Brother PE-DESIGN 11 vs mySewnet Embroidery
Brother PE-DESIGN 11
brother-usa.com
mySewnet Embroidery
mysewnet.comSide by side
| Figure | Brother PE-DESIGN 11 | mySewnet Embroidery |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $8.33/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 7 |
| Spec score · Embroidery Design Software | 8.8 (#3) | 9.0 (#2) |
| Company headquarters | Brother Industries lists its head office at 15-1 Naeshiro-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Japan. | LinkedIn lists SVP Worldwide headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee. |
| Documentation | Brother supplies an extensive online and PDF manual with tutorials, application chapters, troubleshooting, stitch references and update instructions. | The vendor publishes embroidery help guides, quick-start material, reference guides and FAQs. |
| Purpose | PE-DESIGN 11 is personal embroidery and sewing digitizing software for casual hobbyists and home-based business entrepreneurs. | CREATIVATE describes its embroidery offering as software, ready-made designs, tutorials, and inspiration for embroidery projects. |
| Support | Brother's product page directs users to its Support Center for drivers, manuals, and troubleshooting and offers access to its Support Team. | The software download page links to FAQs and software guides for troubleshooting and setup help. |
| What it does | PE-DESIGN 11 is Brother software for designing, editing and digitizing embroidery and sewing patterns for hobbyists and home businesses. | mySewnet provides embroidery design, editing, digitizing and machine-file export software. |
Plans
Brother PE-DESIGN 11
- PE-DESIGN 11$1,450, paid once
- PE-DESIGN 11 official purchasePriced on request
mySewnet Embroidery
- BasicFree
- Silver$9.99 a month
- Gold$19.99 a month
- Platinum$39.99 a month
- Essential$99.99 a year
- Extra$199.99 a year
- Elite$399.99 a year
In their own words
Brother PE-DESIGN 11
Brother PE-DESIGN 11 has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
mySewnet Embroidery
mySewnet Embroidery is now presented under the CREATIVATE name, with former mySewnet subscriptions renamed Essential, Extra, and Elite. The embroidery offering includes software, ready-made designs, tutorials, and project inspiration. Tools cover design adjustment and editing, lettering, embroidery wizards, digitizing, stitch editing, embellishments, custom shapes, and appliqués. The embroidery catalog advertises more than 9,600 designs and fonts in multiple formats. The maker says the software works with embroidery machines of any brand, though premium designs are limited to mySewnet-enabled and CREATIVATE-enabled machines. Desktop, mobile, and tablet software is offered for Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS. Vault/Cloud can organize and store designs and send files to CREATIVATE-enabled machines. Basic is free with 100MB of Vault storage; each paid membership shown includes 2GB. Essential costs $99.99 a year, Extra costs $199.99 a year, and Elite costs $399.99 a year. Windows and Mac have stated minimum requirements, including 4GB RAM and internet access.