Art Storefronts Review: What Artists Should Know in 2026

Every artist who sells online wants the work to live on a site with their own name on it. Art Storefronts is one of the companies that promises that. It sells websites and marketing services to artists and photographers, and it says more than 12,000 of them use its platform.¹

This review covers what Art Storefronts includes, how its pricing process works, and the questions people search before signing up, such as whether it is legit and whether it is worth it. Everything here comes from what the company publishes on its own website, checked on October 16, 2026. We also make Brakebee, so we describe our own Custom Sites service in a clearly marked section near the end.

What Art Storefronts is

Art Storefronts describes itself as a website and marketing system for artists, photographers, print studios and galleries.^1,2 The service combines an art-selling website, back-end business tools, print fulfillment and an education program.

• Website. Store pages for originals and prints, unlimited photos in galleries and a blog.²
• Business tools. Analytics, a lightweight CRM, a feature it calls Art Buyer AI, printable catalogs and sales sheets, and automated email for upsells and cart recovery.¹
• Print on demand. Prints on paper, canvas, metal, acrylic and more, plus merchandise such as calendars, mugs and totes, shipped in packaging with your logo.¹
• Image security. Right-click blocking, watermarks over images and web-sized files so high-resolution originals are never shown.²
• Coaching and education. Personal coaching and consulting along with ongoing training on art business and marketing.¹

How Art Storefronts pricing works

Many people search "how much does Art Storefronts cost." The company does not publish plan prices on its pricing page. Its pricing page is a form to book a short intro call, and the form asks about your selling history and your marketing budget.² After that call, you can schedule a longer demo, where pricing is discussed.

Because the price depends on that conversation, the useful step is to go into the call with a list of questions. Ask what the monthly or yearly cost is, whether setup is included, what happens to your domain and content if you leave, how print fulfillment is priced, and which features cost extra. Write the answers down so you can compare them with other options.

Is Art Storefronts legit?

Art Storefronts is an established company with a public website, a large stated customer base and a published reviews page.^1,3 The reviews page is a collection of customer testimonials chosen by the company, so it shows the experiences the company wants to highlight. For a balanced picture, read independent reviews on third-party sites as well and look at the dates, since the platform changes over time.

Is Art Storefronts worth it?

That depends on what you want from a website company. Art Storefronts leans heavily on marketing education and coaching. If you want to learn marketing and run campaigns yourself with guidance, that model can suit you. If you would rather have a site designed for you and spend your time making work, look closely at how much of the setup and upkeep stays on your plate.

Questions to ask yourself before the demo:

• Do I want coaching and training, or do I want the work done for me?
• Do I need my prints fulfilled automatically?
• Do I want to sell on marketplaces and at art fairs from the same catalog?
• How important is a design that looks unique to my brand?

Meet Brakebee Custom Sites

Brakebee is an online art marketplace and selling platform for working artists, with its own print lab in Phoenix. Brakebee Custom Sites is its done-for-you website service. A Brakebee team designs a private site around your brand, builds it on the Brakebee platform and puts it on your own domain. You answer a few questions about your studio, a first draft usually arrives in four to seven days, and you approve it before it goes live.⁴

The site comes connected to the rest of your art business:^4,5

• Your own domain. Bring a domain you already own, or get help securing one. Old site addresses can be mapped to the new ones.
• Shop and checkout at launch. Cart, checkout and your live catalog go live with the site, with orders in one order desk.
• The Brakebee marketplace. The same catalog can also appear on the Brakebee marketplace.
• Print on demand. Brakebee prints and ships canvas and aluminum metal prints from its Phoenix lab.⁵ Artists can also self-fulfill or use third-party fulfillment.
• Connectors. Import a catalog you already built elsewhere and list on more channels from one catalog.
• Image protection. Right-click is disabled and most screenshots show a blank box.
• AI search setup, socials, events and articles. The site is set up for AI assistants, Social Central shows your feeds, and you can run events and publish articles from the dashboard.
• Wholesale. One add-on turns on a wholesale line with its own price tiers.

Brakebee lists its Custom Sites pricing publicly on the Custom Sites pricing section, so you can see it before any call.⁴

Art Storefronts and Brakebee Custom Sites at a glance

Who it serves / Artists, photographers, print studios and galleries / Working artists, on a platform that also runs a marketplace and art fair tools How you start / Book an intro call, then a demo / Request a quote, book a call or buy online Pricing / Discussed on the call / Published on the Custom Sites page Design / Website platform with design support / A private design built for you and approved before launch Prints / Paper, canvas, metal, acrylic and merchandise / Canvas and aluminum prints from the Phoenix lab Other channels / Website-centered / Brakebee marketplace and connectors from one catalog Marketing / Coaching, education and automated email / Social Central, articles, events and the Managed Lines partnership]

For a comparison of Art Storefronts with Shopify, see Art Storefronts vs Shopify. For the wider field, see the website builders for artists guide.

When you want more hands on the business

Some artists want help with more than the website. Brakebee Managed Lines is a partnership in which Brakebee runs more of the selling side for you, including marketplaces, marketing and wholesale, while you keep making the work. See what is included in Managed Lines or start with a Managed Lines partnership inquiry.

The bottom line

Art Storefronts is a full-featured option for artists who want a website with marketing coaching built in, and its price is set through a sales call. If you want a site designed for you on your own domain with pricing you can read up front, Brakebee Custom Sites is worth a look.

Related reading

• Art Storefronts vs Shopify
• Art Storefronts pricing explained
• Best website builders for artists
• Custom artist website vs DIY builders
• How to build an artist portfolio website that sells
• Moving from Shopify to Managed Lines
• What's included in Managed Lines
• Art Storefronts alternatives
• Art Storefronts vs Brakebee

[1] Source: Art Storefronts homepage, artstorefronts.com, as published on 10/16/2026.
[2] Source: Art Storefronts pricing page, artstorefronts.com/pricing, as published on 10/16/2026.
[3] Source: Art Storefronts reviews page, blog.artstorefronts.com/art-storefronts-reviews, as published on 10/16/2026.
[4] Source: Brakebee Custom Sites page, brakebee.com/custom-sites, as published on 10/16/2026.
[5] Source: Brakebee Print on Demand and Makers pages, brakebee.com/print-on-demand and brakebee.com/makers, as published on 10/15/2026.