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FASO
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What FASO is
FASO helps artists build professional websites to share and sell their work online. The platform includes custom domains, selling tools, video hosting, a blog, newsletter software, and a social network, with access on Android, iOS, and web. Artists can connect PayPal or Stripe accounts to place purchase buttons on artwork. Every account includes Artful Mail newsletter software, a free SSL certificate, and BoldBrush Circle membership, according to the pricing page. Plans vary by image and collection limits, event and workshop listings, video minutes, and email subscribers. Intro costs $12 a month, billed annually at $144 USD, while Silver costs $19 a month, billed annually at $228 USD. Gold and Platinum list unlimited images, collections, events, and workshops, with 1,000 or 2,500 subscribers. The Advanced Commerce Plan costs $35 a month or $385/year. Platinum Plus costs $79 a month and has no transaction fees. A 30-day trial is available.
Who it suits
FASO suits artists who want a website for displaying, marketing, and selling artwork. Its plans also fit artists managing events, workshops, videos, or mailing lists.
What it does well
- Built for artist portfolios and online sales
- Includes custom domains and video hosting
- PayPal and Stripe purchase buttons supported
- Every account includes newsletter software
- Offers a 30-day trial
What to know first
- Intro limits galleries to 40 images
- Silver includes 60 video minutes
- Extra email accounts cost $6.50 a month
- Stripe transaction fees vary by plan
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Squarespace by FASO Advanced Commerce | Squarespace Advanced Commerce plan · Unlimited video storage · Drafts · FASO marketing resources and support | On request |
| Intro | annually at $144 · 40 images · 3 collections · 3 events · first 50 newsletter subscribers · 2 contest entries/month · no ecommerce | $12 a month |
| Silver | annually at $228 · 100 images · 7 collections · unlimited events · first 100 newsletter subscribers · integrated ecommerce · 2 contest entries/month | $19 a month |
| Gold | annually at $312 · Unlimited images, collections, events and workshops · first 1,000 newsletter subscribers · ecommerce · phone support · $100 ad credits | $26 a month |
| Advanced Commerce Plan | or Annually at $385/year · Squarespace Advanced Commerce features · unlimited video storage | $35 a month |
| FASO Squarespace Services | Squarespace Advanced Commerce features · FASO marketing community · unlimited video storage · drafts · zero transaction fees | $35 a month |
| FASO Squarespace Services annual | Same Squarespace service bundle · annual discount | $385 a year |
| Platinum | annually at $480 · Unlimited images, collections, events and workshops · first 2,500 newsletter subscribers · ecommerce · phone support · $100 ad credits | $40 a month |
The first 8 of 9 plans, as faso.com lists them, read 23 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word. Every plan
Verdict
FASO combines artist websites, ecommerce connections, newsletters, and media hosting with plans that scale capacity. Compare the listed limits and prices to the size of your catalog, audience, and events.
Facts from FASO's own pages
- Analytics
- The official pricing section lists analytics as included with the higher plans. · faso.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Artist adoption
- The official site says more than 15,500 abstract and representational artists use FASO. · faso.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Audience
- FASO describes its platform as a place for artists to share their work and says it makes professional art websites for artists. · faso.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Augmented reality
- Every FASO website includes an augmented-reality preview that lets visitors place artwork in their own environment without installing an app. · faso.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Selling tools
- Yes · faso.com, 23 Sept 2026
- Company history
- FASO's about page says founder Clint Watson launched FineArtStudioOnline.com in 2001. · faso.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Custom domain
- Yes · faso.com, 23 Sept 2026
- Custom domains
- FASO says plans include a discounted custom domain, listed at $14 per year for the included domain. · faso.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- FASO operates a Helpjuice knowledge base with searchable articles and a contact-support form. · faso.helpjuice.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Ecommerce
- Silver, Gold and Platinum include integrated ecommerce for selling artwork from the artist website. · faso.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Extra email
- FASO says email accounts cost $6.50 per month and include up to 25GB of storage each. · faso.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2001 · faso.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- No · faso.com, 23 Sept 2026
- Independent technology classification
- Wappalyzer classifies FASO as SaaS developed by BoldBrush with paid plans priced below $100 per month. · wappalyzer.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Independent usage estimate
- Wappalyzer reports tracking 260 live websites using FASO. · wappalyzer.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: design ceiling
- Framekit/Digisell says FASO designs look dated compared with Squarespace and Framekit. · app.digisell.io, 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: extra charges
- Framekit/Digisell reports that lower plans charge transaction fees and that email accounts cost extra. · app.digisell.io, 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: reliability and aging technology
- A Trustpilot reviewer reports malfunctioning templates, sites disappearing after updates, ineffective SEO and glitches when adding artwork. · trustpilot.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Maker legal name
- The site footer identifies BoldBrush Tech, LLC as the copyright holder and says FASO is a registered trademark of BoldBrush Technology, LLC. · faso.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Marketing channels
- FASO says its marketing channels promote art to more than 72,000 art lovers and workshops to more than 106,000 artists. · faso.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Marketing membership
- Every FASO plan includes BoldBrush Circle membership at no extra charge, according to the pricing page. · faso.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Mobile apps status
- FASO says its former Android and iPhone apps are discontinued, unsupported for more than five years and unavailable in both stores. · faso.helpjuice.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Mobile websites
- All listed plans include mobile-optimized websites. · faso.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Newsletters
- The platform includes email newsletters with subscriber allowances that vary by plan. · faso.com, 21 Oct 2026
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