Disclosure: CabiAI is our software. We took the facts about the other programs from the makers' websites on October 1, 2026, and the links are at the bottom of the page. Prices and features change — check the maker's site before you decide.
The short answer: choose by your machines, not by the feature list. A Homag, Biesse or SCM line — imos, which connects to their systems, or PolyBoard Pro PP, sold as a lifetime licence at a published price. Several machine types — router, point-to-point, panel saw — from one program: that is what Cabinet Vision is built for. A Windows shop that wants ready-made post-processors on a monthly plan — Mozaik. A CNC router that works from DXF, and design in the browser with no install, on Windows or Mac — CabiAI.
Disclosure: CabiAI is our software. We took the facts about the other programs from the makers' websites on October 1, 2026, and the links are at the bottom of the page. Prices and features change — check the maker's site before you decide.
| Software | What it is | Price (per the maker) | Computer | Machine files |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabinet Vision (Hexagon) |
Cabinet and room design for manufacturing: renderings, material optimization, bidding and costing, cut lists and bills of materials | Not published — "Contact Sales" | Windows 10/11 Pro, 64-bit | The S2M Center module produces machine-ready G-code for flat-table routers, point-to-point machines, panel saws and drill-and-dowel machines |
| imos iX (imos AG) |
Parametric design (iX CAD) and a manufacturing module (iX CAM); an entry-level package for small businesses — iX CAD/CAM CS | Not published | Windows 11 Pro, 64-bit, with SQL Server | Per the maker: CNC programs for all common machine manufacturers, with connections to woodWOP, B-Solid and Maestro |
| PolyBoard 8 (Wood Designer) |
Cabinet and furniture design; Pro and Pro PP versions | $2,795–$5,295 depending on the version (Pro or Pro PP), lifetime licence | Windows 10 or later; on a Mac through Boot Camp or an emulator | In Pro PP: post-processors for Homag, Biesse, SCM/Morbidelli, Felder and more, plus DXF. Pro has no CNC files |
| Mozaik | Installed cabinet software; the CNC package adds nesting, including true-shape nesting | $125 / $225 / $325 a month (Manufacturing / CNC / Enterprise) | Windows 10/11 | In the CNC package: ready-made post-processors for more than 175 machine brands, per the maker |
| CabiAI | Cabinet design and cut lists in the browser, with sheet layouts and a production package | First 3 projects free, including files; then a subscription (pricing) | Any computer with a browser — Windows or Mac | DXF, and NC files built with a post-processor in Vectric format and your tool table. No MPR/CIX/PGM |
Start here, because this decides whether the rest of the page is worth reading:
Ask each maker for a demo or a trial, and build the same test cabinet in all of them — what to check is listed in the one-cabinet test. Judge the output — the list, the banding, the holes and the file — not the demo. And watch the time: software nobody in the shop has time to learn costs more than any licence.
There is no single best one. Choose by your machines: for a Homag, Biesse or SCM line, imos or PolyBoard Pro PP; for a CNC router that works from DXF or G-code, Mozaik, PolyBoard or CabiAI, depending on price, computer and how you want to pay.
Hexagon does not publish a price on its website; you get a quote through its sales team. imos does not publish prices either. Mozaik lists $125 to $325 a month, and PolyBoard $2,795 to $5,295 for a lifetime licence (as of October 2026).
CabiAI runs in the browser, so it works on a Mac. Cabinet Vision, imos and Mozaik require Windows according to their system requirements, and PolyBoard says its Mac customers run it through Boot Camp or a Windows emulator.
No. CabiAI builds frameless (European-style) boxes only. If most of your work is face-frame cabinets, it is not the right tool.
Only through DXF, if your machine software imports it. CabiAI does not export the native MPR, CIX or PGM formats; for a line like that, imos or PolyBoard Pro PP, which state support for these machines, are a better fit.
Your first 3 projects are free, including all files — so you can put output next to output.
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