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.
- Ürün
- Adobe Illustrator Image Trace
- Kontrol edildi
- 2026-08-26
- Kural
- Kaynaklı ve tarihli
- Fiyat
- Ücretsiz önizleme
Yan yana
| Yan yana | 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.Kaynak · 2026-08-26 tarihinde kontrol edildi |
| 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.Kaynak · 2026-08-26 tarihinde kontrol edildi |
| 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.Kaynak · 2026-08-26 tarihinde kontrol edildi |
| 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.Kaynak · 2026-08-26 tarihinde kontrol edildi |
| 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.Kaynak · 2026-08-26 tarihinde kontrol edildi |
Bilinmesi gerekenler
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.
Ölçmediklerimiz
- 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.
Kıyaslama
Ölçüldü, pazarlanmadı. Külliyat, yöntem ve koşunun ürettiği her rakam tam olarak yayımlanır.
Yöntem → /benchmarks- boundary error, p95
- 0.09 px
- region-count error
- 0.000
- node-count ratio
- 1.00×
Neden vectortrace
- Fiş 1 / 3
Tarayıcı içi ve özel
Motor, kendi makinenizde bir çalışanda çalışan WebAssembly'dir. Görseliniz asla yüklenmez — bu yüzden sızdırılacak bir şey, silinecek bir şey ve güvenilecek bir şey yoktur.
- Fiş 2 / 3
Bir sarmalayıcı değil, düzenlenebilir yollar
Motor, görseli renk bölgelerine ayırır, aralarındaki sınırı alır ve ona eğriler oturtur. Ortaya çıkan gerçek geometridir — bölge başına tek dolgu, her düğüm sizin taşımanız için — sekmede üretilir ve asla sunucuda değil.
- Fiş 3 / 3
Baskı ve üretimin kullandığı biçimler
Eser için SVG ve PDF; kesiciler, gravür makineleri ve nakış yazılımları için EPS ve DXF. Illustrator, Inkscape ve LibreCAD'de açılan gerçek dosyalar — içinde JPEG olan bir SVG değil.
Sorular
- 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.