Artteck is a picture framing POS with vendor catalog integrations. RailChop is the mobile cut optimizer that handles the shop-floor step Artteck doesn't. Honest comparison.
Artteck is a point-of-sale system designed for art framers, with direct vendor catalog integrations — live pricing from Larson Juhl, Roma Moulding, and other major moulding suppliers. It's well-suited to shops that want their POS to always reflect the latest vendor catalogs and pricing.
RailChop is not a POS. It's a cut optimizer — focused on the step that comes after the order is taken: arranging cuts across your moulding stock so you waste the minimum material. It works on your phone, runs offline, and tracks remnants per profile with dollar values.
These tools don't compete. Shops looking at Artteck for POS can (and often should) add RailChop at the saw.
| Feature | RailChop | Artteck |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-order cut optimization | ✓ | × |
| Remnant tracking with $ values | ✓ | × |
| Native mobile (iOS; Android coming soon) | ✓ | × |
| AI work order scanning | ✓ | × |
| Offline operation | ✓ | ∼ |
| POS & quoting | × | ✓ |
| Larson Juhl / Roma catalog integration | × | ✓ |
| Live vendor pricing | × | ✓ |
| Cut ticket PDFs with stick visuals | ✓ | ∼ |
| Shop dashboard & waste KPIs | ✓Business tier | ∼ |
| Free tier | ✓ | × |
| Entry-level price | $9.99/mo | Varies |
Vendor catalog integration. Artteck's headline feature is direct integration with the major moulding suppliers. New Larson Juhl release? The catalog is in your POS. Price change on a Roma profile? It updates. For shops that care about always quoting against current vendor pricing, this is real value.
POS and counter workflow. Artteck is built around the customer at the counter. Quotes, orders, customer records, payments — these are core Artteck functions that RailChop doesn't touch.
Moulding cut optimization. This is RailChop's single job. Artteck knows what moulding you ordered; RailChop knows how to cut it with the least waste.
Remnant tracking with dollar values. Every offcut above your minimum remnant length is saved, valued in dollars using your cost per foot, and integrated back into future cut plans. Artteck tracks inventory for sticks; it doesn't track offcuts as recoverable assets.
AI scanning. Photograph a handwritten work order, or even a printed one from a POS, and RailChop parses it into a structured cut list in seconds. Artteck expects order intake through the POS UI.
Mobile at the saw. RailChop runs on iPhone and iPad. If your saw isn't next to your POS terminal, you need something that can live on a phone. Artteck doesn't offer that.
Offline reliability. RailChop optimizer, PDF export, and remnant tracking all work with no internet. A cloud POS can't match that.
Pricing transparency. RailChop: $0 free, $9.99/mo Pro, $24.99/mo Business. Public. Artteck requires a conversation to get pricing; it's positioned as a business-system purchase.
Artteck leans into the counter and the vendor catalogs. RailChop leans into the saw and the cut plan. These are two different moments in a frame shop's day, and they have different tool requirements.
If you're choosing one tool, you're choosing which moment matters more for your shop right now. Shops just getting organized often need POS first — Artteck or a competitor. Shops that already have POS working fine but are bleeding material at the saw need RailChop.
Shops that run both tools together get the best of both: live vendor pricing at the counter, optimized cuts at the saw.
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