By early 2026 the secondary Telegram gifts market splits between four major venues. Three — Portals, Tonnel, and MRKT — are purpose-built for gifts. The fourth — Getgems — is a general TON NFT marketplace that picks up gifts as part of a broader catalogue. This piece is a detailed comparison of three key ones: Getgems, Tonnel, Portals.
TL;DR
- Portals — top-collection liquidity leader. Best for fast trades.
- Tonnel — lowest fees plus deep analytics. Best for large trades and arbitrage.
- Getgems — general NFT marketplace, auctions, web UI. Best for rare lots, portfolio view, desktop trading.
- Volumes (estimates for late-2025 to early-2026): Portals 40-60%, Tonnel 15-25%, Getgems on gift category 5-10%.
Comparison criteria
To compare fairly, criteria must be fixed. We use six axes:
- Fees — what seller and buyer pay.
- Top-collection liquidity — order book depth on Plush Pepe, Heart Locket, Crystal Ball.
- Long-tail liquidity — what happens on niche and rare collections.
- Fiat on-ramp — can you go “card → gift” in one flow.
- Asset coverage — gifts only or general NFT catalogue.
- Estimated volumes — where real money flows.
All volume numbers are estimates from community trackers, not official statistics. Platforms don’t publish breakdowns.
At a glance
| Parameter | Portals | Tonnel | Getgems |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch year | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| Marketplace type | Gift-specialized | Gift-specialized | General NFT |
| Primary interface | Mini-app | Bot + mini-app | Web + mini-app |
| Seller fee | ~5% | ~3-4% | ~5% |
| Buyer fee | ~0.05 TON gas | ~0.05 TON gas | ~0.05 TON gas |
| Top-collection depth | Highest | High | Medium |
| Long-tail depth | Medium | Low | Medium |
| Auctions | — | — | Yes |
| Direct fiat on-ramp | — | — | Widget (via TON buy) |
| Catalogue coverage | Gifts only | Gifts only | Gifts + domains + numbers + all |
| Gift volume share (est.) | 40-60% | 15-25% | 5-10% |
| Web version | Exists, mini-app primary | Mini-app primary | Web primary |
| From Russia | Accessible | Accessible | Accessible |
Portals: the gift leader
Portals — Telegram Mini App, specialized for upgraded gifts. Launched 2024 and quickly took the lead.
Strengths
- Deepest order book on top collections. On Plush Pepe or Heart Locket you can buy or sell 5-10 lots back-to-back without significant price movement.
- Simple UX. Minimum clicks to trade. TON Connect → “Buy” → sign → done.
- Floor charts embedded on every collection (24h/7d/30d).
- Largest audience — and audience is liquidity.
Weaknesses
- ~5% fee — higher than Tonnel. On large trades the TON gap is meaningful.
- Basic filters. Granular attribute filtering belongs to MRKT.
- Gifts only — for a mixed NFT portfolio, Portals doesn’t help.
Wins on
Fast trade of top collections. First trade for a newcomer. Speed > per-trade fee.
Tonnel: the arbitrageur’s terminal
Tonnel — Telegram bot plus mini-app. Launched 2024, holds position via low fees and deep analytics.
Strengths
- Lowest fees of the three. On a 100 TON sale, ~1.5 TON better than Portals.
- Deep floor analytics. Charts go further than Portals or Getgems.
- Bot inline commands for fast repeated actions.
- Trustless on-chain escrow — standard smart-contract protection.
Weaknesses
- Simpler UI than Portals and Getgems. Users used to commercial NFT marketplaces may find Tonnel “spartan”.
- Long-tail liquidity — low. Niche collections can have empty order books.
- Gifts only — no general NFT trading.
Wins on
Large trades (100+ TON), cross-marketplace arbitrage, floor dynamics analytics, volume trading.
Getgems: general NFT instrument
Getgems — oldest of the three. Launched 2021 as a general TON NFT marketplace, long before Telegram gifts existed. Today gifts are just one catalogue category.
Strengths
- Web-first UI. Full browser interface. Plus for desktop trading and portfolio bookkeeping.
- Auctions. Rare lots support classic NFT mechanics — reserve price, time-bound, instant buy.
- Broader catalogue. Beyond gifts — TON DNS domains, anonymous numbers, gaming NFTs, art. One account covers the whole portfolio.
- Fiat widget. Integrations with on-ramp providers (Mercuryo, Transak, similar) let you buy TON by card directly in the interface, then buy NFT.
- Collection profiles with deep customization, verification.
Weaknesses
- Lower liquidity on gifts than gift-native venues. Active gift traders trade in Telegram, not on Getgems.
- Not Telegram-native. You must withdraw the gift to a TON wallet to list on Getgems — extra step, time, gas.
- Web is double-edged. Great desktop, but mobile UX trails specialized mini-apps.
Wins on
- Rare lot auctions. Classic NFT mechanics with reserve and window.
- Desktop portfolio view. When you need the full NFT portfolio at once — gifts, domains, gaming NFTs.
- Cross-category selling. Selling gift plus gaming NFT in parallel — Getgems handles both.
- Long-term hold. A Getgems lot can sit without “must sell fast” pressure, unlike gift marketplaces with active floor volatility.
Liquidity by scenario
Scenario 1: top collection, 50 TON
Best: Portals. Deep book, tight spread, minimum clicks. Tonnel second (fee a bit lower, speed worse). Getgems third — you’d have to withdraw and list separately.
Scenario 2: grail, 500 TON
Best: search on MRKT, price on Tonnel and Portals. Getgems can do auction sale if you’re not rushed — sometimes a rare lot in auction gets a premium.
Scenario 3: sell 5000 TON of volume over a week
Best: Tonnel (core) + Portals (speed) + Getgems (rares). Tonnel gives lower fee on the bulk; Portals clears liquid lots faster; Getgems extracts premium from rare via auction.
Scenario 4: buy rare lot in auction
Best: Getgems. Unique mechanic. Gift-native venues don’t offer auctions.
Scenario 5: portfolio view of mixed NFT holdings
Best: Getgems. The only one where all your TON NFTs are visible together, not just gifts.
Fiat on-ramps
No direct “card → NFT-gift” one-click anywhere. But intermediate routes exist:
- Getgems — fiat widget integration (Mercuryo, Transak). Buy TON by card, in the same session buy NFT. Real on-ramp fees 3-5% on top.
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Wallet in Telegram — built-in Stars ↔ TON swap. Stars buyable by card (App Store / Google Pay). End-to-end:
card → Stars → TON → NFT. Route cost 8-15% on top. - Bybit / OKX / Bitget — large CEXes with direct card and P2P. Withdraw TON to wallet, then to marketplace.
- P2P exchanges — for RU often the cheapest path. Buy USDT for RUB via P2P, swap to TON, trade NFT.
There is no fully “fiat-free” scenario — sooner or later you or your counterparty enter TON through fiat.
Trading volume: estimate
Platforms don’t publish exact figures. Community tracker data (GiftChanges, TON-NFT aggregators) for a typical day in early 2026:
- Total gift-sector volume: $300K-$1.2M TON-equivalent (depending on market mood and active drops).
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Distribution (estimate):
- Portals — 40-60% of total volume.
- Tonnel — 15-25%.
- MRKT — 15-20%.
- Getgems (gift category) — 5-10%.
- Other — 5%.
These numbers are not publicly verified by on-chain aggregators because part of trades pass through off-chain escrow before final on-chain settlement, complicating attribution. Use as orientation, not as fact.
Security: shared
All three share the same threats:
- Phishing clones (fake mini-apps, bots, websites).
- Social engineering in DMs and comments.
- TON Connect “approve all” — never sign.
Defence is the same:
- Verify every connection via ton.app.
- 2FA in Telegram on.
- Separate “trading” wallet without the main portfolio.
- Read every transaction before signing.
Final matrix: what to use
| If your task is | Use |
|---|---|
| Fast buy of top collection | Portals |
| Fast sell of top collection | Portals + Tonnel in parallel |
| Large lot with minimum fee | Tonnel |
| Grail hunting | MRKT to find, Tonnel/Portals to buy |
| Auction of rare lot | Getgems |
| Portfolio view of all NFTs | Getgems |
| Buy with card | Wallet in Telegram or Getgems widget |
| Cross-marketplace arbitrage | All three in parallel |
| First trade | Portals |
| Desktop trading | Getgems |
Further reading
- Telegram Gift Marketplaces 2026: Portals vs Tonnel vs MRKT — without Getgems, focus on gift-native venues.
- Getgems: complete TON NFT marketplace guide — deep on Getgems by itself.
- Portals: Upgraded Gifts Marketplace Review — Portals deep-dive.
- Tonnel Network: gifts trading guide — Tonnel deep-dive.
- MRKT.online: marketplace review — MRKT deep-dive.
The 2026 reality: one marketplace isn’t enough. Each solves a distinct task. Experienced traders keep three or four tabs open and switch by use case. This isn’t friction — it’s normal market maturity.
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