Gesso vs Portfoliobox

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.

Portfoliobox is a browser-based website builder for creating and managing portfolio sites without downloading software or configuring hosting. It offers hundreds of templates, which users can customize or mix across pages, and gallery layouts such as grid, masonry, slideshow, and lightbox. The free plan costs nothing, requires no credit card, and can remain online without a time limit. It includes five pages, 30 images, a Portfoliobox subdomain, and a mobile-responsive site. Templates adapt to desktop, tablet, and mobile screens. Paid plans add domains, storage, commerce, bookings, invoicing, email, and analytics. Professional users can sell physical products and digital files without Portfoliobox commission; other business tools include appointments, scheduling, quotes, QR-code in-person payments, and file sharing. SEO fields, an automatic sitemap, built-in analytics, and support for Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager, and Meta Pixel are available. All plans include hosting, SSL certificates, and email support. The Personal plan costs €8.90 a month, and Professional costs €15.90 a month. Prices exclude VAT, which depends on billing country.