Complecta vs Cylindo: AI Multi-Brand Specification vs Single-Brand 3D Visualiser
Complecta turns a reference photo into a priced, multi-brand specification; Cylindo produces photorealistic 3D visuals for a single manufacturer's catalogue. A factual side-by-side comparison.
Short answer: Cylindo and Complecta solve different problems. Cylindo is a 3D product visualiser built to display one manufacturer's catalogue in photorealistic detail (3D, 360° spins, AR). Complecta is an AI specification layer that takes a reference photo or render and returns a priced, multi-brand product list a client can actually buy. If you sell a single brand's products and need beautiful 3D imagery, Cylindo fits. If you build cross-brand proposals across many suppliers and need a quote, not just a picture, Complecta fits.
At a glance
| Cylindo | Complecta | |
|---|---|---|
| Core job | Photorealistic 3D visualisation of products | Reference photo → priced, multi-brand specification |
| Built for | A single manufacturer / brand channel | Dealers, showrooms and specifiers working across many brands |
| Input | 3D model or product data, prepared per SKU | A 2D photo, render or floor plan |
| Output | 3D viewer, 360° spins, AR, web embeds | Ranked real-product matches + visual + priced spec (PDF / XLSX) |
| Multiple brands in one scene | No (single-channel by design) | Yes — one scene, one quote across brands |
| Pricing / quote in output | No (visualisation only) | Yes — dealer net price and room totals |
| AI matching from an image | No | Yes — detects objects and matches to real catalogue products |
| Setup | Content / 3D asset creation per product | Upload existing imagery; no 3D modelling, no training |
| Best when | You own one brand and want premium e-commerce visuals | You assemble cross-brand projects and need to close on a quote |
What Cylindo does well
Cylindo (part of the Chaos group) is a mature, high-quality 3D product visualisation platform. For a manufacturer that wants its own catalogue to look exceptional on its own website, it is genuinely strong: photorealistic 3D, 360-degree product spins, configurable materials and finishes, and AR "view in your room" features. Its content pipeline produces consistent, brand-controlled imagery at scale.
The constraint is structural, not a flaw: Cylindo is designed around a single manufacturer's channel. Each product needs prepared 3D content, and the output is a visual experience — not a cross-brand, priced specification.
What Complecta does differently
Complecta is not a visualiser; it is the specification layer that sits between a client's reference image and a purchasable proposal. The workflow is:
- Upload a reference photo, render or Pinterest image.
- AI detects the furniture, lighting, textiles and decor in the scene.
- The system matches each detected object to real products from real brand catalogues, ranked and filtered by brand, budget, size and delivery country.
- You select variants, regenerate the visual with the chosen products, and export a structured specification — with images, SKUs, dimensions, dealer prices and room totals.
The two differences that matter most for a dealer or specifier:
- Multi-brand in one place. A premium project pulls from 10–30 brands across furniture, lighting, textiles, cabinetry and more. Complecta assembles them into one scene and one quote. A single-brand visualiser cannot.
- A priced specification, not a picture. Generic AI tools invent plausible furniture that exists nowhere. Single-brand visualisers show one catalogue beautifully. Complecta places real, in-catalogue models with sizes and your price — the thing a client says yes to.
Which should you choose?
- Choose Cylindo if you are a manufacturer or single-brand e-commerce operator whose primary need is best-in-class 3D imagery and AR for your own products.
- Choose Complecta if you are a dealer, multi-brand showroom or specifier who needs to turn a client's reference into a cross-brand, priced specification fast enough to close in the same meeting.
They are not mutually exclusive. A brand can use a 3D visualiser on its own storefront while its dealer network uses Complecta to build cross-brand project proposals.
FAQ
Is Complecta a 3D configurator like Cylindo?
No. Cylindo renders prepared 3D product models. Complecta works from 2D imagery — a photo or render — and uses AI to identify objects and match them to real catalogue products, then outputs a priced specification.
Do I need 3D models to use Complecta?
No. You upload existing images (JPG, PNG, TIFF). A floor plan is optional and helps with dimension accuracy. There is no per-SKU 3D modelling and no training required.
Can Complecta combine products from different brands in one proposal?
Yes. That is the core use case — one multi-brand scene and one priced quote, which single-brand visualisers are not built to do.
Does the output include prices?
Yes. Complecta exports a structured specification with product images, SKUs, dimensions, dealer net prices and room totals (PDF and XLSX). Cylindo's output is visualisation, not a quote.