VectorTrace vs Recraft
These are not the same tool. Recraft is an AI-powered generator with vector output; VectorTrace reproduces a file you already have, as closely as it can.
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- 2026-08-26
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Naast elkaar
| Naast elkaar | vectortrace | Recraft |
|---|---|---|
| What the tool does | Reproduces artwork you already have as vector paths, as accurately as the pixels allow. | Generates new images from a prompt, with vector output among the formats described on their site.Bron · gecontroleerd op 2026-08-26 |
| Fidelity to a source file | The point of the product. Boundaries come from the source pixels, not from a model of what the mark might be. | Not the goal of a generator, which is why prompting one for an existing logo is the wrong tool.Bron · gecontroleerd op 2026-08-26 |
| Where the work happens | 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. | A hosted service — generation runs on their infrastructure.Bron · gecontroleerd op 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. | Credit-based, per their pricing page. We link rather than quote a number that moves.Bron · gecontroleerd op 2026-08-26 |
Goed om te weten
The distinction is worth being precise about, because the search terms overlap and the products do not. A generator makes something new from a prompt. A tracer takes the mark you were handed and recovers its outlines. If you need your client logo back as paths, generation is the wrong operation: it will produce something that looks similar and is not the mark.
If what you want is new artwork in a vector style, a generator is the right tool and we are not one. We will not pretend the comparison is closer than it is.
Where the two overlap is the last mile: a generated vector file and a traced one both end up in Illustrator, on a cutter or at a printer, and both are judged there on node count, closed contours and palette size.
Wat we niet hebben gemeten
- Is your task "make me something new" or "give me this exact mark as paths"? The answer picks the tool without any benchmark.
- If you generate artwork, who owns the output and what may you print? Read their terms — that question does not arise for a trace of your own file.
Benchmark
Gemeten, niet verkocht. De corpus, de methode en elk cijfer dat de run opleverde worden volledig gepubliceerd.
Methodologie → /benchmarks- boundary error, p95
- 0.09 px
- region-count error
- 0.000
- node-count ratio
- 1.00×
Waarom vectortrace
- Bon 1 / 3
In de browser en privé
De engine is WebAssembly die draait in een worker op je eigen apparaat. Je afbeelding wordt nooit geüpload — er is dus niets te lekken, niets te verwijderen en niets om op vertrouwen aan te nemen.
- Bon 2 / 3
Bewerkbare paden, geen omhulsel
De engine groepeert de afbeelding in kleurgebieden, neemt de grens ertussen en past er curven op. Het resultaat is echte geometrie — één vulling per gebied, elk ankerpunt door jou te verplaatsen — geproduceerd in het tabblad en nooit op een server.
- Bon 3 / 3
Formaten die print en productie gebruiken
SVG en PDF voor werktekeningen; EPS en DXF voor snijplotters, graveermachines en borduursoftware. Echte bestanden, te openen in Illustrator, Inkscape en LibreCAD — geen SVG met een JPEG erin verstopt.
Vragen
- 01Can Recraft vectorise my existing logo?
- Check their current feature list; the products do add tools over time. What we can say is that generation and tracing are different operations: one invents plausible shapes, the other recovers the ones in your file.
- 02Does VectorTrace use AI?
- The week-one engine is classical computer vision — segmentation, boundary extraction, curve fitting. A learned model for segmentation is on the roadmap, and if it ships it will be stated plainly here rather than used as decoration.
- 03Which should I use for a client logo?
- A tracer. A generated approximation of a registered mark is a different mark, and printing it is a problem that no amount of visual similarity fixes.