Embird vs mySewnet Embroidery
Embird
embird.net
mySewnet Embroidery
mysewnet.comSide by side
| Figure | Embird | mySewnet Embroidery |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $8.33/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 14 | 7 |
| Spec score · Embroidery Design Software | 8.8 (#4) | 9.0 (#2) |
| API and SDK | The maker's product, download and manual pages describe plug-ins but do not document a public API or SDK. | No public API, SDK or developer documentation is identified on the vendor’s public product, support or download pages. |
| Documentation | The maker publishes FAQ pages, task tutorials, module manuals and a 348-page Studio Next user guide. | The vendor publishes embroidery help guides, quick-start material, reference guides and FAQs. |
| Lettering | Font Engine creates embroidery lettering from installed TrueType and OpenType fonts. | The software offers text lettering with 35 shape templates and adjustable stitch properties. |
| Purpose | Embird is modular software for machine embroidery digitizing, quilting, and customization. | CREATIVATE describes its embroidery offering as software, ready-made designs, tutorials, and inspiration for embroidery projects. |
| Rating on Trustpilot | 2.8 out of 5 from 3 reviews | 2.3 out of 5 from 7 reviews |
| Security statement | The download page says copies downloaded from embird.net are safe to install and explains Windows Microsoft-verified-app warnings. | Google Play states that the mobile app does not share data with third parties, encrypts data in transit and supports deletion requests. |
| Self-hosting | The documented product is installed locally on Windows; the maker does not describe a hosted or self-hosted server deployment. | The service stores user content in SVP cloud infrastructure and provides no self-hosting option in its public documentation. |
| Support | The maker lists support and training resources, including text tutorials, video tutorials, and a contact page. | The software download page links to FAQs and software guides for troubleshooting and setup help. |
| What it does | Embird is modular software for machine embroidery digitizing, quilting, customization, editing, conversion and design management. | mySewnet provides embroidery design, editing, digitizing and machine-file export software. |
Plans
Embird
- Pre-digitized Alphabets$15, paid once
- Pre-digitized Alphabets$15, paid once
- Iconizer$20, paid once
- Iconizer$20, paid once
- Cross Stitch$75, paid once
- Cross Stitch$75, paid once
- Sfumato Stitch$90, paid once
- Sfumato Stitch$90, paid once
- Font Engine$145, paid once
- Font Engine$145, paid once
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
Embird
Embird is modular software for machine embroidery digitizing, quilting and customization. Its Basic program resizes, splits, edits, displays, prints and converts embroidery designs. The maker lists support for more than 70 embroidery file formats and 20 home and industrial machine brands. Optional plug-ins add digitizing, lettering, cross-stitch design and conversion of TrueType fonts into embroidery. Embird Basic costs $149, paid once, with plug-ins sold separately; listed plug-in prices range from $15, paid once for Pre-digitized Alphabets, billed per alphabet, to $150, paid once for Digitizing Tools. The demo runs for up to 30 days or 100 runs, and some plug-in demos restrict saving or available characters. Embird is a 32-bit and 64-bit Windows application; the download page lists Embird 2026 for Windows 11 and previous versions. For Mac OS X, the maker describes using the Windows software with Wine or Parallels Desktop. Support resources include text and video tutorials, training and a contact page. One license password may be used on two computers owned by the license holder if no one else uses the software on them.
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.