# What is NFTFactory? **MetaverseNFTFactory** is an amazing tool by [buildship.xyz](https://buildship.xyz) that allows you to deploy your NFT contract to Ethereum 10x cheaper. {% hint style="info" %} Create your NFT drop contract without code on [app.buildship.xyz](https://app.buildship.xyz) (using MetaverseNFTFactory) {% endhint %} ### True ownership with your own contract You need your own contract for your NFT collection if you want: * independence of centralized NFT marketplaces like OpenSea, Rarible * support secondaries on all major NFT marketplaces: OpenSea, LooksRare, Rarible * decentralized art storage like IPFS * minting on your own website * custom primary & secondary sales splits * custom features: presale lists, mint passes, on-chain art, staking, vesting, etc. * unique ASCII artist signature Usually, your own contract requires coding or hiring your own developers, and costs \~**0.5 ETH** to deploy. Also, it might contain security issues that will lead to unrecoverable loss of funds or blocking bugs. That's why we built our MetaverseNFT contract that already helped creators raise more than **1500ETH (\~4.8M$)** without any security issues. ### Super-cheap deployment gas fees Factory cuts down contract deployment cost to **0.02-0.04 ETH** (**\~60-100$**) instead of and lets you launch large NFT collections (e.g. PFP drops) with minting on your own website. ### 40% lower minting gas fees We've been able to reduce minting gas fees by using **ERC721** instead of **ERC721Enumerable** standard `Disclaimer for pros: most of the users don't need Enumerable specific methods. But for those who need methods like`` `**`walletOfOwner()`**`, you can use free Moralis API for fetching the same data` ### Gas-free OpenSea secondary listings Before listing on sale on any marketplace, every user needs to pay a huge gas fee (**100$+**) to **approve the marketplace** to transfer the NFTs from the users' wallet in case of a successful sale. With Buildship's **MetaverseNFT** contract, users will just list their NFTs for free on OpenSea, which might drive up your floor price & secondary sales volume. ### Feature-rich with extensions Even more, Factory architecture allows everyone to build & connect Extensions with additional functionality: batch mint, presale, mint pass, on-chain art, dutch auction, delayed claim etc. [See examples on GitHub here](https://github.com/buildship-dev/nft-contracts/tree/main/contracts/factory/extensions) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://learn.buildship.xyz/how-to-guides/what-is-nftfactory.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.