Best places to sell art online 2025

Picking the right e-commerce solution for your art business is an important step. There are so many platforms out there, which one is the best for your needs?

We will list those websites one by one. Then we will focus on how to choose a good-selling art platform. Then And Finally, the end is an open call for your reviews.

Where to sell original artwork online

Many changes have happened. For example, one of the sites, Vangoart, has shut down. New sites emerged. I will show you the 24 top selling online sites and platforms where you can sell original works of art as an artist without having any website.

best places to sell art online: SaatchiArt

1. Saatchi Art

(The Big Brother)
Saatchi Art claims to be the largest online gallery and platform for independent artists to sell art. I have made a video on the Pros and Cons of selling on Saatchi Art, so I won’t be taking more time to talk about it. It takes a 35% commission in exchange for offering shipping arrangements and insurance. However, the artist covers the return.

best places to sell art online: ArtFinder

2. Artfinder

(The Runner-up)

Artfinder is probably the biggest competitor to Saatchi Art. Depending on your seller plan subscriptions, it charges 35% or 42% every time an artwork is sold. It’s 2% higher than last year because of their new pricing changes. The commission covers the free return label.

best places to sell art online: Etsy

3. Etsy

(The Low-cost)

Needless to say, Etsy is one of the largest sites to sell art and craft. It charges a small fee per listing (20 cents), not a large chunk of commission (6.5%). If you wish to subscribe to their Etsy Plus, you pay 10 USD per month. You pay extra if you make ads within or outside of the platform.

best places to sell art online: 1stDibs

4. 1stDibs

(The Mix-blooded)

1stDibs is a NY-based platform for mixed luxury items, from furniture, and watches, to paintings and sculptures. You must apply and get accepted into the platform as an artist or a dealer. Their commission rates are occult; depending on the categories, you pay different fees.

best places to sell art online: ArtSpace

5. Artspace

(The Phaidon-son)

Founded in 2011, Artspace is an online marketplace for contemporary art based in New York City. Its parent organization is Phaidon Press, a famous art publisher. It makes a lot of sense for them to put a platform together. It has affordable works from 100 dollars to midcareer artists at 50K dollars.

best places to sell art online: Artplode

6. Artplode

(The Gym)

Artplode is a cross-platform for galleries, dealers, artists, and collectors. They don’t care if the work is a primary or secondary market. They charge a 60-dollar flat fee to list, with no commissions. Pro: it filters unprofessional artists. Con: it doesn’t have any incentives to promote your work.

best places to sell art online: Ugallery

7. UGallery

(The Dentist)

Founded in 2006, UGallery is a curated online art gallery based in San Francisco. The way they communicate is as if they were a brick-and-mortar gallery. For example, they used “exhibit” instead of “sell”. They charge an application fee for artists.

best places to sell art online: New Blood Art

8. New Blood Art

(The Early Bird)

Founded in 2004, New Blood Art is a boutique online art gallery for early-career artists. It’s free to sign up and apply. They take a commission once your work is sold.

best places to sell art online: Curina

9. Curina

(The Art-lord)

Founded in 2019, Curina is an original art rental subscription company in NYC. Customers can rent, buy or rent to buy the artworks. It’s open for artist submissions. But I don’t have more info on their fees.

best places to sell art online: Singulart

10. Singulart

(The Over-loaded)

Singulart is a Paris-based online art and design furniture premium shop. You need to be a mid-career artist to be accepted. Since the pandemic, they haven’t been accepting new applications. In 2021, after 60 million EUR funding, they opened a dedicated platform for younger artists called Balthasart.

best places to sell art online: Blathasart

11. Balthasart

(The Border Control)

Balthasart is the most freshly launched online art marketplace. They charge a 240 EUR annual membership fee to use the platform, plus a 30% commission. They accept artworks less than 120x120cm, prices not exceeding 1000 EUR, and artists based in the EU.

best places to sell art online: ArtMajeur

12. Art Majeur

(The Accountant)

Founded in 2009, Art Majeur is a Paris-based site for art and high-end prints. They have two types of services: basic free accounts with 35% commissions +VAT, and platinum accounts with 30% commissions +VAT.

best places to sell art online: Catawiki

13. CataWiki

(The Art eBay)

Founded in 2008 in Amsterdam, CataWiki is an auction platform for buying and selling special items. It claims to be the most visited online art and collectibles marketplace in Europe. It charges a 12.5% commission +VAT.

best places to sell art online: Art Over The World

14. Art Over the World

(The Geography Teacher)

Art Over the World is an online marketplace based in Nieuw-Dordrecht, the Netherlands. You can find a wide range of media, from digital to textile art. Their free plan charges a 0,99 EUR processing fee and a 25% commission.

best places to sell art online: ArtMo

15. ArtMo

(The Clandestine)

ArtMo is a start-up company founded in Hamburg, Germany, in 2017. It’s a social media for artists, dealers, and collectors. I would imagine something like Art Station but for fine art. It doesn’t charge a commission, but there is a small processing fee (I believe that’s 2.5%). It also has a blog, but you can’t read the content unless you join the community.

best places to sell art online: Artlink

16. ArtLink

(The Online Viewing Room)

ArtLink is a Spanish site that offers a place to visualize and sell art. They offer 3D visualization, a kind of online viewing room. The name ArtLink coincides with an Australian art magazine. But there is no link between the two – it seems it’s just a coincidence. It’s a small platform – they have 27 subs on their YouTube channel.

best places to sell art online: Artenet

17. ArteNet

(The Doppelgänger)

They are not to be confused with ArtNet. ArteNet is a Spanish online marketplace for original works and some selected art prints. It’s a freemium: free to make a basic gallery online and paid to get premium services.

best places to sell art online: Artelista

18. ArteLista

(The Ordinary)

ArteLista is a Spanish language marketplace. Like ArteNet, it’s a freemium – free to use for artists, but you need to pay a monthly fee to access premium features. Paid plan starts from 49,99 EUR per year. However, they charge 30% commissions even with a 99,99 EUR plan. At this point, I don’t think they are the best bang for your buck.

best places to sell art online: Flecha

19. Flecha

(The Blended)

Flecha means arrow in Spanish. It has 25 years of history as an art fair; it started its online division with a 45% commission. Currently, they also hold city-scale local fairs in different places in Spain. It’s headquartered in Madrid, my home base. On their website, it is written that you could request artwork to be brought into their physical viewing room before you purchase.

best places to sell art online: Saishoart

20. Saisho Art

(The Matchmaker)

Saisho Art is a Madrid company that offers a matching-making service for collectors – a site to sell your art. Still, it seems their communication is more tailored for collectors. It might be a good place for you if you are also customer-oriented.

best places to sell art online: Arstalent

21. Arstalent

(The Outdated)

It’s a platform made by artists for artists. You can see it’s made by artists, no offense, not IT technicians. The site is outdated and missing an English version. There is very little information on who they are, so I can’t tell you much now. Currently, they have 2937 artists registered on their platform.

best places to sell art online: P55Art

22. P55 Art

(The Iberians)

P55 is a Portuguese company that sells FAST artworks. I met them at an art fair in Lisbon. They work with both galleries and artists. If you are in southern Europe, it’s a marketplace worth trying.

best places to sell art online: theartling

23. The Artling

(The Merger)

The Artling is a Singaporean art and design marketplace. It’s free to sign up for both artists and galleries. They take a commission when the work is sold. In 2017 they acquired the Hongkong-based platform Artshare.com.

best places to sell art online: Artloft Asia

24. Art Loft Asia

(The Undecisive)
(Broken site – Nov 2024)

Art Loft Asia is a Singaporean marketplace to buy and sell art. They also offer rental services to business owners to decorate their offices. Rental price starts from 4% of the purchase price and contracts from 3 to 12 months.

How to choose your selling art online place

1. Hosted

It’s hosted shopping cart software for short. It allows you to have an independent online store (not on Etsy) without having to have your own website. It’s the opposite of self-hosted shopping cart software, which you install on your website.

  • Pro: You don’t need to pay, to build or maintain your own website. You can start selling art within minutes on your social media.
  • Con: You might get too comfortable with this simple option and forget that your brand needs an artist website. Also, you cannot add new features by customizing them.

3. Free plan

The free plan allows you to start selling online without having to pay a monthly fee. It’s a great feature for financially struggling artists or those who don’t want to take any risks. Many hosted platforms offer this option to attract new customers.

  • Downside: Free plans aren’t really free. You might be paying more than you’d expected at the end of the day. We take Gumroad for example, the free plan takes almost 10% in total (commission, transaction fee, and listing fee).

3. Staff Account

Artists are presumably Solopreneurs, but this isn’t the case for many. If you have an agent, a friend, or an intern to help you out, you might want to check out the ‘staff account’ feature. You can’t just hand over all your online credentials away to another person. Many platforms and apps don’t support multiple log-ins to the same account.

4. Payment Gateways

Different payment gateways might have different processing times, payout transaction fees, credit card rates etc. The most popular payment gateways are PayPal and Stripe. Sometimes a platform could have its own such as ‘Selz Pay’. You can’t choose any payment gateways, you must select from a list of compatible ones.

5. Instant Payout

Cash flow is another very important factor in any business. If you don’t get paid for a month, would you still be able to run your art business? Cash flow determines if you will make it or break it.

You want to get paid as soon as an order is fulfilled, but the instant payout is not a standard for every platform. Some platforms connect the payment to your PayPal so you get the money directly from your customers. Some platforms (Gumroad, Art of Where) would pay you every Friday.

6. Number of Products

Many e-commerce platforms that target artists don’t offer unlimited products. There is a limit of 5, 10 or 100 products. This can be very inconvenient when you sell hand-embellished works. Each work is unique, you might want to have a separate product listing for each. As you become more and more productive, you will reach the ceiling for the maximum number of products.

7. Images per Product

Some platforms (IndieMade, BigCartel) limit the number of images per product. It’s limiting your ability to showcase your art. Apart from images, you want HD videos instead of SD videos. Those content will help you capture the heart of your collectors.

8. Print-on-Demand Automation

Most of the eCommerce platforms work with Printful and Printify. Once a customer places an order, it’s automatically produced without you having to do anything. However if you want to work with some special local producers or fulfillment centers, you need to make sure your e-commerce platforms work seamlessly with the producer of your choice.

9. Pay What You Want (PWYW)

Pay What You Want allows your customers to price your products. You can use this as a friendly gesture for digital downloads like eBooks or customized art brushes. You can even give away freebies. If you plan to give away often, make sure your eCommerce platform doesn’t charge you for freebies.

10. Sell Memberships Courses

Apart from selling art, some platforms allow you to sell memberships to access exclusive content, to receive product subscriptions, or access online courses. You can use open platforms like WooCommerce to install add-ons. Alternatively, you can also use out-of-the-box solutions like Podia. With Podia, you can sell digital downloads, courses, and memberships.

11. Sell Offline

Artists and craftsmen might have their own studio storefronts or visit craft fairs regularly. You need to manage your inventory so you know which products are available. Also, you need a POS system to receive money if people aren’t carrying cash.

12. Sell Multichannel

Imagine if you are selling on Amazon and Etsy at the same time apart from your own website, it can be very challenging to manage the product listings.

13. Sell Services

You may ask: ‘How about selling commissioned art using e-commerce platforms?’ Commissioned works and bespoke pieces are ‘services’ that can be delivered both online and offline. In most cases, you can list them as ‘digital products’ as workarounds. By providing some price estimates and mockups, you are bringing your potential customers one step closer to placing the order.

Art selling places reviews

We propose anyone here share his/her experience about any selling art platform. Send us an email (veryprivategallery””@””gmail.com) with one high-resolution image of the actual art you are selling plus the most specific answer to those questions.

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  1. How long have you been selling online?
  2. What kind of art do you sell online? (e.g. originals, limited editions, hand-embellished prints, signed prints or unlimited prints)
  3. Which websites do you work with? Why sell on these sites?
  4. What are the biggest advantages of using these sites?
  5. What are the problems?
  6. What percentage of your sales are from these sites?
  7. Do you have an artist website? (Do you mind sharing it with us?)
  8. Do you have a web store on your own website? Why?

Last update Nov 2024:
– Art Loft Asia is down

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