Artwork Archive is a well-established, web-based cataloguing tool. Attesté takes a different path: a mobile-first app with a built-in AI assistant, a genuine free tier, and provenance recorded at the moment of creation. Here's an honest side-by-side — including where Artwork Archive is still stronger.
Attesté is the closest AI-native alternative to Artwork Archive: a mobile-first art collection app with a built-in AI assistant (Atelier), a genuine free tier with no credit card, and cryptographic provenance you can seal at the moment a work is created (First Witness) — none of which Artwork Archive offers. Artwork Archive remains stronger for mature consignment workflows, its Discovery marketplace and Call-for-Entry board, public collection pages, and a 15-year track record. Individual collectors will also find Attesté cheaper for unlimited artworks.
Feature-by-feature, verified against each product's current site and help centre (2026). "Partial" means a lighter version of the capability.
| Capability | Attesté | Artwork Archive |
|---|---|---|
| Built-in AI assistant | YesAtelier — voice + camera | No |
| AI artwork identification & descriptions | Yes | No |
| AI condition & insurance documentation | Yes | Nomanual condition reports |
| Document OCR scan-to-fill | Yes | No |
| Genuine free tier (no credit card) | YesExplorer — 25 works | No14-day trial |
| Native mobile app (iOS + Android) | Yes | Noweb only |
| Provenance recorded at creation | YesFirst Witness | No |
| Cryptographic (SHA-256) provenance + NFC | Yes | Partialrecord-keeping fields |
| Certificates of authenticity | Yes3 verification tiers | YesPDF |
| Consignment management | No | Yesmature |
| Public collection pages + embeds | No | Yes |
| Discovery marketplace / Call for Entry | No | Yes |
| Data-import service | PartialAI / OCR import | Yesfree on org plans |
| Multi-user roles | Partial | Yesup to 10 users |
| Consumer experience ("Strava for Art") | Yestrails, XP, Wrapped | No |
| Track record | 2026 launch | Since 2010 |
| Collector unlimited price | $19.99/mo | ~$36–42/mo |
Attesté feature claims are limited to shipped, live capabilities. Artwork Archive figures reflect its current published plans; third-party directories often list stale pricing.
Export your full collection from Artwork Archive as a CSV, then let Attesté's AI-assisted import and document scan-to-fill bring your records in. Photograph anything missing an image and Atelier helps fill the details — artist, medium, period.
Try it free — no cardAttesté has a real free tier and lower prices for unlimited cataloguing. Compare like-for-like.
25 artworks, 5 AI analyses/mo, no card. Collector $9.99 · Premium $19.99 (unlimited).
14-day trial (no card), then Starter ~$10 → Premier ~$36–42/mo. No permanently free plan.
Artwork Archive alternative — the questions people actually ask.
No credit card. Photograph a work and let Atelier do the cataloguing. iOS, Android and web.
Last verified: July 2026. This comparison is based on publicly available information from each product's own website and help centre as of this date; features and pricing may change. Spotted something out of date? Email info@atteste.art and we'll correct it. Attesté claims reflect capabilities live at the time of writing.
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