| MACHINE | DESCRIPTION | CUTS | BENEFITS & FEATURES | PROS & CONS |
| Sizzix Personal Die Cutter | easy to use press style machine for at home small die cutting & embellishing | paper, rubber, felt, fabric, foam, sheet magnet & more | emboss with the system converter | versatile, very easy to use, but heavy & not very portable |
| Sizzix Bigshot | a roller machine with hundreds of die styles to choose from | cardstock, fabric, craft metals & more | works with other brands dies & embossing tools | easy, durability, little less portable than others |
| Sizzix Sidekick | a roller machine made to compliment other machines - perfect starter | lightweight paper to cardstock | cuts and embosses, with optional adapter will work with other brand's wafer thin dies | portability, affordable |
| Provocraft Cricut Personal | Touch of a button digital machine not requiring a computer | paper, carstock, vinyl, vellum, transparency, thin plastic. Paper size up to 6" x 12" | 500 + cuts per blade. Cuts up to 14cm tall. Accepts cartridges, no need for heavy die cuts. Over 250 designs. | quick & easy to use, portability, but expensive accessories. All Cricut cartidges can be used in both machines |
| Provocraft Cricut Expression | Touch of a button digital machine not requiring computer | paper, cardstock, vinyl, vellum, thin chipboard, thin plastic, poster board | 500 - 1500 cuts per blade. Accepts cartridges, no need for heavy die cuts. More & new features than Cricut Personal | Cuts between 0.64 cm - 59cm. All Cricut cartridges can be used in both machines. |
| Provocraft Cuttlebug | manual cutting & embossing | paper, cardstock, craft foam, felt, thin metals | Compact fold-n-store profile for easy storage. Crisp cuts & professional embossing | compatable with other leading brands, lightweight, affordable |
| Xyron Personal Cutting System | digital machine not requiring computer | all scrapbook papers, most cardstock. Paper size 4" x 4" | 100-500 cuts per blade. Cuts fonts, shapes & images in 3 sizes 1.25" - 3.75" | easy to use, portable, fairly inexpensive. Pads do need replacing more regularly than others |
| Xyron Wishblade | desktop digital machine that connects to your computer | all papers, cardstock, vellum, vinyl, some fabrics. Paper size up to 7.9" x 39" | 6 - 12 months blade life, cuts .25" - 8" wide, ability to weld words, create shaddows, cuts adhesive backed paper | draw/cut your own shapes, little more complicated to use than personal system, versatile, quick, easy but is a little loud |
Quickutz Revolution | handheld or tabletop press that die cuts and embosses | printer paper, thick cardstock, sticker paper, vellum | removable 12" platform to adapt to longer dies. Works with all Quickutz dies | compact, portable in a cute carry case, no plug-ins required at all |
| Quickutz Squeeze | handheld or tabletop press that die cuts and embosses | paper, cardstock, vellum, foil, some fabric and more | Use with KomfyKutz for greater ease. Large variety of dies | easy to use and to store, simple but a little pricey for what it is. |
| Quickutz Silhouette | digital machine that requires computer. Owners can purchase download cards from Quickutz | cuts fabric, cardstock, vellum, vinyl, transparency, magnet sheets. max cutting 8" x 39" | 1000+ cuts. requires computer and internet access to download digital designs | |
