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About Artwork Flow
What is Artwork Flow?
Artwork Flow is a creative operations and artwork management platform that replaces scattered spreadsheets and email chains with structured workflows for packaging design review, approval, and compliance. It gives marketing teams, design agencies, and regulated brands a single source of truth for packaging artwork.
What problem does it solve?
Manual packaging approvals waste weeks. Artwork Flow digitizes the entire review process β from brief to launch β cutting review time by half and saving over 500 staff hours. It automates compliance checks for FDA, FSSAI, and other global regulations, minimizing recall risk.
Who is it for?
Best for mid-sized packaging teams, creative agencies, and brands in pharma, food, and finance that need error-free print-ready artwork. Not suited for individual freelancers needing basic image editing.
Real use cases
- Packaging teams managing labels, leaflets, inserts, and blister packs
- Marketing teams enforcing brand guidelines across high-volume creative production
- Design agencies coordinating client reviews with version-locked approvals
Key features
- Version control β Track every change and lock approved versions to prevent unauthorized edits
- Review and approval β Assign reviewers, collect feedback in threaded comments, and maintain audit trails
- Compliance checks β Automated validation for brand guidelines, legal requirements, and global regulations (FDA, FSSAI)
- Asset library β Centralized repository with AI-powered smart tagging and contextual search
- Proofing tools β Annotate, mark up, and compare print proofs pixel to pixel with overprint preview
- Workflow automation β Build and run flexible workflows mapping the entire artwork lifecycle
- Integrations β Connect with Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, Slack, Google Drive, and more
Artwork Flow Pricing
Artwork Flow pricing: from $0/mo. Billing model: Subscription.
Free Plan β $0 per user per month
- Up to 3 users
- Unlimited reviewers
- DAM library, color picker, font finder, version compare, measurements
- Reviews and approvals
- Centralized brand guidelines
- AI-powered smart tagging
- Figma and Adobe integrations
Professional Plan β $30 per user per month
- Up to 10 users
- Everything in Free plus: dashboard, compliance scorecards, spell check, layer analysis, annotations and markups
- Up to 50 creative reviews per month
- Multi-language support
- 50 GB storage
- Slack and Google Drive integration
Enterprise Plan β Custom pricing (talk to sales)
- Everything in Professional plus: advanced workflows, custom checklists, enterprise-grade security, dedicated customer success manager, single sign-on, activity logging and reports, smart compliance checks, analytics, Dropbox and SharePoint integration, early access to new features
Free plan available. Professional plan offers a free trial. Yearly billing provides 20% discount.
Frequently asked questions
Is Artwork Flow free?
Yes, Artwork Flow offers a Free plan at $0 per user per month for up to 3 users with unlimited reviewers, DAM library, and core review/approval features.
How much does Artwork Flow cost?
Artwork Flow's Professional plan is $30 per user per month (up to 10 users). The Free plan is $0 per user per month. Enterprise pricing is custom and requires contacting sales.
Who is Artwork Flow best for?
Artwork Flow is best for mid-sized packaging teams, marketing departments, design agencies, and regulated brands (pharma, food, finance) needing structured artwork review, approval, and compliance checks.
What are the top alternatives to Artwork Flow?
Popular alternatives include Wrike for creative management, Bynder for digital asset management, and Esko for packaging-specific workflows. Artwork Flow uniquely combines AI-powered compliance and packaging proofing.
Does Artwork Flow integrate with Adobe Creative Cloud?
Yes, Artwork Flow integrates with Adobe Creative Cloud and Figma, as well as Slack, Google Drive, Dropbox, and SharePoint.
What is a key limitation of Artwork Flow?
The Free plan is limited to 3 users and does not include compliance reports or advanced workflow automation. The Professional plan caps users at 10 and has a 50-review monthly limit.
