Artsystems

Using Artsystems Pro and Artsystem5 art focused databases

Komentarze: Overall, Artsystems provides a system with functionality that is extremely well suited to recording, tracking and reporting on everything to do with artworks.

Zalety:

Having used Artsystems Pro (with Cloud Sync) for a number of years, I was impressed by its wealth of features and attentive support team. Being able to quickly generate custom reports on a searched-for selection of artworks has been invaluable. Our database, which contains a considerable amount of content, including many images and some custom data fields, was then migrated seamlessly from Artsystems Pro to Artsystem5. With Artsystem5, all of the functionality and more has been very successfully moved to a powerful and convenient web-based system.

Wady:

Although Artsystems Pro worked very well and was equally well supported, it did require a supervised (video call and remote machine access) update every time Mac OS received a major update. With the migration to the fully web-based Artsystem5 this inconvenience was removed.

The best database management system for galleries and collections

Zalety:

The absolute best part about Artsystems are the people who work there. The training and tech support are amazing - second to none. Most of the staff have been there for a long time, so they have great continuity and deep knowledge of (and passion for) the system. It also helps that Artsystems has been around for several decades, and the program has evolved with the technology. The staff are super responsive and willing to provide as much training and assistance as needed - and answer any question we might have. They've also been excellent about creating customizations for us, such as bespoke invoicing forms, or tailoring other system features to accommodate our workflow. In fact, I've spent so much time with Artsystems staff on the phone, I now consider them friends as well as business partners. There's a lot more to learn still as we've only been using the system for a few months, so maybe later I can update this review with a more detailed discussion of the functionality. But so far, so good.

Wady:

The Artsystems integration with Artsy isn't great, and isn't complete. It's something they need to work on, and I think they will, so that should improve soon. Also, unlike Artlogic, which has a relational database that feeds into a front end website that Artlogic powers, Artsystems is just the database, and doesn't have a website option.

Ever Evolving Products and Support

Komentarze: I can rely on Artsytems for timely service when needed and for innovating its integrated product lines to support and grow my business over time. This has allowed me to remain focused on my business and serving my clients and artists.

Zalety:

My gallery has been served by Artsystems since its establishment in 2006. Over the years, we have migrated our database easily to newer and ever improving Artsystems client and data management tools, which connects to and serves the website that Artsystems designed and hosts for us.

Wady:

Like all software, it requires updates and adjustments to keep pace with every advancing computer operating systems.

Excellent Software for the Fine Arts Industry

Komentarze: As a fine art landscape photographer with a growing portfolio and numerous gallery relationships, I found that managing my print inventory with Excel was no longer adequate to my needs. I have adopted Artsystems Pro, and with its flexibility and robust data management capabilities, I know where all of my prints are, and my consignment, invoicing,reporting and contact management workflow is vastly simplified. Software support has been excellent. The savings I have realized from being on top of otherwise-misplaced inventory is well worth the investment cost of Artsystems Pro alone!

Zalety:

Functionality allows me to eliminate the redundancy of data input and output in different business processes (inventory, consignment, invoicing, reporting, etc.). Easy to learn. Excellent customer support program. Better control of inventory pays for itself.

Wady:

No cons in my view. I am very satisfied with my purchase.

A world class database system for artworks: Artsystems and ArtSystem-5

Zalety:

In May 2020 not long after the launch of Artsystem-5, I became a user of Artsystems. My mission was to input the manually recorded ledger data and to upload the converted digital images from Ektachrome film for over 10,000 works of a well known artist. The system has provided an excellent platform to accomplish this task. The powerful interface software is straightforward and it permits a user to flexibly manage the database elements in many dimensions such as year, medium, price, and description. One of Artsystems big strengths as a company is providing its customers with an extremely knowledgable staff of software and systems engineers that can help users navigate the complex queries that the database can handle and that most users may only infrequently use. I have interacted with almost the entire Artsystems staff at one point or another over the past five years and have always had my problems, questions and issues addressed and solved quickly. From both standard and custom report generation to helping build custom queries the Artsystems experience is an enterprise level resource that can be just as useful for a single customer/user. They have built an excellent business model for success in the this field with people and systems.

Wady:

Well of course it would be a bonus to have the superlative systems staff of Artsystems available for consultation 7 x 24 but I like their pricing model as it is!!