Vecto vs Vectorization.eu

Vecto converts raster images such as logos, icons, illustrations, scans, and photos into editable SVG files. It accepts PNG, JPG, BMP, and GIF, preserves transparency, and provides a live side-by-side preview with synced zoom. Its tracer builds a connected mosaic, fitting shared boundaries once to avoid gaps or overlaps; it can represent straight edges as true lines and circles as exact arcs. Sub-pixel placement positions boundaries between pixels rather than snapping them to the pixel grid. Users can export SVGs or copy them to the clipboard for design and cutting software. Photo tracing can create stylized posterized vector art with a chosen number of colors. The maker says processing happens locally, images are not uploaded, and the app works offline without an account. Vecto is MIT-licensed and available free to download or build. The graphical application is Windows-only; Linux and macOS downloads are command-line tools for tracing, batch jobs, and benchmarking. A Microsoft Store version costs $7.99, paid once.

Vectorization.eu converts bitmap images into scalable vector files through a web tool, with an API for batch processing. The converter accepts JPG, BMP, PNG, TIFF, WEBP, AVIF, and HEIC inputs and lists EPS, PS, PDF, DXF, and SVG as outputs. Its full-color tracing controls include clustering, curve fitting, color precision, gradient steps, speckle filtering, corner threshold, segment length, and splice threshold. The site recommends images around 1000px or no larger than 1MB for best results.

Listed applications range from logos and screen printing to vinyl cutting, embroidery, digital printing, laser cutting, engraving, CNC, and 3D printing. The API can be integrated into a website or application for customer-file processing and batch conversion; listed tools and languages include cURL, Java,.NET, Node.js, PHP, Python, and Ruby. Free API testing is available before purchasing a subscription. The free online converter requires no registration or personal information. The site says submitted data is removed from its server within a few hours, while the color converter page says files are not saved on the server. The yearly subscription is $0.05 a year with a 50-image monthly minimum; the monthly option is $0.08 a month with a minimum of 50 images.