Sourced comparison
Crafted Call vs EntryThingy
EntryThingy is a current, art-specific call and jury platform with token pricing, artist portfolios, and an accepted-art showcase. Crafted Call covers the same core stage inside a broader gallery operating system.
EntryThingy facts and pricing verified July 19, 2026 against the primary sources cited below.
The quick decision
Choose Crafted Call when
Organizations that want calls and exhibitions connected to commerce, websites, memberships, events, rentals, marketing, and gallery-wide reporting.
Choose EntryThingy when
Organizations that prefer a $3-per-entry token model without a recurring organization plan and want EntryThingy's established artist network and embeddable Artist Showcase.
EntryThingy covers the call-to-show workflow well, including blind judging, voting rounds, payments, and showcase publishing. Crafted Call covers that same stage and keeps going: accepted work carries into exhibition planning, sales, memberships, events, rentals, and your website without leaving the platform.
Side by side: Crafted Call vs EntryThingy
EntryThingy 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 | EntryThingy |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | $0 Free plan plus 4 flat monthly plans ($19–$99/mo). Crafted Call pricing | Token-based organization pricing with no setup fee or annual contract; one $3 token processes one entry. |
| Cost to run one call | $45 activation on the Free plan; $0 on paid plans. Crafted Call pricing | No per-call price; entries are charged individually at $3/sub. |
| 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 | $3/sub. |
| 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 | EntryThingy supports multiple voting rounds, voting by entry or image, and waitlist management. |
| Blind review | Redaction hides the artist fields you choose, per round, and juror preview shows staff exactly what jurors will see. Jury & Review | EntryThingy documents blind judging with customizable scoring and juror access control. |
| Artist portfolios | Artists keep reusable portfolios and hosted profile pages. Accepted work can be entered into future calls without re-uploading. Artist Portfolios | Artists can maintain a reusable image library and public portfolio, with optional paid storage tiers. |
| Entry fees and payments | Stripe checkout for entry fees, artwork sales, tickets, and memberships, with artist payouts and 1099 tooling. Artist Payouts | EntryThingy supports entry-fee collection and publishes built-in PayPal integration for entry-fee processing. |
| 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 | EntryThingy documents data export and reporting as part of its gallery workflow. |
| Publishing accepted work | Accepted pieces publish to hosted exhibition pages and online galleries, with artwork detail pages and inquiry capture. Exhibitions & Sales | Artist Showcase embeds accepted artwork on an organization's website and updates as entries are accepted. |
| Labels and artwork intake | Print-ready wall labels generated from artwork data, plus QR-assisted check-in and checkout with condition notes. Exhibitions & Sales | Not publicly documented. |
| Exhibition operations | Floor plans and wall layouts, installation planning, condition reports, and sales during the show. Gallery Spaces | EntryThingy positions its current product as a call-to-show workflow with status management, communication, reports, and showcase publishing. |
| Recurring calls | Duplicate any call or save it as a template. Each year keeps its own submissions, decisions, and reporting. Calls for Art | Not publicly documented. |
| 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 EntryThingy's public pages; every citation is listed under Sources below.
Published pricing, both sides
EntryThingy
- Token-based organization pricing with no setup fee or annual contract; one $3 token processes one entry.
- Per submission: $3/sub.
- Artist Showcase add-on: $27/mo.
- There is no organization subscription. Artist Showcase is an optional $27/mo add-on while active (9 tokens at $3 each).
Pricing as of · sourced from EntryThingy 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 EntryThingy alternative?
Teams weighing an EntryThingy alternative usually like the token simplicity and outgrow the boundary at accepted work. Crafted Call carries the same call-to-show flow onward into commerce, memberships, events, and a hosted website of your own.
Migration reality
Use EntryThingy's exports to inventory call, artist, entry, and media data. Confirm the available fields and file access before promising a complete historical migration.
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 EntryThingy: common questions
Does EntryThingy support blind and multi-round jurying?
How much does EntryThingy cost to run a call?
Does EntryThingy have artist portfolios and exhibition publishing?
When does a flat plan beat per-entry tokens?
Can I bring EntryThingy history into Crafted Call?
What is the main difference from Crafted Call?
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