Comparison · 1 min read

CSFloat vs DMarket: P2P depth or developer API?

CSFloat is the largest float-conscious P2P CS2 marketplace; DMarket is a smaller marketplace with the most complete public API in the space. The real question isn't which is better — it's whether you're a trader who wants to sell skins, or a builder who wants to read and write listings programmatically.

CSFloat

3/6 wins

Float-aware marketplace plus a public inspect API.

Open CSFloat

DMarket

3/6 wins

Marketplace with public read API and HMAC-authed write API.

Open DMarket

Feature-by-feature

Compared on 6 criteria · winners highlighted in green

Criterion	CSFloat	DMarket
Volume	Strong	Lower
Seller fee	2 %	~5 %
Public read API	Account-gated	Open, no key required
HMAC-authed write API	No	Yes — automate listings + buys
Float / paint-seed search	Extensive	Basic
Cross-game support	CS2-only	Multi-game inventory

Volume
CSFloat
Strong
DMarket
Lower
Seller fee
CSFloat
2 %
DMarket
~5 %
Public read API
CSFloat
Account-gated
DMarket
Open, no key required
HMAC-authed write API
CSFloat
No
DMarket
Yes — automate listings + buys
Float / paint-seed search
CSFloat
Extensive
DMarket
Basic
Cross-game support
CSFloat
CS2-only
DMarket
Multi-game inventory

It’s a tie on pure feature count (3/6 each). The verdict below captures who wins for which workflow.

Verdict

Selling skins for the highest take-home? CSFloat. Building a tool that needs to read or write listings programmatically? DMarket. Some traders use CSFloat as their primary marketplace and DMarket as a secondary price feed for their own analytics.