Saatchi Art alternative
Sell your originals from your own portfolio with 0% commission, then use Brushly's marketing, inventory and certificates to find and keep the buyers. One flat plan, from $14.39 a month.
7 days free. No card needed.
Choose Brushly over Saatchi Art if you want
Commission calculator
Move the slider to your yearly sales and see what Saatchi Art's commission costs next to a Brushly plan.
Saatchi Art's 40% commission comes out of the final sale price. The Brushly figure is the Foundation plan billed yearly. Stripe card fees apply to Brushly sales and aren't counted here. On Saatchi Art the buyer pays shipping; on Brushly you set the shipping price the buyer pays.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Brushly | Saatchi Art |
|---|---|---|
| Selling originals | ||
| Commission on each sale | 0% | 40% |
| When you get paid | On your own Stripe payout schedule | 14–19 days after delivery |
| Listings stay live without check-ins | Yes | Check in every 90 days; renew originals yearly |
| Buyer returns | Your own policy | 14 days; you're paid after the window closes |
| Marketing | ||
| One-click posts to Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, X and Pinterest | Yes | No |
| Instagram and Facebook comments sorted, with drafted replies | Yes | No |
| Branded emails to your collectors | Add-on, $14.99 a month | No |
| AI tools for pricing, titles, bios and listings | Yes | No |
| Running your studio | ||
| Inventory with locations and statuses | Yes | No |
| Invoices and sales tracking | Yes | No |
Saatchi Art details checked against their own website in September 2026. A cross means it isn't offered on their pricing or feature pages. Prices and terms change, so check theirs before you decide.
What it costs
Saatchi Art costs nothing until you sell, then takes 40%. Brushly costs the same whether you sell one piece or fifty, so the more you sell, the more you keep.
Brushly
From$14.39/ month
Billed yearly
Saatchi Art
Why artists switch
Keep the 40%
On a $2,000 painting that's $800 back in your pocket, every time.
Own the relationship
Portfolio buyers go straight into your collector list, so the next sale can come from an email or a post.
Sell wherever you post
Every post can link to a piece people can buy from your portfolio, at 0% commission.
No check-ins to keep work live
Your portfolio stays up until you change it.
Switching
Start your free trial
Seven days, no card. Import your artworks from a spreadsheet or add them one by one.
Connect Stripe and set shipping
Payments go straight to your own Stripe account. Set a shipping price for the countries you ship to.
Share your portfolio
Your page lives at brushly.art/artists/your-name. Post a piece to every platform in one click with the link.
Questions
If you can bring some of your own audience, your own portfolio is the way to keep the whole sale. Brushly gives you a portfolio with checkout at 0% commission, plus one-click social posts, a collector list, inventory, invoices and certificates, from $14.39 a month billed yearly.
Saatchi Art keeps 40% of the final sale price of an original and the artist gets 60%. The rate rose from 35% in 2023. Promotional discounts are taken off before the split, and for prints the artist earns 60% of the profit after production costs.
Yes. Saatchi Art is a long-established online gallery with no listing fees. The trade-off is the 40% commission, payouts 14 to 19 days after delivery, and rules such as checking in every 90 days to keep originals for sale.
Yes. Saatchi Art doesn't require exclusivity. Just keep your availability up to date in both places, and mark a piece as sold in Brushly's inventory once it sells anywhere.
No. Buyers pay through your own Stripe account and Brushly takes 0% commission. Stripe charges its standard card processing fees, as it would on any website.
Set up your portfolio, list your work and post it everywhere today.
7 days free. No card needed.
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Saatchi Art is a trademark of its owner. Brushly is not affiliated with or endorsed by Saatchi Art.