Comparison
ArtPlacer vs Situ.art
ArtPlacer is a subscription platform for artists, galleries and art advisors, with room mockups alongside a catalogue, an AR app, virtual exhibitions and client management; its Instant Mockups place your art in 12 curated rooms. Situ.art does one job and starts free: add the size and your work hangs at true scale in 600 rooms at once, so you pick the room that suits it in seconds.
Prices and features checked 15 September 2026, as published on ArtPlacer’s own site, in its own currency.
At a glance
| ArtPlacer | Situ.art | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | An art-business platform: mockups, catalogue, AR previews, exhibitions and CRM. | Art photographed in situ. Your artwork hangs at true scale in a room, and AI can add people or furniture, or show it from another angle. The art itself never changes. |
| Price to start | From $8/month billed yearly ($9 billed monthly) for Basic. Plus is $23/month yearly ($27 monthly). Business plans from $40/month. | Free. Pro is £29/month, or £24/month billed annually. |
| Free tier | None. 14-day free trial, then a paid plan. | 60+ rooms with no account. A free account unlocks 600+ rooms and 10 AI credits. |
| Rooms | 2,900+ room mockups on every plan. | 600+ curated rooms, plus any room you describe. |
| True to scale | Yes, from your artwork dimensions. | Yes. Enter the artwork’s size and it hangs at that size, at a realistic height. |
| Rooms from a description | No. You choose from the room library. | Yes. Describe a room and it is created around your art. |
| People, furniture, angles | No. Rooms are used as supplied. | Yes. Add people, furniture or companion pieces, or change the camera angle. |
| Frames and mats | Yes. Custom frames on every plan. | Yes. Slim, box or floating frames in black, white, oak, walnut or any colour, with a window or float mount. The frame adds to the size that hangs, so it stays true to scale. |
| Video | 1 video generation credit per 30 days on Basic and Standard, 2 on Plus. | 6-second clip with the camera moving through your scene. 1 on Free, 20 a month on Pro. |
| Downloads | Design downloads: 30 a day on Basic, unlimited above. ArtPlacer branding stays on artist plans. | 2048px JPG. No watermark on any tier, no account needed. |
| Platform | Browser, plus an AR mobile app. | Browser, plus an iPhone app. |
| Made for | Artists, galleries and art advisors. | Artists, galleries and auction houses. |
Features
| ArtPlacer | Situ.art | |
|---|---|---|
| Your work in every room at once | ✗ | ✓ |
| True to scale in every room | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free full-size downloads, no watermark | ✗ | ✓ |
| Rooms created from a description | ✗ | ✓ |
| Add people or furniture | ✗ | ✓ |
| Change the camera angle | ✗ | ✓ |
| Video mockups | ✓ | ✓ |
| Frame and mat editor | ✓ | ✓ |
| Works in the browser | ✓ | ✓ |
| API that returns finished images | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ yes · ✗ no · – not stated on their site
Where ArtPlacer is stronger
- A whole business suite: artwork catalogue, inbox, contact management, virtual exhibitions and portfolio presentations.
- Augmented-reality previews in a client’s own room through the mobile app.
- Room count: 2,900+ against Situ.art’s 600+.
Where Situ.art is stronger
- Every room at once. Add the size and your work hangs at true scale in 600 rooms straight away, so you pick the one that suits it in seconds. ArtPlacer’s Instant Mockups give you 12 curated rooms.
- Free to start with 600+ rooms and clean downloads. ArtPlacer has no free plan.
- AI adds people, furniture or a different angle, or builds a room from a sentence. The art itself never changes.
- Video of the scene your art is in, on the free tier.
- No branding on downloads at any tier.
- Frame it once and every room shows it: pick a frame and mount and all 600 rooms update, the work hung at its framed size.
- An API that returns finished images, for catalogues and bulk work. ArtPlacer’s integration is widgets you embed on your own site.
Which should you choose?
Choose ArtPlacer if you want one subscription for catalogue, client contact, exhibitions and mockups. Choose Situ.art if what you need is the presentation image itself: free rooms at true scale, then AI to make the scene look like a photo shoot.
Sources
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