optiCutter and CuttingOpt.Pro both plan cuts so that less material is wasted. This page lists where CuttingOpt.Pro costs less or offers more — only verifiable facts from the two products' public pages as of 3 November 2026.
▶ Open the calculatorOnly the points where CuttingOpt.Pro costs less or offers something optiCutter does not. “Not offered” means we found no such feature on optiCutter's public pages (opticutter.com) as of 3 November 2026. Prices are as published.
| Feature | CuttingOpt.Pro | optiCutter |
|---|---|---|
| Entry paid plan | Hobby 4.99 €/month or 50.90 €/year (30 calculations a month) | Standard 9 €/month or 90 €/year |
| Unlimited plan | Pro 14.99 €/month or 120 €/year | Professional 19 €/month or 190 €/year |
| One-time licence | Lifetime 399 € once — everything in Pro plus future Pro features | Not offered (subscription only) |
| Remnant warehouse | Yes (Pro) — bars (1D) and boards (2D); offcuts from earlier jobs are reused | Not offered |
| QR codes per piece | Yes (Hobby+) | Not offered |
| Public algorithm benchmark | Yes — the “Optimal” algorithm, with the raw data | Not offered |
| 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 |
| Offline desktop app | Yes — Windows, 1D (on request by e-mail) | Not offered |
| Bulgarian interface | Yes — plus English, German, Polish and Spanish | Not offered |
What you get with CuttingOpt.Pro:
Yes, at the published list prices: Hobby is 4.99 €/month or 50.90 €/year (30 calculations a month) against 9 €/month or 90 €/year for optiCutter Standard, and the unlimited Pro plan is 14.99 €/month or 120 €/year against 19 €/month or 190 €/year for optiCutter Professional. CuttingOpt.Pro also has a one-time Lifetime licence for 399 €.
Yes — with the Pro plan the remnant warehouse stores usable offcuts of bars (1D) and boards (2D) and reuses them in new cutting plans. We found no offcut warehouse on optiCutter's public pages as of 3 November 2026.
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.
Yes. CuttingOpt.Pro accepts paste from Excel on the free plan and CSV/Excel file import from Hobby up.
They were verified on 3 November 2026 from optiCutter's public pages; prices and features may change.
Data verified on 3 November 2026 from the public pages of optiCutter (opticutter.com); prices and features may change. optiCutter is a trademark of its respective owner and is not affiliated with CuttingOpt.Pro.