Looking for an ArtBase alternative?
ArtBase is the specialist high-end relational database — deep cataloging for complex collections, quote-only pricing, and now owned by Artlogic. Gallery Platform gives you serious cataloging plus the selling, showing, and API layers, at a price on the website.
Side by side
Competitor details verified August 2026 — prices change; check them yourself before deciding.
| Gallery Platform | ArtBase | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat $29/mo Pro — every seat included. Free tier to start. | Quote-only — pricing requires a sales conversation (artbase.com). |
| How you buy | Self-serve signup, transparent pricing, cancel anytime. | Demo and quote before you can start. |
| Inventory & editions | Full catalog: editions, formats, provenance, condition reports, registrar moves, custom fields. | Deep relational cataloging — provenance, condition, loans; its core strength. |
| CRM & selling | Contacts, deals, pipelines, tracked offers from your own mailbox, invoicing with hosted payment, consignor payables, QuickBooks sync. | Cataloging-first; selling workflows are not the product's center. |
| Public API | Documented REST API with TypeScript + Python SDKs and webhooks — the app runs on the same endpoints you get. | No comparable public developer API is offered. |
| AI | Built-in assistant that answers from your inventory, contacts, and mail — and takes action. Shipped, not announced. | No equivalent shipped AI assistant. |
| Data portability | Full export any time, with a stable ID column that round-trips. No lock-in by design. | Exports depend on your configuration; moving systems is on you. |
Where ArtBase still fits: Institutions and estates whose primary need is archival-grade relational cataloging with bespoke configuration, where a managed onboarding project is expected. An honest comparison beats a rushed switch — export a CSV and trial the import first.
Your data moves through the wizard, honestly
There is no ArtBase-specific preset — exports vary too much by configuration to promise one. The import wizard maps any CSV column-by-column (with AI-assisted suggestions), and a bespoke AI-assisted transition can handle a complex ArtBase schema. And everything exports back out with a stable ID column — leaving is as easy as arriving, which is exactly the point.
Common questions
- Can Gallery Platform match ArtBase's cataloging depth?
- For gallery work — editions, provenance, condition reports, locations and registrar moves, documents, custom fields — yes. For museum-grade archival cataloging with heavily bespoke schemas, evaluate against your actual fields; our custom fields cover a lot, but honesty first: that's ArtBase's home turf.
- Is there an ArtBase import preset?
- No — and any page claiming a one-click ArtBase migration should worry you, because ArtBase exports vary by installation. Our wizard maps your CSV column-by-column with AI-assisted suggestions, and for complex schemas we offer a bespoke, reviewable extraction path. See /migrate/other.
- Why is transparent pricing a feature?
- Quote-only pricing means you can't budget without a sales cycle, and price changes arrive as negotiations. Our pricing is on the website, flat, and the same for everyone.
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