PathSmith vs WinTopo
PathSmith
pathsmith.avarnic.comWinTopo
wintopo.comSide by side
| Figure | PathSmith | WinTopo |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 0 | 5 |
| Spec score · Image Vectorization Software | 7.2 (#26) | 8.2 (#8) |
| Purpose | PathSmith is a self-hostable Rust image toolkit that vectorizes raster images into SVGs and crops multiple regions from one image in a single pass. | WinTopo converts TIF, JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP files and scanned images into vector files for CAD, GIS and CNC applications. |
| Support | The maker says source code and issues are available on GitHub. | The help manual lists [email protected] as the WinTopo Support Team contact and recommends consulting the manual first. |
Plans
WinTopo
- WinTopo FreewareFree
- WinTopo Pro additional license£150, paid once
- WinTopo Pro — Additional License£150, paid once
- WinTopo Pro — 1st License£200, paid once
- WinTopo Pro first license£200, paid once
In their own words
PathSmith
PathSmith has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
WinTopo
WinTopo is Windows desktop software that converts TIF, JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP files, and scanned images into vector files for CAD, GIS, and CNC applications. One-Touch Vectorisation performs raster-to-vector conversion in a single click. Documented exports include DXF, SHP, PDF, MIF, ARC, DI, WMF, EMF, ASC, and WTX, and batch conversion is available. WinTopo Pro adds image processing, more advanced vectorisation algorithms and options, georeferencing, GeoTIFF coordinate extraction, and manual vector digitising over the raster image. Its trial includes all Pro features, but an unlicensed copy saves only a sample of the vector result. Freeware is unrestricted for small conversion volumes. The first Pro license costs 200.00 GBP once for one computer; an additional license costs 150.00 GBP once. WinTopo generally runs on Windows 7 or higher, with stated approximate minimums of a 1GHz CPU, 0.5GB memory, and 50MB storage.