CuttingOpt.Pro vs Cutlistor — Comparison (2026)

Cutlistor and CuttingOpt.Pro both plan cuts so that less material is wasted. The table lists where CuttingOpt.Pro costs less or offers something Cutlistor does not; below it is what you get with CuttingOpt.Pro. Only verifiable facts from the two products' public pages as of 3 November 2026.

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Comparison: where CuttingOpt.Pro is ahead

Only the points where CuttingOpt.Pro costs less or offers something Cutlistor does not. “Not offered” means we found no such feature on Cutlistor's public pages (cutlistor.com) as of 3 November 2026. Prices are as published (Cutlistor's in US dollars).

Feature	CuttingOpt.Pro	Cutlistor
Entry paid plan	Hobby 4.99 €/month or 50.90 €/year (30 calculations a month)	Pro $12/month or $99/year
Currency of the published prices	EUR (€)	USD ($)
One-time licence	Lifetime 399 € once — everything in Pro plus future Pro features	Not offered (subscription only)
Steel weight calculator	Yes, free — EN, GOST and ASME/ASTM sections, tubes and plates	Not offered
Steel beam load capacity	Yes — to EN 1993-1-1 (free example, check from Hobby)	Not offered
Sling and rigging calculator	Yes — chain, wire rope, webbing slings and roundslings (free example, check from Hobby)	Not offered

Why CuttingOpt.Pro

What you get with CuttingOpt.Pro:

Lower entry price, in euro. Hobby costs 4.99 €/month or 50.90 €/year (30 calculations a month) against $12/month or $99/year for Pro, the cheapest paid plan of Cutlistor, whose prices are published in US dollars.
Pay once if you prefer. Lifetime 399 € — everything in Pro plus future Pro features, guaranteed for at least 5 years. Cutlistor is sold as a subscription only.
“Optimal” algorithm with a public benchmark (Hobby+): the results and the raw data are published — Benchmark of the “Optimal” algorithm.
Nested bevels on mitre cuts (Pro) that take the profile height into account, plus stop positions for the saw.
QR codes per piece and a PDF with your company logo (Hobby+).
Free steel weight calculator — EN, GOST and ASME/ASTM sections, tubes and plates: Steel weight calculator.
Steel beam check to EN 1993-1-1 — bending, shear, deflection and lateral-torsional buckling (free example, check from Hobby): Steel beam load capacity.
Sling and rigging calculator — grade 8 and 10 chain, wire rope, webbing slings and roundslings: the force in each leg at your angle, the shackle and the hook (free example, check from Hobby): Sling and rigging calculator.
Windows desktop app for offline 1D work, on request by e-mail.
In Bulgarian — plus English, German, Polish and Spanish; prices in euro.

Frequently asked questions

Which has the lower entry price?

CuttingOpt.Pro: Hobby is 4.99 €/month or 50.90 €/year (30 calculations a month), while Cutlistor's cheapest paid plan (Pro) is $12/month or $99/year, per its pricing page as of 3 November 2026. CuttingOpt.Pro also has a one-time Lifetime licence for 399 €; Cutlistor is sold as a subscription only.

In which currency are the prices?

CuttingOpt.Pro is priced in euro (€). Cutlistor publishes its prices in US dollars ($), per its pricing page as of 3 November 2026.

Does CuttingOpt.Pro also cut panels (2D)?

Yes — from the Hobby plan up: rectangular parts on chipboard, MDF or plywood, guillotine cuts for a panel saw with a numbered cut order and manual layout editing; the Pro plan adds a CNC router mode with DXF/SVG export and edge banding.

Are the prices in the table current?

They were verified on 3 November 2026 from Cutlistor's public pages; prices and features may change.

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Data verified on 3 November 2026 from the public pages of Cutlistor (cutlistor.com); prices and features may change. Cutlistor is a trademark of its respective owner and is not affiliated with CuttingOpt.Pro.