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Appraisers, insurers, galleries, and serious collectors buy the Artnet Price Database for auction records. Casual buyers and budget users skip it and use Artsy, Saatchi Art, or free communities.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 15 public sources. The product page was bot-blocked, so pricing details stay unverified.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Appraisers and insurers
  • Galleries pricing works
  • Auction result researchers
  • Collectors tracking artist values

Not for

  • Casual buyers who just browse prices
  • Artists selling their own work
  • Anyone wanting free auction data
  • Budget users who resent subscription paywalls

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Trustpilot reviewers rate customer service Poor at 1.9/5

medium

Subscriptions run under a formal agreement; check renewal and cancellation terms before paying

medium

One Facebook group post says a subscription alone is not enough for research

medium

No prices appear on the reviewed page, so budget before you commit

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Price database covers over 340,000 artists
  • Operating since 1989, so auction records run deep
  • Runs its own auctions and a large news operation
  • Publishes annual reports as a public company

Cons

  • 1.9/5 Poor rating on Trustpilot
  • One user group post says a subscription is not enough
  • Homepage sits behind a bot-check wall
  • Pricing hides behind FAQ and subscription terms, not the product page

Sources & method

- 11 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x5review x4security x1news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 2/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 11

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 2/5. 1.9 Trustpilot score and subscription complaints
  • Ease of use: 2/5. Bot-check wall greets first-time visitors
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Price database spans 340,000-plus artists
  • Support quality: 1/5. 1.9/5 Trustpilot cites poor service
  • Security posture: 3/5. Bot protection and public security page; no incidents found
  • 1.9/5 Trustpilot rating Rated Poor by reviewers
  • 340,000+ Artists in price database Per Artnet Market Alerts
  • 1989 Founded Per Wikipedia
  • artnet AG (ART) Public company German-listed, per Morningstar

Pricing

Not disclosed

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Trustpilot reviewers rate artnet 1.9/5 Poor, while collectors debate whether a subscription alone covers their research needs.

“A subscription to Artnet is not enough...”
Facebook group post
“accessible to everyone.”
Reddit, r/ContemporaryArt
Full analysis

Based on 15 public sources. The product page was bot-blocked, so pricing details stay unverified.

Price database pros buy it; 1.9/5 Trustpilot and paywall complaints say casual collectors look elsewhere.

Methodology

Based on 15 public sources. The product page was bot-blocked, so pricing details stay unverified.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. review
  2. official
  3. Artnet - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
    official
  4. review
  5. review
  6. review
  7. official
  8. artnet FAQartnet.com
    official
  9. news
  10. official
  11. security

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