10 Best Website Builders for Artists of 2026

Squarespace fits artists who want the site to look like a gallery first and a shop second. Its pricing page states there is no limit to the number of products you can sell, and that you can sell physical products, services and digital products, so originals, prints and downloadable files can sit in one store. For artists who do not want to order and ship stock, Squarespace lists a Printful integration to sell custom printed, embroidered and engraved products, with design and selling available on any plan. Annual website plans include a free domain for the first year, and invoices are free on all plans, which helps with commissions. The main cost to watch is the 2% online store transaction fee on Basic; Squarespace says upgrading removes it. There is no free plan, only a 14-day trial, and our fetch of the pricing page returned local currency, so we mark the USD price as pending. Artists who want zero commission at every tier should compare Pixpa.

Pixpa is built for photographers, artists and designers, and its pricing page reads like a checklist for selling prints. Every plan includes zero commission on sales, checkout on your own domain and direct payouts. The store limit runs from 3 products on Basic to unlimited on Advanced, but Pixpa notes that selling your images as prints or downloads is separate and not capped by that limit, which matters for an artist with a large back catalog. Print orders can be auto-fulfilled through WHCC or any custom lab, so a painter can upload a scan and let a lab handle production. Client galleries with proofing, favorites and secure delivery are included, which suits illustrators who share drafts with clients. Basic is tight at 10 pages and 200 images, so most selling artists will want Creator or above. Pixpa offers a 15-day trial without a card and a 30-day money-back guarantee. Our fetch showed prices in PLN, so the USD price is pending.

Wix is the most flexible general builder here for artists who want to place every image exactly where they like. The free plan includes hosting, the drag-and-drop editor and thousands of templates, so a painter or maker can build and refine a portfolio before paying anything. The catch for selling is plan placement: Light at $17 a month gives a free domain for a year and 2 GB of storage, but Accept payments and basic eCommerce start at Core, $29 a month on a yearly plan, which also raises storage to 50 GB. Business at $39 moves to standard eCommerce and 100 GB. Wix states that displayed prices are for yearly subscriptions paid in full, that prices and currency vary by location, and that taxes are extra. A 14-day money-back guarantee covers new paid plans. Wix is a strong pick for artists who sell occasionally and value design control; artists who want print fulfillment built into the plan sheet may prefer Squarespace or Pixpa.

Format started as a portfolio builder for photographers and keeps that focus: the plan sheet leads with pages, high-resolution image counts and storage rather than marketing tools. For artists the important line is the commission-free online store, which starts on Pro with 15 products and rises to 1,000 on Pro Plus. That suits a painter who sells a short run of prints or a few originals, not a large catalog. Basic at $10 a month billed annually has no store and caps you at 4 pages and 70 images, so it only works as a simple showcase. When we checked, Pro carried a first-year discount to $9.35 a month billed annually, normally $17, which makes it cheaper than Basic in year one. Every plan includes Lightroom integration, copyright protection, SEO tools and a free mobile app, and Pro adds custom fonts, a free domain for the first year and 15 minutes of hosted video. Artists with hundreds of prints should look at Pixpa or Big Cartel instead.

Big Cartel is the most direct route for an artist whose priority is a shop. Platinum costs $15 a month after a 7-day trial and covers custom domains, physical and digital products, shipping labels with tracking and a customizable shop design. Its pricing page lists easy-install apps for print-on-demand, so an illustrator can offer prints without holding stock, and in-person selling from a phone helps at markets and fairs. Artists moving from Etsy can import products, and imports from Squarespace and Shopify are listed too. Diamond at $30 a month adds abandoned cart recovery, scheduled product drops, password-protected products and Zapier connections, which suit artists who release work in batches. There is also a free Gold plan, though Big Cartel describes it as limited. The trade-off is that Big Cartel is a store first: if the portfolio and written pages matter more than the shop, Squarespace, Pixpa or Format will serve you better.

Shopify is the heavyweight option for artists whose print sales have become a business. Its pricing page lists plans from Basic through Grow, Advanced and Plus, each covering sales online, in person and in AI chats, unlimited hosting, a custom domain and SSL. Marketing is built in, with unlimited contacts, customer segments and email campaigns, and Sidekick is a built-in AI assistant. The Shopify App Store holds the print-on-demand and fulfillment apps that artists usually pair with it. For a painter who only wants a portfolio with a few prints, though, Shopify is more platform than needed: layouts are store-centered and the trial lasts only 3 days. Basic also charges a 2% third-party transaction fee unless you use Shopify Payments, falling to 0.6% on Advanced. Our fetch of the pricing page showed local currency, so the USD price is pending. Choose Shopify when catalog size, staff accounts or wholesale matter more than gallery presentation.

Adobe Portfolio makes sense mainly for artists who already pay for Creative Cloud, because it is included at no extra charge. Adobe says plans that include Portfolio start at US$9.99 a month. Setup is quick: you choose a multi-page collection of work or a single welcome page, pick a responsive theme, and import projects from Behance or photos from Lightroom into photo grids. Adobe Fonts, custom domain names and password protection for the whole site or selected pages are included, and no HTML or CSS is needed. For the angle of this list, selling prints, Portfolio is weaker: its features page lists no store, cart or checkout, so an artist who wants to sell would need to pair it with a separate shop such as Big Cartel. That keeps it lower in our ranking despite its ease of use. Pick it for a clean showcase that stays in sync with your Behance work.

Art Storefronts is the specialist on this list: a website and store built only for artists, photographers, galleries and print studios. Its pricing page explains that most members use one store page for prints and another for original artwork, and that extra store pages let you set different pricing for different series. Artists can fulfill orders on their own printer or have Art Storefronts print and ship them, and print studios can let visitors upload their own photos and order prints. Image protection is taken seriously: the platform adds watermarks, never displays the high-resolution file and backs up images on Amazon Web Services. A dedicated support rep is assigned at sign-up. The downside is access: there is no public price, and the first step is a 5 to 10 minute introductory call that requires your phone number. That makes it a fit for artists already selling and ready to invest, rather than someone building a first portfolio.

Carrd is the budget answer for artists who need a single page rather than a full site. A free account builds one-page sites, and Pro Lite costs $9 a year for 3 sites, removing Carrd branding and adding higher-quality images, video uploads and slideshows. Custom domains start on Pro Standard at $19 a year for 10 sites. Pro plans also add forms that can collect payments and embeds for Stripe, PayPal and Gumroad, so an illustrator can sell a few prints or digital files by linking a checkout widget. Images can be up to 16 MB and videos up to 64 MB on Pro. The limits are clear: everything sits on one page, there is no product catalog, inventory or print fulfillment, and order handling happens in whichever payment tool you embed. Carrd works as a landing page, a link-in-bio page or a first portfolio, and pairs well with a store on Big Cartel.

Weebly, owned by Square, is a low-cost way to put a small shop next to a few portfolio pages. Its pricing page shows a free plan that already includes a shopping cart with unlimited items, inventory management, coupons and an automatic tax calculator. Personal at $13 a month billed annually ($16 month to month) connects a custom domain and adds digital goods and shipping labels. Professional at $15 removes Square ads and adds a free domain and password protection, and Performance at $32 adds item reviews, abandoned cart emails and priority support. An Instagram feed is available on every plan, which suits artists who post work there first. Weebly has no portfolio-specific tools such as watermarks, client galleries or print-lab fulfillment, so it fits makers selling a few physical items more than painters selling prints at volume.