Art.Industries
Platform
Tell us what you’d like Art.Industries to do.
Thank you. We read every message.
Industries
Tell us what you sell and how you work.
Thank you. We read every message.
Compare
Tell us which tool you’d like us to compare.
Thank you. We read every message.
A website builder begins with pages and gives you tools to shape, publish and promote them. A catalogue-first platform begins with the objects and the records behind them, then uses those records for the website and the rest of the business. Both approaches can include online selling; the difference is what sits at the centre.
Wix and Squarespace offer more templates, design freedom and general website tools than Art.Industries. Art.Industries starts elsewhere: with a catalogue shared by inventory, the website, private sales, contacts and events. You do not need to replace your website to use it: Art.Industries also works on its own as the inventory and catalogue database for your business, which Wix and Squarespace are not built to be. This comparison looks at what each product is built to manage and what comes included.
Checked on 4 October 2026 · Sources
| Feature | Art.Industries | Wix | Squarespace |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built around | Catalogue-first platform for creative businesses; website and online selling optional | Website builder with design, commerce and business tools1 | Website builder for pages, content, services and online selling2 |
| Design and templates | Partly. Blocks, saved layouts and your own branding | Yes. 2,000+ templates, AI builder, blog and SEO tools7 | Yes. Designer templates, Fluid Engine, blogs, portfolios and SEO8 |
| Free of platform fees | Yes. Stripe fees only; Art.Industries adds no platform fee | Yes. Processing fees only; cards from 2.9% plus $0.301516 | Partly. Basic adds 2%; Core and higher add 0%17 |
| Private presentations | Yes. Branded selections for a client, shared by private link | Partly. Password-protected pages; client selections not stated36 | Partly. Password-protected pages; client selections not stated21 |
| Catalogue and inventory | Yes. Unique works and edition copies keep individual records | Partly. CMS fields; store items use products, variants and quantities34 | Partly. Product details and variants; specialist edition records not stated56 |
| Consignments | Yes. Consignor, terms and contracts kept with each item | Not stated. No consignment records found in Wix Stores4 | Not stated. No consignment records found in Commerce56 |
| Sales and invoices | Yes. Enquiries, named holds, invoices, deposits and instalments | Partly. Quotes, invoices, deposits; named holds not stated18 | Partly. Proposals, invoices, deposits; named holds not stated1920 |
| Network and marketing | Yes. Contact history, segments, email campaigns and analytics | Add-on. Contacts included; larger email sends need a paid plan2223 | Add-on. Contacts included; Email Campaigns is a separate subscription2425 |
| Events and ticketing | Yes. Events, paid tickets and guest lists; scanning coming soon | Yes. Core plan: tickets, guest lists, app check-in; 2.5% fee262728 | Partly. Events and workshop sales; full ticketing needs outside service2930 |
Wix and Squarespace use CMS or store collections to build website content. Art.Industries begins with the business catalogue. The website, private presentations, invoices, campaigns and events all use those same records, so a change is made in one place.
Wix and Squarespace can add detail to products or CMS items and manage variants and quantities. Art.Industries gives a unique object or numbered edition copy its own record, including its location, owner, price, condition and provenance.
Wix and Squarespace can both sell online, and their website-building tools go further. Art.Industries can also run behind an existing website, supporting inventory, contacts, private presentations, invoices and events without requiring a public shop.
Yes. You can keep an existing Wix, Squarespace or other website and use Art.Industries alongside it for inventory, contacts, presentations, invoices, campaigns and events. Your catalogue is then maintained in one place.
Art.Industries adds no platform fee; payments use your own Stripe account. Wix states that it adds no transaction fee, although payment processing still applies. Squarespace adds a 2% commerce fee on Basic and 0% on Core and higher plans.151617
Thank you. We’ll check it and reply by email.
Bring your existing records with a guided import, or add your first piece today.
No card required. Currently joining the waitlist.