LED Wizard vs Vectric Aspire
LED Wizard
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| Figure | LED Wizard | Vectric Aspire |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $24.92/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 8 | 1 |
| Spec score · Sign Design Software | 8.3 (#3) | 7.1 (#21) |
| Founded | 1988 | 2005 |
| Headquarters | San Angelo, Texas, USA | Alcester, West Midlands, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | LED Wizard 8 creates LED layouts for channel letters and cabinets. | Aspire is software for designing and cutting parts on a CNC router, combining 2D design and toolpath calculation with 3D relief modeling and machining strategies. |
| Support | Basic Support includes email and phone support; Premium Support adds online sessions with an expert and ticket tracking. | Vectric provides a technical support email address and lists office hours as Monday through Friday, 8am–4pm UK time. |
Plans
LED Wizard
- DocumentationFree
- Standard EditionFree
- Basic Support$24.95 a month
- Production Edition$24.95 a month
- Premium Support$49.95 a month
- Basic Support$299 a year
- Production Edition$299 a year
- Premium Support$599 a year
In their own words
LED Wizard
LED Wizard 8 creates LED layouts for channel letters and cabinets from imported artwork. Its population workflow automates layout creation, while an artwork cleanup tool prepares imports and a freehand vector tool lets users draw shapes to populate with LEDs. Existing layouts can be scaled graphically or numerically in one step. For non-rectangular cabinets, Stik layouts support circles, ellipses, and cloud signs. The free Standard Edition includes auto layouts, title blocks with statistics, scaling, and a streamlined workflow. Production Edition adds channel letter return plots, a router layer, mounting-hole automation, and full-scale DXF export for $24.95 a month. Documentation is free; Basic Support is $24.95 a month, and Premium Support is $49.95 a month. Basic Support includes email and phone help, while Premium adds online expert sessions and ticket tracking. LED Wizard 8 is cloud based and requires internet access at launch and while running. It supports Windows 7, 8, and 10 on 64-bit systems, with web access also listed.
Vectric Aspire
Vectric Aspire has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.