Sourced comparison
Crafted Call vs ArtCall
ArtCall is an established art-call platform with jury, gallery, sales, label, check-in, and floor-plan tools. Crafted Call extends that art-specific workflow into a connected gallery operating system.
ArtCall facts and pricing verified July 19, 2026 against the primary sources cited below.
The quick decision
Choose Crafted Call when
Organizations that want recurring programs, exhibitions, websites, commerce, memberships, events, rentals, marketing, and reporting to share artist and artwork history.
Choose ArtCall when
Organizations that prefer per-call pricing and ArtCall's established call-site, jury, public-gallery, label, check-in, and artwork-sales workflow.
ArtCall documents a real call-to-show toolset: two-round review, exports, public galleries, labels, and QR check-in. Crafted Call covers that ground and extends it into a full gallery operating system, from commerce and payouts to memberships, events, rentals, campaigns, and your website.
Side by side: Crafted Call vs ArtCall
ArtCall cells quote documented capabilities and published prices, not assumptions from a feature grid. Crafted Call cells link to the feature pages that back them.
| Capability | Crafted Call | ArtCall |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | $0 Free plan plus 4 flat monthly plans ($19–$99/mo). Crafted Call pricing | Volume-based per-call tiers starting at $79. |
| Cost to run one call | $45 activation on the Free plan; $0 on paid plans. Crafted Call pricing | $79/call. |
| Per-entry charges | 5% down to 1% of the entry fee on paid entries, by plan. Free-entry calls have no per-entry charge. Crafted Call pricing | Not published. |
| Jurying and rounds | Scored rounds with rubrics, juror assignment, recusal, and redistribution. Juror and round counts scale by plan, up to unlimited on Premier. Jury & Review | ArtCall documents both single-round and two-round jury configurations with unlimited jurors. |
| Blind review | Redaction hides the artist fields you choose, per round, and juror preview shows staff exactly what jurors will see. Jury & Review | ArtCall allows administrators to hide selected application fields from jurors. |
| Artist portfolios | Artists keep reusable portfolios and hosted profile pages. Accepted work can be entered into future calls without re-uploading. Artist Portfolios | Not publicly documented. |
| Entry fees and payments | Stripe checkout for entry fees, artwork sales, tickets, and memberships, with artist payouts and 1099 tooling. Artist Payouts | Not publicly documented. |
| Exports and portability | CSV exports on paid plans for submissions, artists, payments, and financial reports, plus an API with webhooks on higher plans. API & Webhooks | Administrators can export CSV data and download submitted media files. |
| Publishing accepted work | Accepted pieces publish to hosted exhibition pages and online galleries, with artwork detail pages and inquiry capture. Exhibitions & Sales | ArtCall provides hosted and embeddable public galleries for accepted artwork. |
| Labels and artwork intake | Print-ready wall labels generated from artwork data, plus QR-assisted check-in and checkout with condition notes. Exhibitions & Sales | ArtCall supports display tags plus QR-assisted check-in and checkout workflows. |
| Exhibition operations | Floor plans and wall layouts, installation planning, condition reports, and sales during the show. Gallery Spaces | ArtCall documents display tags, awards, artwork sales, check-in and checkout, and floor-plan or 3D gallery tools. |
| Recurring calls | Duplicate any call or save it as a template. Each year keeps its own submissions, decisions, and reporting. Calls for Art | An existing ArtCall event can be cloned to create a new call without rebuilding every setting. |
| Grants and non-art programs | Not the focus. Crafted Call is purpose-built for visual-arts calls; broad application platforms fit generic grant programs better. | Not publicly documented. |
| Memberships | Membership tiers, renewals, member pricing, and rosters tied to the same artist community as your calls. Memberships | Not publicly documented. |
| Events and ticketing | Ticketed events, registrations, check-in, and attendance reporting for openings and programs. Events & Ticketing | Not publicly documented. |
| Studio and space rentals | Rental agreements, charges, and occupancy reporting for studios, walls, and display cases. Space Rentals | Not publicly documented. |
| Email marketing | Campaigns, segments, automations, and delivery analytics through the Marketing Hub add-on. Marketing Hub | Not publicly documented. |
| Your website | A hosted, branded gallery site with calls, exhibitions, artists, shop, and events pages, plus WordPress embeds. Organization Website | Not publicly documented. |
| Admin assistant | Frida drafts calls, answers questions, and works through gallery admin with your approval at every step. Frida | Not publicly documented. |
"Not publicly documented" means the vendor does not publish that capability or number on the pages we cite. It describes their public documentation, not proof of absence. Competitor cells summarize ArtCall's public pages; every citation is listed under Sources below.
Published pricing, both sides
ArtCall
- Volume-based per-call tiers starting at $79.
- Per call: $79/call.
Pricing as of · sourced from ArtCall primary pricing source
Crafted Call
- Free plan: $0/mo. Publishing a call costs a one-time $45 activation fee.
- Paid plans: $19–$99/mo (Core, Studio, Gallery, Premier) with $0 call activation.
- Platform fee on paid entries: 5% of the entry fee on Free, stepping down to 1% on Premier. Free-entry calls carry no per-entry charge.
- Sales commission when artwork sells through the platform: 4% down to 1% by plan.
- 45-day free trial on paid plans, no credit card required to start.
These are our current published prices, the same numbers you will find on our pricing page and at checkout.
Looking for an ArtCall alternative?
If you are weighing ArtCall alternatives, three practical questions decide it: the pricing shape, what your history can migrate, and how much of the gallery's operation should live in one place. Crafted Call answers all three, including a self-serve importer for ArtCall CSV exports.
Migration reality
ArtCall supplies CSV and media exports, and Crafted Call reads them directly: a self-serve importer maps artists, submissions, jury scores, and artwork data, copies available images, and flags rows that need attention before anything is written.
A vendor export proves data portability; it does not guarantee that every field, attachment, status, or historical event maps one-to-one.
What galleries say
“We literally could not run our non-profit without Crafted Call. It saves us so much time and money every month.”
Elizabeth PieroniExecutive Director, Mosaic Art Collective
- calls hosted
- 37calls hosted
- submissions reviewed
- 1,619submissions reviewed
- members in their artist community
- 369members in their artist community
Sources and review date
Pricing and capability facts verified July 19, 2026. Product details can change, so confirm the final scope and quote before buying.
Crafted Call vs ArtCall: common questions
Does ArtCall support more than one jury round?
How much does ArtCall cost per call?
Can I import my ArtCall history into Crafted Call?
Is there a free ArtCall alternative?
Can ArtCall export data and submitted media?
Does ArtCall include exhibition operations?
Compare with your real workflow
Bring your call count, applicant volume, jury structure, post-acceptance work, and required exports. The right answer should survive that concrete comparison.