 2026.
- LicenceMiCA (EU): no register record on file here.
Alternatives to Bueno
Compare all 4- 4Scatter6 points above · stronger on abandonment record (6 against 2)68
- 6Fair.xyzLevel on score · stronger on art still loads (6 against 5)62
- 7thirdweb ContractsLevel on score · stronger on abandonment record (3 against 2)62
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Find out if Bueno fits you
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Why this rank
Why Bueno ranks #5
Each strength is read from evidence on a 0–10 ladder and weighted as the published methodology states. The 32 objective points these produce (16.1 here) sit inside the score; availability, friction, trust record and measured data add the rest.
4 published criteria · Σ weight 100
CriterionWeightStrength · 0–10ScoreContrib.MedianBestRankEvidence
327+7.177.09#4/9Loading evidence…
265+4.166.08#6/9Loading evidence…
262+1.663.08#7/9Loading evidence…
166+3.076.09#4/9Loading evidence…
Hairline = best in this ranking · tick = its median · a missing bar is "not scored", never zero
Margin−6behind Scatter, #4
RobustnessOne point from changingacross a one-point change to each of its 4 criterion scores, the re-run scores 60–64 and ranks #5–#7
Evidence4 of 4 scored4 quoted, 4 with a source link
What would move the rank
Each line is the ranking run again with one of Bueno’s criterion scores changed and every other value held: the smallest whole-point change on that criterion that moves its rank, and where the re-run puts it. Up to 4 climbs and 3 falls are listed, smallest change first. Nothing here is a forecast.
If this company vanishes tomorrow, is the contract still mine — and can anyone else drive it? 7 → 10 on its ladder · passes Scatter+369#5 → #4
When their servers go dark, does the artwork still load — and who is paying to keep it there? 5 → 9 on its ladder · passes Scatter+469#5 → #4
Have they already walked away from a contract line creators shipped on — and what have they promised if they shut down? 2 → 6 on its ladder · passes Scatter+469#5 → #4
If this company vanishes tomorrow, is the contract still mine — and can anyone else drive it? 7 → 6 on its ladder · Fair.xyz passes it−160#5 → #7
When their servers go dark, does the artwork still load — and who is paying to keep it there? 5 → 4 on its ladder · Fair.xyz passes it−161#5 → #7
Have they already walked away from a contract line creators shipped on — and what have they promised if they shut down? 2 → 1 on its ladder · Fair.xyz passes it−161#5 → #7
Smallest climb: “If this company vanishes tomorrow, is the contract still mine — and can anyone else drive it?” 7 → 10 passes Scatter, #4.
Strengths
0 from the score dataWhere it leads
No scored criterion is at or within one point of the category best, so no strength can be stated from the data.
Tradeoffs
4 from the score dataWhere it trails
Not for readers who put first
- If this company vanishes tomorrow, is the contract still mine — and can anyone else drive it? — 7/10 against a category best of 9/10
- When their servers go dark, does the artwork still load — and who is paying to keep it there? — 5/10 against a category best of 8/10
- Have they already walked away from a contract line creators shipped on — and what have they promised if they shut down? — 2/10 against a category best of 8/10
- Do my royalties keep resolving when the platform that set them is gone? — 6/10 against a category best of 9/10
Record watch-outs
- Your artwork's default home is a Bueno server, and moving it off is a manual step the vendor never forces you to take. https://docs.bueno.art/smart-contract-deployer/contract-management/metadata-management.md says "metadata is initially hosted by Bueno" and that switching to IPFS is "strongly encouraged" only "once your minting has concluded, as Bueno cannot guarantee the indefinite hosting of your assets" - so a creator who mints and walks away owns a perfectly sovereign contract pointing at a bucket the vendor has explicitly refused to guarantee, at a company whose ToS reserves the right to "modify, suspend or discontinue the Services with or without notice to you" and whose site footer still reads "© 2024 Bueno". Worse, the marketing pricing page advertises "Unlimited & free IPFS" while the docs say permanence requires you to "upgrade your Piñata subscription" and pay for it yourself - so the buyer most likely to skip the step is the one the marketing told there was nothing to pay for.
Competitive position
Where Bueno leads and where it trails
Rank on every objective dimension among the rows scored on it. A criterion in the top third of its pool is listed as a lead, the bottom third as a trail; the middle is neither. Popularity, size and commercial terms are not dimensions.
Availability#1 / 914.0 of 20 · constant here
Published criteria#5 / 912.0 of 30 · best 19.2
Friction#1 / 92.7 of 10 · constant here
Trust record#1 / 93.2 of 8 · constant here
Measured data#1 / 98.3 of 18 · constant here
Where Bueno leadsNo criterion in the top third of its pool.
Where it trails
- Have they already walked away from a contract line creators shipped on — and what have they promised if they shut down?#7 / 9
Closest alternatives
The 3 nearest rows by score
Nearest by published score in either direction. Each card states the criteria on which the two rows differ and the cost difference under the same scenario inputs; the compare arithmetic below shows why the higher one ranks higher.
Fair.xyz#6 of 9 · score 62 · same score
Bueno leads on
- If this company vanishes tomorrow, is the contract still mine — and can anyone else drive it?7 vs 6
Fair.xyz leads on
- When their servers go dark, does the artwork still load — and who is paying to keep it there?6 vs 5
Largest single reason Bueno is ahead: published criteria (+0.3 display points).Scenario cost: Fair.xyz has no verified pricing for this scenario.
thirdweb Contracts#7 of 9 · score 62 · same score
Bueno leads on
- If this company vanishes tomorrow, is the contract still mine — and can anyone else drive it?7 vs 6
thirdweb Contracts leads on
- Have they already walked away from a contract line creators shipped on — and what have they promised if they shut down?3 vs 2
Largest single reason Bueno is ahead: published criteria (+0.3 display points).Scenario cost: thirdweb Contracts has no verified pricing for this scenario.
Scatter#4 of 9 · score 68 · 6.0 points ahead
Bueno leads on
- Do my royalties keep resolving when the platform that set them is gone?6 vs 5
Scatter leads on
- Have they already walked away from a contract line creators shipped on — and what have they promised if they shut down?6 vs 2
Largest single reason Scatter is ahead: published criteria (+5.7 display points).Scenario cost: Scatter has no verified pricing for this scenario.
Against the leader
81 vs 62 · gap 19.0Why Art Blocks Engine ranks above Bueno
The compare workspace's arithmetic applied to these two rows. Each dimension's share of the gap is its weight × the difference, on the displayed scale — it reproduces the displayed gap of 19.0 to within rounding.
DimensionThisArt Blocks EngineGap share
Availability · 23% weight · constant here14.014.0same
Published criteria · 35% weight12.019.2−18.7, worse
Friction · 12% weight · constant here2.72.7same
Trust record · 9% weight · constant here3.23.2same
Measured data · 21% weight · constant here8.38.3same
Published criterionThisArt Blocks EnginePoints
If this company vanishes tomorrow, is the contract still mine — and can anyone else drive it? · w3278−1.02, worse
When their servers go dark, does the artwork still load — and who is paying to keep it there? · w2658−2.50, worse
Have they already walked away from a contract line creators shipped on — and what have they promised if they shut down? · w2628−4.99, worse
Do my royalties keep resolving when the platform that set them is gone? · w1668−1.02, worse
Net6281−19.0
Your scenario
Bueno is not priced for this scenario
Marketplace fee on your volume for a year. Excludes network gas and any withdrawal fee. Change an input and every figure recomputes from the published rate; the published rank does not move.
your cost/yr · default scenario — set your own
Your monthly volume · your input$1k
Rate read from the provider’s published pricing ↗ on 28 September 2026.
your cost/yrCost is stated as your cost/yr in USD; it is never a yield, never annualised, and it does not enter the score.
Not priced on this basis
Under the default inputs · USDCategory medianNot priced0 of 9 rows priced
Cheapest pricedNone pricedDifference not stated · availability not applied — set your country to filter
9 of 9 rows in this ranking have no verified rate for this scenario and are absent from the median, not counted as free.
Evidence
Evidence read 28 September 2026
One row per published criterion: the page each strength was read from, its source type by domain, the reading date and whether the file and the published table agree. Open a row for the quote and the receipt.
4 of 4 cells scored
Score evidenceVerified4 of 4 criteria reconstruct from receipts
4 of 4 criteria reconstruct from a quoted, sourced receipt equal to the published strength.Public receiptsReading…4 quoted with a source URL
The receipt file has not been read yet.Evidence confidenceHighcoverage and corroboration, never freshness
4/4 criteria scored, with 4 dated sources quoted.RobustnessOne point from changingrank #5 to #7 across one-point re-runs
Whether the position holds when one criterion score is changed by one point and the ranking is run again. It is always a re-run of the ranking, never an estimate.The newest evidence read on the platform is 3 November 2026; this category's reading is older. The scores stand as read on 28 September 2026.
Reading the evidence ledger…
CriterionSourceTypeReadFreshnessStatusReceipt
If this company vanishes tomorrow, is the contract still mine — and can anyone else drive it?strength 7 · weight 32Report an error—28 September 2026*
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.When their servers go dark, does the artwork still load — and who is paying to keep it there?strength 5 · weight 26Report an error—28 September 2026*
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.Have they already walked away from a contract line creators shipped on — and what have they promised if they shut down?strength 2 · weight 26Report an error—28 September 2026*
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.Do my royalties keep resolving when the platform that set them is gone?strength 6 · weight 16Report an error—28 September 2026*
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
- Control failure (Bueno 7/10): a key or vote changes the rules, freezes or mints.Scored by If this company vanishes tomorrow, is the contract still mine — and can anyone else drive it? · 32%
- Liveness failure (Bueno 5/10): the operator stops, censors you or loses data.Scored by When their servers go dark, does the artwork still load — and who is paying to keep it there? · 26%
- Exit failure: you cannot get out at par, on time, or with what is yours.Scored by Have they already walked away from a contract line creators shipped on — and what have they promised if they shut down? · 26% (Bueno 2/10)Scored by Do my royalties keep resolving when the platform that set them is gone? · 16% (Bueno 6/10)
Every failure family that applies to this category is scored.
Facts
facts, not scoresWhat the record publishes
- Pricing
- From the Smart Contract Deployer overview, https://
docs .bueno .art /smart-contract-deployer /introduction /overview .md (HTTP 200, fetched 29 September 2026), verbatim including its Markdown emphasis: "The deployer **is free to use,** you just pay gas to deploy. If you choose to sell your tokens, Bueno will take **5%** of primary sales, while secondary royalties are 100% controlled by you." The marketing pricing page, https:// bueno .art /pricing (HTTP 200, fetched 29 September 2026), states the same split for both Smart Contract and Drops: "Deploy for free. Only pay if you sell. 5% of primary sales no hidden fees, no cuts from your secondary sales royalties." No deploy-gas figure is published; the same pricing page answers only that gas fees "go to network miners, not us".Bueno — official pricing page ↗ · 28 September 2026 - Prices published in
- USDBueno — official pricing page ↗ · 28 September 2026
- Licences held
- Not published
- Compliance level
- partial
- Regulatory note
- Not published
- Supported chains
- ethereum, polygon, base
- Markets served
- global
- Primary markets
- Not published
- Restricted markets
- Not published
- Operating limits
- Not published
- Availability note
- STANDARD OFAC/SANCTIONS REPRESENTATION, NOT A REGIONAL FOOTPRINT. The only geographic language in https://
bueno .art /terms-of-service is the ordinary eligibility warranty: "you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. Government embargo; and (b) you have not been identified as a Specially Designated National or placed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited, sanctioned, or restricted parties." This is the everywhere-applicable rule nearly every crypto ToS carries, not a market restriction. No country allowlist, blocklist, geoblock or licensed-market language appears on any Bueno surface read. Governing law is "the laws of the State of California" and the operating entity is "Blush Design, Inc. d/b/a Bueno". Regions therefore recorded as global.
No confirmed legal entity is on file for this record. Nothing is inferred from the brand name.
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How this page is reviewed
Reviewed means this product in this category was read against its sources on or after that date; every ranked category is re-read at least every 45 days. Models research, extract and parse. A deterministic engine ranks. Every quote passes an adversarial refute pass.
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History
What the record carries
Changes to published ranks are recorded in a ledger; every step and its cause is listed on the rank-history page. The entries below begin with the current verified snapshot, then the methodology versions whose changes applied to this category, newest first.
8 methodology entries
- 28 September 2026Current verified snapshot · methodology 2026.10.18Score 62, #5 of 9. 4 of 4 criteria scored. History starts here; earlier values are not interpolated.
- 10 October 2026
2026.10.8When nothing serves your country, the list shown for reference is the published ranking · platform-wide- fixed The reference list shown when nothing serves your country is the published order with the published scores, and a build check now fails any such list out of that order or with a score the ranking does not publish.
- fixed The explorer prints an overall rank only for a row the published ranking holds; a country entrant such as Coinbase Commerce for US merchants shows no overall rank.
- changed Published orders do not move. Country results change only where nothing serves the country: in India bill pay keeps Bitcoin Well first and now shows Strike second, as published; 35 such runs across all categories and countries now match the published list exactly.
- 10 October 2026
2026.10.6A criterion you require re-scores the rows that meet it · platform-wide- changed The explorer sends each criterion you require, at any band, as fit_required with your other answers; region, licence, chain and fact filters stay filters. On /best, a required criterion joins For you as a marked preference does, which needs your country; Overall stays the published ranking, filtered.
- added Every published criterion has a golden case as the explorer sends it (require:<criterion>), so the order a requirement gives is replayed and gated as the published order is, and a change to it needs an entry here.
- 16 September 2026
2026.09.15Dimension scores carry tenths, and eleven more categories are re-read from primary sources · platform-wide- changed Dimension scores resolve to tenths of a point (O-04b), and weightedTotal is rounded to six decimal places before the order is read. 518 published scores move across 107 categories that were not re-read; none of them moves by more than 4 points, and most move by 1.
- fixed 66 published scores change in the eleven re-read categories, against a verbatim source each. The largest moves are Reflexer RAI (−16), Beefy and Unrekt (−11), Aztec (−10) and Golem (+9) — all of them rows whose sources had moved since their last read.
- changed Published order moves in 38 of 119 categories and three #1s change: smart_contract_audits (Zellic → Certora) and travel_rule_compliance (Sumsub Travel Rule → CodeVASP) on the finer resolution, kyc_compliance (Veriff → Sumsub) on the re-read.
- added availabilitySource (O-04g): for a reader who states a country, a row whose availability in that country rests on a region tag its record gives no source for sorts below every sourced row. It is inert in every order published here, which states no country.
Methodology 2026.10.18, the same published run every visitor sees · receipt creator_mint_platforms:bueno-art:2026.10.18:f48d40b56b96
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