CloudCat vs Artwork Archive
CloudCat is an artwork catalogue for artists and galleries. You enter each work once, and your selections, invoices, consignments and website all come out of that record. It's free for up to 25 works; a site on your own domain starts at $10 a month, and gallery plans at $40. Artwork Archive is an inventory tool for artists and collections. Your public page is a profile on their site, not a website on your own domain.
Artists
What an artist with 300 works pays each month for a catalogue, a website on their own domain and a way to sell. Each tool is priced on its cheapest plan that fits, paid month to month.
- CloudCat. Regular$10/mo
Around half the price of Artwork Archive for the same number of works. Catalogue, a site on your domain, private selections, invoices and consignments. Online checkout is coming soon.
- Artwork Archive Professional$21/mo
Inventory and invoices, but no checkout, and your public page lives on their domain.
Galleries
What a gallery with 20 artists, 2,000 works and three staff pays each month.
- CloudCat. Project$40/mo
20 artists, 2,000 works and 10 users, with consignments, settlements and artist statements.
- Artwork Archive Enterprise$186/mo
Their Plus plan stops at 1,000 works, so 2,000 works means Enterprise. No checkout.
Where CloudCat is ahead
- Exhibition history CloudCat: Finds your works in the photos. Artwork Archive: Organisation plans.
- Acquisitions CloudCat: Bought, commissioned, given, inherited or swapped. Artwork Archive: Purchase details.
- A website on your own domain CloudCat: From $10, free on cloudcat.me. Artwork Archive: A profile on their site.
- A private selection for a collector CloudCat: Every plan. Artwork Archive: Professional plan and up.
- Plan a wall at true scale CloudCat: Included. Artwork Archive: Not offered.
- Consignments, settled CloudCat: In and out. Artwork Archive: Tracking only.
- Costs, settled at sale CloudCat: Per work or pooled, in and out. Artwork Archive: Per work, Professional and up.
- Email newsletters CloudCat: Export to your mail tool. Artwork Archive: Not offered.
- A free plan CloudCat: 25 works, forever. Artwork Archive: 14-day trial.
Feature by feature
| Feature | CloudCat. | Artwork Archive |
|---|---|---|
| Your catalogue | ||
| A record built for art Dimensions, medium, framed size | Included | Included |
| Editions, APs and HCs Each work's status rolled up to the edition | Included | Included |
| Exhibition history Shows, the works in them, installation shots | Included Finds your works in the photos | Partly, or with a workaround Organisation plans |
| Acquisitions What you bought or were given, from whom, and what you paid | Included Bought, commissioned, given, inherited or swapped | Partly, or with a workaround Purchase details |
| Showing work | ||
| A website on your own domain Built from the catalogue, nothing typed twice | Included From $10, free on cloudcat.me | Partly, or with a workaround A profile on their site |
| A private selection for a collector A link or a PDF, prices optional | Included Every plan | Partly, or with a workaround Professional plan and up |
| Download originals from a link Each photo as uploaded, captions, or a ZIP | Included Every plan | Included Private Rooms, Professional and up |
| Plan a wall at true scale Arrange, save and share the hang | Included | Not offered |
| Documents | ||
| PDF catalogue A selection as a designed PDF | Included | Included Catalog pages |
| Contact sheet Many works to a page, at a glance | Included Up to 16 a page | Included Up to 15 a page |
| Tear sheet One work with its image and details | Included | Included Portfolio pages |
| Wall captions Printable labels for the hang | Included | Included With QR codes |
| Selling | ||
| Checkout on your site Buyers pay online | Coming soon | Not offered PayPal on invoices |
| Invoices from the sale Numbered, with terms, tracked to paid | Included | Included |
| Consignments, settled Commission and costs worked out per sale | Included In and out | Partly, or with a workaround Tracking only |
| Costs, settled at sale Framing, crating or shipping, per work or shared across a consignment | Included Per work or pooled, in and out | Partly, or with a workaround Per work, Professional and up |
| Email newsletters Campaigns to your contacts | Partly, or with a workaround Export to your mail tool | Not offered |
| Getting started | ||
| A free plan Not just a trial | Included 25 works, forever | Not offered 14-day trial |
| Start without a sales call Sign up and cancel yourself | Included | Included |
| Pay month to month No quarterly or yearly commitment | Included | Included |
| Price per month, paid monthly | ||
| Solo artist Catalogue, sharing and invoices | Free or $10 300 works, own domain | $21 500 works |
| Gallery Roster, staff and consignments | $40 20 artists, 10 users | $46 500 works, 3 users |
- Included
- Partly, or with a workaround
- Not offered
- Coming soon On its way to CloudCat
Prices checked in November 2026 on the pricing page of Artwork Archive, per month when paid monthly, before VAT and sales tax. Card fees are extra on every platform. Product names are trademarks of their owners.