Collecta

freemium

Catalog artwork with AI, manage provenance, track valuations, preview wall placement, and transact with trusted partners. The all-in-one workspace for serious art collectors.

Productivity

Data & Analytics

Document Tools

About

Collecta is a comprehensive operating system for serious art collectors, galleries, and advisors. At its core, it leverages AI computer vision to analyze photographs of artworks and return suggested artist attribution, medium, period, condition notes, estimated dimensions, and a value range with confidence indicators — turning a snapshot into a structured collection record in seconds. Beyond cataloging, Collecta offers deep collection intelligence: provenance research, valuation history, auction comparables sourced from 9,500+ records, market trend analysis, and diversification insights. This helps collectors and advisors understand not just what they own, but what it could be worth in the current market. The platform's 3D placement and AR tools allow users to preview artworks in virtual gallery templates or via live AR on iOS and Android before physically hanging them, reducing costly repositioning. A built-in document suite generates insurance packets, certificates of authenticity, and print-ready PDF inventories with a single click. Collecta also features a curated marketplace where pieces can be listed with full provenance and valuation context attached, a dealer directory, appraisal request workflows, and an exhibition calendar for loans and consignments. Privacy is foundational — all records default to private, and sharing is always intentional. With over 900 artworks analyzed and 325+ artist profiles, Collecta targets serious collectors who want professional-grade tools without the complexity of enterprise software.

Key Features

AI Vision & Attribution: Photograph any painting, print, sculpture, or mixed-media piece and receive AI-suggested artist attribution, medium, period, condition notes, dimensions, and an estimated value range with confidence cues.
Collection Intelligence: Maintain structured records with provenance notes, valuation history, auction comparables from 9,500+ records, multi-year market trends by artist and period, and portfolio-level insights like diversification and value distribution.
3D Placement & AR Preview: Walk through a virtual 3D gallery using six room templates and use live AR on iOS or Android for calibrated, scale-accurate wall placement previews before hanging or rearranging artwork.
Document Export Suite: Generate one-click insurance packet PDFs, certificates of authenticity, print-ready collection inventories, and shareable private gallery links or embeddable widgets.
Marketplace & Network: List artworks for sale with full provenance and valuation context attached, browse a curated marketplace, access a trusted dealer directory, request written appraisals, and track exhibition loans and consignments.

Use Cases

A private collector photographs their entire home collection, uses AI attribution to build structured records, and exports a comprehensive insurance packet PDF in minutes.
An art advisor tracks provenance, valuation history, and auction comparables for client portfolios, using market trend data to guide acquisition and deaccession decisions.
A gallery manager uses Collecta's workflow lanes to triage new arrivals from intake through metadata completion, valuation, and marketplace listing in a single organized workspace.
A collector planning a renovation uses the 3D virtual gallery and AR placement tool to experiment with different arrangements before rehinging dozens of works.
An estate executor catalogs inherited artworks using AI vision to quickly identify artists and estimate values, then generates certificates of authenticity and insurance documents for the estate filing.

Pros

All-in-one collector workspace: Collecta consolidates AI identification, provenance tracking, market intelligence, placement planning, document generation, and marketplace access into a single platform — eliminating the need for multiple disconnected tools.
Privacy-first architecture: All collection records are private by default, with granular sharing controls. The platform is designed as a professional workspace, not a social network, giving collectors full data sovereignty.
Actionable AI from a photo: The AI vision workflow turns a simple photograph into a near-complete collection record in seconds, dramatically reducing manual data entry for collectors with large or growing portfolios.
AR and 3D placement tools: The ability to preview artwork placement in a room via AR or virtual gallery before physically hanging pieces is a unique, practical feature that saves time and prevents damage.

Cons

Niche art-world focus: Collecta is purpose-built for art collection management, making it irrelevant for collectors of other asset types (watches, wine, coins, etc.) without broader generalization.
Growing auction record database: With 9,500+ auction records and 325+ artist profiles currently indexed, the comparable sales database is still relatively limited compared to established art market databases like Artnet or Artprice.
AR features require mobile device: The live AR room placement preview is only available on iOS and Android, so desktop-only users cannot access this feature without a smartphone or tablet.

Frequently Asked Questions

Collecta is built for private collectors, galleries, and art advisors who need a professional-grade workspace to catalog, value, manage provenance, and transact around artwork collections of any size.

You upload a photograph of your artwork, and Collecta's AI vision system analyzes it to suggest the artist, medium, period, condition, estimated dimensions, and a value range. You then review, correct, and expand the draft record before saving it to your collection.

Yes. All collection records are private by default. Collecta is designed as a private professional workspace, not a social platform. You control exactly what is shared and with whom — whether that's a private gallery link, an insurance packet, or a marketplace listing.

Yes. Collecta offers AR room placement previews on both iOS and Android, allowing you to visualize how artwork will look in a physical space using your mobile device's camera before hanging anything.

Yes. Collecta includes a curated marketplace where you can list artworks for sale with provenance notes and valuation context attached, browse works from emerging and established artists, connect with trusted dealers, and request professional written appraisals.