VectorTrace vs Illustrator Image Trace
Image Trace is the tool most designers reach for first, because it is already open. The differences are what it costs to have open and where the tracing runs.
- 製品
- Adobe Illustrator Image Trace
- 確認日
- 2026-08-26
- ルール
- 出典と日付を明記
- 価格
- 無料プレビュー
比較表
| 比較表 | vectortrace | Adobe Illustrator Image Trace |
|---|---|---|
| What you need installed | A browser. The engine is a WebAssembly module the page loads on first interaction. | Adobe Illustrator, on a supported desktop operating system, per Adobe system requirements.出典 · 確認日 2026-08-26 |
| Where the tracing runs | The image is traced by WebAssembly in a Web Worker in your own tab. It is never uploaded, so there is nothing to store, delete or leak. | On your own machine, inside Illustrator. Also local — this is not a privacy difference.出典 · 確認日 2026-08-26 |
| Pricing model | Previews are free and unlimited. Downloads need Pro at €9.00 per month or €69.00 per year, tax inclusive. | An Adobe subscription. See Adobe pricing — we do not restate a price that is not ours to quote.出典 · 確認日 2026-08-26 |
| Automatable | Yes — POST /api/v1/vectorize, with an OpenAPI 3.1 document generated from the same schemas the server validates against. | Through Illustrator scripting or Actions on a machine with Illustrator installed and licensed.出典 · 確認日 2026-08-26 |
| Cutter-oriented output | Cutout tracing and a DXF exporter aimed at plotters, lasers and CNC. | Image Trace produces artwork in Illustrator; a cutter format is an export step afterwards, sometimes via a plug-in.出典 · 確認日 2026-08-26 |
知っておきたいこと
Image Trace lives inside Illustrator, which means it is right there when you already own Illustrator, and it is a subscription away when you do not. It has presets, live previews and an Expand step, and it hands the result straight into the editor you were going to use anyway.
VectorTrace is a web page. It has no install, no account for previews, and it runs the tracing locally in the browser rather than on your desktop or on a server. The output is ordinary SVG, so the next step can still be Illustrator.
The honest summary: if Illustrator is open and the trace is good enough, use Image Trace. The cases where a separate tool earns its place are a machine without a licence, a colleague who does not have one, an automated pipeline behind an HTTP API, or output aimed at a cutter rather than at a page.
未計測の項目
- Which gives you fewer nodes at the same fidelity for the artwork you actually trace? Expand an Image Trace result and compare the anchor count with ours.
- Does your workflow need a licence on every machine that traces, or on one? That answer usually decides this comparison on its own.
ベンチマーク
宣伝文句ではなく実測値。コーパス、手法、実行で得られたすべての数値を完全に公開しています。
手法 → /benchmarks- boundary error, p95
- 0.09 px
- region-count error
- 0.000
- node-count ratio
- 1.00×
vectortraceを選ぶ理由
- チケット 1 / 3
ブラウザ内で完結・非公開
エンジンはお使いの端末上のワーカーで動作するWebAssemblyです。画像がアップロードされることはないため、漏洩する心配も、削除する必要も、信用に頼る必要もありません。
- チケット 2 / 3
ラッパーではなく編集可能なパス
エンジンは画像を色領域にグループ化し、その境界を取り出してカーブをフィットさせます。出力されるのは実際の形状です — 領域ごとに1つの塗り、すべてのノードを自由に動かせます — タブ内で生成され、サーバー上で生成されることはありません。
- チケット 3 / 3
印刷・製造現場で使われる形式
アートワーク用にSVGとPDF、カッター・彫刻機・刺繍ソフト用にEPSとDXF。Illustrator、Inkscape、LibreCADで実際に開けるファイルです — 中身がJPEGのSVGではありません。
よくある質問
- 01Should I stop using Image Trace?
- No. If Illustrator is already open and the trace is good enough, that is the fastest path and we would use it too. The reason to use something else is a machine without a licence, an automated pipeline, or output aimed at a cutter.
- 02Can I edit VectorTrace output in Illustrator?
- Yes. The SVG is one path per colour region with a plain fill, so Illustrator opens it as editable artwork with no import step or expand step.
- 03Is Image Trace uploading my file?
- No — Image Trace runs locally in Illustrator. On this comparison the privacy row is a tie, and we say so rather than implying otherwise.