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.
- 제품
- Adobe Illustrator Image Trace
- 확인일
- 2026-08-26
- 규칙
- 출처와 날짜 명시
- 가격
- 무료 미리보기
나란히 비교
| 나란히 비교 | 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.출처 · 확인일 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.출처 · 확인일 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.출처 · 확인일 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.출처 · 확인일 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.출처 · 확인일 2026-08-26 |
알아두면 좋은 점
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.
아직 측정하지 않은 것
- 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.
벤치마크
마케팅이 아니라 측정입니다. 코퍼스, 방법론, 그리고 실행이 만들어낸 모든 수치를 빠짐없이 게시합니다.
방법론 → /benchmarks- boundary error, p95
- 0.09 px
- region-count error
- 0.000
- node-count ratio
- 1.00×
vectortrace를 선택하는 이유
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브라우저 내 실행, 완전한 비공개
엔진은 여러분의 기기에서 워커로 실행되는 WebAssembly입니다. 이미지는 업로드되지 않으므로 유출될 것도, 삭제할 것도, 믿고 맡길 것도 없습니다.
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감싼 것이 아니라 편집 가능한 패스
엔진은 이미지를 색상 영역으로 그룹화하고, 그 경계를 추출해 곡선을 피팅합니다. 결과물은 실제 지오메트리입니다 — 영역마다 하나의 채우기, 여러분이 직접 옮길 수 있는 모든 노드 — 탭 안에서 만들어지며 서버에서는 결코 만들어지지 않습니다.
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인쇄와 생산 현장에서 쓰는 형식
아트워크용 SVG와 PDF, 커터·조각기·자수 소프트웨어용 EPS와 DXF. Illustrator, Inkscape, LibreCAD에서 바로 열리는 실제 파일 — JPEG를 감싼 SVG가 아닙니다.
질문
- 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.