Kunstmatrix alternative for the 10 € / 50-artwork plan.
Kunstmatrix BASIC is 10 € a month, excluding tax, for 50 artworks and five public exhibitions. The next rungs are 25 € / 250 and 50 € / 500. OpenVGal has no artwork cap, a free builder that needs no account, and galleries you can export and host anywhere.
We make OpenVGal. Each has things the other does not. Kunstmatrix, running since 2009, adds inventory, contacts, sales tooling, and AR. OpenVGal adds folder-to-room building with automatic placement, no artwork cap, a gallery you can export and self-host, and an MIT-licensed engine. Which matters more depends on your work.
Kunstmatrix pricing read on 2026-09-06
Disclosure
We make OpenVGal. This is written by its creator, who tested Kunstmatrix hands-on for the 2026 comparison. Kunstmatrix has been doing this since 2009. Each product has things the other does not, and this page lists both. The nine-platform roundup lives on the compare page.
What each one has
| Kunstmatrix | OpenVGal | |
|---|---|---|
| Try before signing up | No — account first | Yes — the full builder, no account |
| Adding work | One by one, or a CSV | Drop folders; each becomes a room, works placed automatically |
| Artwork limit | 50 / 250 / 500 by plan | None — hosted plans meter storage only |
| Export the gallery | No | Yes — a self-contained ZIP |
| Self-host | No | Yes, free |
| Open source | No | Yes — MIT |
| Inventory, contacts, sales | Yes | No |
| AR wall preview | Yes — Art.Augmented | No |
Kunstmatrix pairs the 3D exhibition with gallery-business tools: inventory, contacts, sales, AR. OpenVGal puts its weight on the gallery itself: folders in, rooms out, any number of works, and a copy you own.
The fifty-work ceiling
Kunstmatrix STARTER is not a public gallery. Ten artworks, no public 3D exhibition. The first plan that actually publishes is BASIC: 10 € a month, 50 works, five public shows at a time. Prices on their site are listed without tax.
That is a real product for a small hanging. It is also a cap. Their own FAQ is plain about it: 50 / 250 / 500 is the maximum number of artworks in the account. You can delete and replace. You cannot keep the 51st without moving up the ladder.
The ladder, read from their pricing:
| Plan | Price | Inventory | Public 3D exhibitions |
|---|---|---|---|
| STARTER | Free trial | 10 | None |
| BASIC | 10 €/mo | 50 | 5 at a time |
| REGULAR | 25 €/mo | 250 | 10 at a time |
| PROFESSIONAL | 50 €/mo | 500 | 50 at a time |
| Custom | Quote | Larger | Larger |
Five public shows means five at once. You can unpublish one to publish another. You still cannot store more works than the plan allows.
Free trial vs a comparable paid tier
STARTER is a trial of the tools, not a public gallery. BASIC is the first plan that actually publishes.
| Kunstmatrix | OpenVGal | |
|---|---|---|
| What free means | STARTER: 10 artworks, no public 3D exhibition | The full builder, forever. No account. Export a ZIP. |
| After free | Pay BASIC, or you still cannot publish | You still have the gallery. Host the ZIP for $0. |
| First paid plan | BASIC — 10 €/mo | Artist — $9/mo |
| What that plan buys | 50 works, 5 public shows at a time | Unlimited galleries, 2 GB, a permanent URL we host |
| Next plan | REGULAR 25 €/mo · 250 works · 10 shows | Studio $19/mo · unlimited galleries · 10 GB |
Fifty works is a catalogue cap. Two gigabytes is a file-size cap. A working photographer blows past fifty images long before they fill 2 GB. OpenVGal prices exclude VAT and sales tax; full numbers on pricing.
Which one fits
You need inventory, contacts, sales tooling, or AR on the wall through Art.Augmented alongside the exhibition. Performance is solid even on modest hardware, and curators know the name.
You want your whole body of work in 3D without a per-artwork ceiling. Folders become rooms, works place themselves, no account to try. Export a ZIP, self-host it, or publish at a URL we host. We meter storage, not your catalogue.
Hands-on, their rooms feel packed for a medium with no physical walls.
Rebuild from the inventory you already have
There is no Kunstmatrix import. You already have the images. That is enough.
- Sort them into folders. One folder becomes one room; the folder name is the name on the wall.
- Open the builder. Drop the folders in. Walk the result. No account.
- Save a local ZIP and host it anywhere — or publish at a permanent URL we host.
The five-minute version is in the quickstart. JPEG, PNG, or WebP. A desktop browser; phones do not drop whole folders well.
If you cancel our hosting later, export first. The ZIP is the gallery. On Kunstmatrix there is no equivalent file: the exhibition lives in their account.
Open the builderQuestions
- How does setting up a gallery compare on Kunstmatrix and OpenVGal?
- On Kunstmatrix you create an account and add artworks one by one or through a CSV. On OpenVGal you open the builder without an account and drop folders of images: each folder becomes a room and the works are placed automatically, so a large portfolio goes in at once.
- What does Kunstmatrix BASIC include?
- BASIC is 10 € per month excluding tax, storage for 50 works of art, and 5 public 3D exhibitions at a time. STARTER below it is a free trial with 10 artworks and no public 3D exhibition. Read from the Kunstmatrix pricing page on 2026-09-06.
- What happens when I hit 50 artworks on Kunstmatrix?
- Fifty is the BASIC inventory cap. Their FAQ says you can delete or replace works, but you cannot sit above the plan limit. The next listed plans are REGULAR at 25 € for 250 works and 10 public shows, then PROFESSIONAL at 50 € for 500 works and 50 public shows. Larger packages are by enquiry. OpenVGal does not cap artwork count; hosted plans meter storage only — 2 GB on Artist, 10 GB on Studio.
- Is OpenVGal a Kunstmatrix alternative for independent artists?
- Yes. Each has things the other lacks. OpenVGal turns folders of images into 3D rooms with automatic placement, has no artwork cap, is MIT-licensed, and lets you export the gallery and self-host it; Kunstmatrix offers none of those. Kunstmatrix has inventory management, sales tooling, and AR through Art.Augmented; OpenVGal offers none of those.
- If I stop paying OpenVGal, do I keep the gallery?
- The files are yours either way. Export a ZIP before you cancel and host it yourself — the engine is MIT-licensed and identical to the one we serve. On hosted plans, cancelling keeps the galleries live to the end of the billing period, then they pause, and files are kept for 30 days. Kunstmatrix has no self-host path: if you stop paying, you are on their lifecycle, not on a copy you run.
- Does Kunstmatrix have a free public gallery?
- No. STARTER lets you try the tools with 10 artworks and does not include a public 3D exhibition. A public show starts at BASIC, 10 € a month.
Elsewhere
Artsteps free exhibitions died after two weeks, and the successor sells a single rented space — that exit has its own page. The rest of the field is on the 2026 comparison.