Gesso vs Framer

Gesso8.9Visit Framer8.8Visit

Higher score Gesso #4 in Portfolio Website Builders 8.9/10 Free plan · 7-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 3 of 6 features Visit Gesso

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Framer #5 in Portfolio Website Builders 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 6 features Visit Framer

• Gesso fits best

  Artists running a portfolio and art-sales operation

• Framer fits best

  Design-led portfolios and collaborative teams

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Side by side

Feature	Gesso 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Framer 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.8
Ranking	#4 in Portfolio Website Builders	#5 in Portfolio Website Builders
Best for	Artists running a portfolio and art-sales operation	Design-led portfolios and collaborative teams
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$10/mo	$10/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	7 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Docs
Compliance	2FA	GDPR
Integrations	8 integrations	12 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Gesso 3/6 · Framer 4/6
Custom domain	✓	✓
Client proofing	—	Not checked yet
Portfolio analytics	✓	✓
Selling tools	✓	✓
Video hosting	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Code export	Not checked yet	—
Specs
Published projects	Not checked yet	30 projects
Our review
Pros	Free plan includes a public portfolio, artwork management, CV, calendar, and reminders Paid plans add custom domains, analytics, checkout, CRM, and print tools Tracks artwork, sales, expenses, inventory, profit, and portfolio documents	Strong responsive visual design canvas with CMS and dynamic content AI-assisted page, section, copy, and visual creation Collaboration, staging, analytics, SEO, video, and integrations
Cons	Free sites use a Gesso subdomain and are limited to 10 works Selling tools begin with the Studio plan rather than the entry paid tier Advanced administration features require the Pro plan	Sites are hosted through Framer and cannot be exported as HTML for self-hosting Basic and Pro limits apply to pages, CMS collections, items, and bandwidth Less portfolio-specific than tools focused narrowly on portfolio websites
Our verdict	Gesso is portfolio and studio-management software for visual artists, including painters, printmakers, ceramicists, illustrators, and others managing both public work and studio operations. Its web-based platform combines a public… Read the review →	Framer is a hosted website builder for designers, marketers, freelancers, and teams creating interactive portfolio sites. Its visual responsive canvas supports page design, CMS collections, dynamic content, custom-domain publishing,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Gesso — where it wins

  • Free plan includes a public portfolio, artwork management, CV, calendar, and reminders
  • Paid plans add custom domains, analytics, checkout, CRM, and print tools
  • Tracks artwork, sales, expenses, inventory, profit, and portfolio documents

  Where it doesn't

  • Free sites use a Gesso subdomain and are limited to 10 works
  • Selling tools begin with the Studio plan rather than the entry paid tier
  • Advanced administration features require the Pro plan

• Framer — where it wins

  • Strong responsive visual design canvas with CMS and dynamic content
  • AI-assisted page, section, copy, and visual creation
  • Collaboration, staging, analytics, SEO, video, and integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Sites are hosted through Framer and cannot be exported as HTML for self-hosting
  • Basic and Pro limits apply to pages, CMS collections, items, and bandwidth
  • Less portfolio-specific than tools focused narrowly on portfolio websites

• Gesso8.9/10 · Free plan · 7-day trial

  A portfolio builder that also covers artwork inventory, sales, and studio administration.

  Visit GessoFull verdict →
• Framer8.8/10 · Free plan

  A broad, visual portfolio builder with CMS, collaboration, AI creation, and managed hosting.

  Visit FramerFull verdict →