Gesso vs IM Creator

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.

IM Creator is a web-based website builder for choosing a design, adding content, and publishing without coding. Its templates are described as professionally designed, and added content is said to adjust across laptops, tablets, phones, smart watches, and Oculus devices. The service supports custom domains, blogging, custom code, and built-in analytics. SEO tools include tracking for Google Analytics and Facebook pixels. E-commerce features include credit-card checkout, analytics, and a management console. Sites are hosted on Google’s and Amazon’s servers. The Free plan provides a Free IM Creator URL, template collection access, up to 50 MB hosting, and basic support, with no email addresses. Premium costs $7.95 a month billed annually and adds a custom domain, unlimited hosting and bandwidth, up to 10 customized email addresses, and premium 24/7 support. Pro & White Label costs $350 a year and includes a branded builder, reseller controls, white-label CMS, and ecommerce and blogging support. IM Creator is headquartered in New York, New York, United States.