Gesso vs Grigora
Gesso
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| Figure | Gesso | Grigora |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $10/mo | $5/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 18 | 5 |
| Spec score · Portfolio Website Builders | 9.0 (#7) | 9.1 (#5) |
| Selling tools | Yes | Commerce handles physical and digital products, collections, variants, SKUs, inventory, orders, customers, discounts, shipping, taxes, invoices, and manual fulfillment. |
| Custom domain | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Integrations | Gesso says it syncs sales from Square and Shopify and connects to Mailchimp and MailerLite. | The pricing comparison lists Google Analytics, Google Search Console, form webhooks, MCP server access, and WordPress migration. |
| Portfolio analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Security | Gesso says it uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards to protect personal data. | Grigora says data is encrypted in transit and at rest and describes access controls, backups, and intrusion detection and prevention in its Data Processing Agreement. |
| Paid from | 10 | 12 |
| Support | Gesso offers migration help for artwork, sales history, contacts, email lists, website content, and custom domains. | Email support is available across the listed website plans, while priority, phone, and onboarding support vary by plan. |
| What it does | Gesso combines an artist portfolio website with artwork records, inventory, sales, collectors, commissions, expenses and career-management tools. | Grigora combines website building, CMS and blogging, directories, newsletters, analytics, branded email, and commerce in one hosted platform. |
Plans
Gesso
- FreeFree
- Portfolio$120 a year
- Studio$240 a year
- Pro$390 a year
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- Portfolio$12 a month
- Portfolio$12 a month
- Studio$24 a month
- Studio$24 a month
Grigora
- Starter$15 a month
- Pro$25 a month
- Business$59 a month
- Grigora Mail (1 account)$5 a month
- Professional email$5 a month
In their own words
Gesso
Gesso is studio management and portfolio software for visual artists, with a web portfolio, analytics, and selling tools. Its connected records link artwork, sales, inventory, and collector contacts: marking a work sold updates those records and the artist site. Users can track shows, grants, residencies, and open calls, sync them to a calendar, and receive reminders. Studio and Pro users can connect Stripe for checkout; Gesso says it takes no cut of sales. Those plans can also connect Prodigi, Gelato, or Printful for print production and shipping. Gesso says it syncs sales from Square and Shopify and connects to Mailchimp and MailerLite. Users can export artworks, sales, expenses, and contacts as CSV, and portfolio documents and certificates as PDFs. The free plan allows 10 artworks with 3 images per artwork; the listed Portfolio, Studio, and Pro tiers allow 10 images per artwork. Paid plans are listed at $120/yr, $240/yr, and $390/yr, each as one upfront payment. A 7-day trial is available. Gesso says it offers migration help for artwork, sales history, contacts, email lists, website content, and custom domains.
Grigora
Grigora combines website creation, publishing, audience growth, branded email, and product sales in a connected platform. Its AI builder drafts pages, copy, and layouts from a description, then provides an editable visual editor. The content system supports pages, posts, categories, authors, and structured directories, with managed hosting, SSL, and CDN. Commerce covers physical and digital products, inventory and order management, manual fulfillment, and checkout through Stripe or Razorpay. Recurring subscription checkout currently works only through Stripe, and payment-provider fees may apply. Grigora Mail offers custom-domain inboxes and team mailbox management as an add-on without requiring a website plan. Listed integrations include Google Analytics, Google Search Console, form webhooks, MCP server access, and WordPress migration. Website plans include email support; priority support, phone support, and onboarding vary by plan. A free plan and a 14-day trial are listed. The paid website plans are Starter at $15 a month (billed $144 yearly), Pro at $25 a month (billed $240 yearly), and Business at $59 a month (billed $540 yearly). Grigora is a product of Latracal Solutions Private Limited and is built in Bengaluru.