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Glowforge Plus vs Epilog Fusion Pro — Which Should You Buy?

Side-by-side specs, settings, and decision guide. Both have community-tested settings for 20 shared materials.

Where to buy

Buy the Glowforge Plus — check current price & availability

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Which one should you buy?

Pick the Epilog Fusion Pro if you want: more cutting power (50W vs 45W).

Glowforge Plus

Power
45W
Laser Type
co2
Buy Glowforge Plus →

Epilog Fusion Pro

Power
50W
Laser Type
co2
Work Area
812×508mm
78 settings for Glowforge Plus36 settings for Epilog Fusion Pro

Settings Comparison

Material · OperationGlowforge PlusEpilog Fusion Pro
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut150 mm/min · 100% · air assist24 mm/s · 60% · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodcut150 mm/min · 100%24 mm/s · 60% · air assist
3mm Clear Acryliccut250 mm/min · 100%15 mm/s · 65%
3mm MDFcut133 mm/min · 100%24 mm/s · 60% · air assist
3mm Walnut Plywoodcut22 mm/s · 65%—
6mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut84 mm/min · 100%—
6mm MDFcut14 mm/s · 80%—
Acrylic Feltcut65 mm/s · 22%—
Bamboo 3mmcut22 mm/s · 62% · air assist—
Bamboo Cutting Boardcut300 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist—
Bamboocut130 mm/min · 100% · air assist300 mm/min · 75–80% · 2× passes · air assist
Basswoodcut300 mm/min · 40–45% · 2× passes · air assist24 mm/s · 60% · air assist
Cardboardcut500 mm/min · 35%40 mm/s · 42%
Cardstock 300gsmcut100 mm/s · 14%—
Cardstockcut600 mm/min · 25%50 mm/s · 22%
Chipboard 2mmcut34 mm/s · 48% · air assist—
Copy Paper 80gsmcut120 mm/s · 10%—
Cork 3mmcut34 mm/s · 28% · air assist50 mm/s · 25%
Corkcut230 mm/min · 55%28 mm/s · 50%
Corrugated Cardboardcut42 mm/s · 36%—
Cotton Fabriccut18 mm/s · 40–45% · air assist—
Denim Fabriccut19 mm/s · 40–45% · air assist—
EVA Foam 6mmcut55 mm/s · 26%—
Faux Leathercut42 mm/s · 38% · air assist—
Foam Board 5mmcut50 mm/s · 28%—
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)cut32 mm/s · 42–50% · air assist38 mm/s · 38–48% · air assist
Genuine Leathercut300 mm/min · 80–85% · 2× passes · air assist300 mm/min · 65–70% · 2× passes · air assist
HTV Vinylcut105 mm/s · 9%—
Kraft Papercut280 mm/s · 12%—
Leathercut200 mm/min · 65% · air assist300 mm/min · 65–70% · 2× passes · air assist
Maplecut15 mm/s · 60–70%18 mm/s · 55–65%
Mylar Stencil 7.5milcut80 mm/s · 14%—
Plywoodcut130 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist24 mm/s · 60% · air assist
Rubber Stamp Blankcut13 mm/s · 50–55% · air assist—
Rubber Stamp Materialcut12 mm/s · 75%—
Walnutcut15 mm/s · 60–70%18 mm/s · 55–65%
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodengrave—350 mm/s · 15–20%
3mm Basswood Plywoodengrave500 mm/min · 75%350 mm/s · 15–20%
3mm Clear Acrylic (Cast)engrave440 mm/min—
3mm Clear Acrylicengrave2000 mm/min · 40–45%250 mm/s · 15–20%
3mm Maple Plywoodengrave400 mm/min—
3mm MDFengrave2000 mm/min · 40–45%350 mm/s · 15–20%
3mm Mirrored Acrylicengrave420 mm/min—
3mm Walnut Plywoodengrave380 mm/s · 16%—
6mm Baltic Birch Plywoodengrave2000 mm/min · 40–45%—
Acrylic Feltengrave500 mm/s · 5–8%—
Anodized Aluminumengrave500 mm/min · 100%220 mm/min · 75%
Bamboo 3mmengrave350 mm/s · 15–20%—
Bamboo Cutting Boardengrave375 mm/min · 65%—
Bambooengrave—350 mm/min · 50%
Basswoodengrave1000 mm/min · 25% · air assist350 mm/s · 15–20%
Cardboardengrave—500 mm/s · 10–15%
Cardstock 300gsmengrave500 mm/s · 5–8%—
Cardstockengrave—500 mm/s · 5–8%
Ceramic Tileengrave250 mm/s · 55%—
Chipboard 2mmengrave500 mm/s · 10–15%—
Coated Stainless Steel Tumblerengrave—330 mm/min · 46%
Copy Paper 80gsmengrave500 mm/s · 5–8%—
Cork 3mmengrave500 mm/s · 5–10%—
Corkengrave—400 mm/s · 10–15%
Corrugated Cardboardengrave500 mm/s · 5–10%—
Cotton Fabricengrave330 mm/s · 13%—
Denim Fabricengrave350 mm/s · 14%—
EVA Foam 6mmengrave500 mm/s · 5–10%—
Faux Leatherengrave500 mm/s · 5–10%—
Foam Board 5mmengrave500 mm/s · 5–10%—
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)engrave320 mm/s · 12–18% · air assist350 mm/s · 10–16% · air assist
Genuine Leatherengrave400 mm/min · 55%300 mm/min · 42%
Glassengrave380 mm/s · 8–12%400 mm/s · 8–12%
HTV Vinylengrave500 mm/s · 5–8%—
Kraft Paperengrave500 mm/s · 8%—
Leatherengrave2000 mm/min · 25–30%300 mm/min · 42%
Mapleengrave270 mm/s · 18–23%300 mm/s · 15–20%
Marble Tileengrave95 mm/s · 48%—
Mylar Stencil 7.5milengrave500 mm/s · 5–8%—
Plywoodengrave—350 mm/s · 15–20%
Rubber Stamp Blankengrave240 mm/s · 18%—
Rubber Stamp Materialengrave200 mm/s · 25%—
Slate (coaster)engrave380 mm/s · 13–18%400 mm/s · 12–16%
Slateengrave500 mm/min · 80%260 mm/min · 55%
Stainless Steelengrave240 mm/s · 58%—
Walnutengrave270 mm/s · 18–23%300 mm/s · 15–20%
All Glowforge Plus settings →All Epilog Fusion Pro settings →

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, the Glowforge Plus or Epilog Fusion Pro?

It depends on your use case. Glowforge Plus is 45W co2. Epilog Fusion Pro is 50W co2 with 812×508mm bed. See the decision guide and side-by-side specs above.

What materials can both the Glowforge Plus and Epilog Fusion Pro cut or engrave?

Both machines have community-tested settings for 20 shared materials. The settings table above lists every material with side-by-side speed, power, passes, and air assist values for direct comparison.

Is the Epilog Fusion Pro (50W) much faster than the Glowforge Plus (45W)?

Higher wattage typically means faster cutting and the ability to cut thicker material in fewer passes. The Epilog Fusion Pro (50W) cuts thicker material in single passes and engraves at higher speeds than the Glowforge Plus (45W). For raster engraving the difference is smaller because surface engraving is limited by mechanical scan speed.

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What Makers Say

★★★★★5.0· 6 reviews
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★★★★★

"Used it with a Glowforge — engraved beautifully with no changes. I will be purchasing more digital downloads from this shop."

— Anna

★★★★★

"I was struggling with lining up my NFC business cards. I was able to not only line them up much better but also do multiple cards at once — making that job so much easier."

— Camp

★★★★★

"Excellent quality and design. Cut clean and neat!"

— LYNN

★★★★★

"Great jigs. Appreciate the time saved not having to build this from scratch!"

— Bruce

★★★★★

"Excellent quality. Item as described. Expectations exceeded."

— Michael

★★★★★

"This template made my slate coasters so much easier. 4×4 coasters from Michaels drop in easily and are easy to remove. Def worth it."

— chris

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