Aspire is the direct competitor to ArtCAM. It is used by 90% of the sign-making and woodworking industry today.
ArtCAM has long been recognized for blending vector- and bitmap-based design tools with robust toolpath-generation for CNC machining. The “Portable” variant targets users who require the same artistic freedom but with greater flexibility: it can be run from external drives or temporary workstations, enabling designers to take projects between home, makerspaces, client sites, and production shops without reconfiguring each machine. artcam 2019 portable new