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Monport 40W CO2 vs Glowforge Pro — Which Should You Buy?

Side-by-side specs, settings, and decision guide. Both have community-tested settings for 35 shared materials.

Monport 40W CO2: $599 vs Glowforge Pro: $7,999 — prices as of 2026, check retailer for current pricing.

Where to buy

Buy the Monport 40W CO2 — check current price & availability

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Where to buy

Buy the Glowforge Pro — check current price & availability

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Which one should you buy?

Pick the Glowforge Pro if you want: more cutting power (45W vs 40W).

Monport 40W CO2

Price
$599
Power
40W
Laser Type
co2
Work Area
300×200mm
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Glowforge Pro

Glowforge Pro

Price
$7,999
Power
45W
Laser Type
co2
Software
Glowforge App
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65 settings for Monport 40W CO2158 settings for Glowforge Pro

Settings Comparison

Material · OperationMonport 40W CO2Glowforge Pro
2mm Basswood Plywoodcut—25 mm/s · 35% · air assist
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut20 mm/s · 65% · air assist25 mm/s · 100% · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodcut20 mm/s · 40% · air assist30 mm/s · 100% · air assist
3mm Black Acryliccut—25 mm/s · 60–70% · air assist
3mm Clear Acryliccut12 mm/s · 55% · air assist20 mm/s · 100% · air assist
3mm Coloured Acryliccut—15 mm/s · 60%
3mm MDFcut15 mm/s · 48% · air assist35 mm/s · 65–75% · air assist
3mm Tinted Acryliccut—18 mm/s · 60% · air assist
3mm Walnut Plywoodcut20 mm/s · 68%22 mm/s · 100% · air assist
5mm Plywoodcut—12 mm/s · 55% · 2× passes · air assist
6mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut14 mm/s · 80%168 glowforge_units · 100%
6mm Clear Acryliccut—6 mm/s · 72% · 2× passes · air assist
6mm MDFcut12 mm/s · 85%12 mm/s · 100% · air assist
9mm Birch Plywoodcut—4.5 mm/s · 72% · 3× passes · air assist
Acrylic Feltcut—65 mm/s · 22%
Acryliccut—150 mm/s · 80% · air assist
Alder 3mmcut—24 mm/s · 50%
Aldercut—300 mm/min · 80–85% · 2× passes · air assist
Bamboo 3mmcut25 mm/s · 78%25 mm/s · 50%
Bamboo Cutting Boardcut14 mm/s · 80–85% · air assist—
Bamboocut300 mm/min · 80–85% · 2× passes · air assist300 mm/min · 90–95% · 2× passes · air assist
Basswoodcut20 mm/s · 60% · air assist30 mm/s · 55–70% · air assist
Cardboard (corrugated, ~3–4mm)cut—85 mm/s · 42%
Cardboardcut35 mm/s · 45%200 mm/s · 40%
Cardstock 300gsmcut—80 mm/s · 10%
Cardstock (80–110 lb / ~220–300 gsm)cut—110 mm/s · 18%
Cardstockcut45 mm/s · 25%250 mm/s · 12%
Cedar 3mmcut—24 mm/s · 48%
Cedarcut—338 mm/min · 90% · air assist
Cherry 3mmcut—20 mm/s · 58%
Cherrycut—203 mm/min · 100% · air assist
Chipboard 2mmcut28 mm/s · 50%32 mm/s · 28%
Copy Paper 80gsmcut—120 mm/s · 10%
Cork 3mmcut32 mm/s · 38%34 mm/s · 28% · air assist
Cork Sheet 3mmcut—28 mm/s · 35% · air assist
Corkcut25 mm/s · 55%250 mm/min · 55%
Corrugated Cardboardcut—42 mm/s · 36%
Cotton Fabriccut50 mm/s · 32%55 mm/s · 18%
Craft Felt 3mmcut—50 mm/s · 15%
Denim Fabriccut40 mm/s · 40%48 mm/s · 22%
EVA Foam 3mmcut—40 mm/s · 20%
EVA Foam 6mmcut—55 mm/s · 26%
Faux Leathercut35 mm/s · 45%42 mm/s · 38% · air assist
Foam Board 5mmcut—50 mm/s · 28%
Foamcut—55 mm/s · 14%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)cut28 mm/s · 45–55% · air assist32 mm/s · 42–50% · air assist
Genuine Leathercut11 mm/s · 70–75% · air assist25 mm/s · 80%
HTV Vinylcut—105 mm/s · 9%
Kraft Papercut120 mm/s · 8%300 mm/s · 15%
Leathercut10 mm/s · 55% · air assist170 mm/min · 100% · air assist
Maplecut12 mm/s · 65–75%15 mm/s · 60–70%
Mylar Stencil 7.5milcut—80 mm/s · 14%
Oak 3mmcut—18 mm/s · 65%
Oakcut—169 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
Papercut—300 mm/s · 8%
Pine 3mmcut—22 mm/s · 55%
Pinecut—304 mm/min · 100% · air assist
Plywoodcut20 mm/s · 65% · air assist28 mm/s · 60–70% · air assist
Rubber Stamp Blankcut—13 mm/s · 50–55% · air assist
Rubber Stamp Materialcut8 mm/s · 80–85% · air assist—
Walnutcut12 mm/s · 65–75%15 mm/s · 60–70%
Washi Tapecut—160 mm/s · 7%
2mm Basswood Plywoodengrave—380 mm/s · 11%
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodengrave300 mm/s · 15–20%400 mm/s · 25–30%
3mm Basswood Plywoodengrave300 mm/s · 30%150 mm/s · 40%
3mm Black Acrylicengrave—350 mm/s · 18–25%
3mm Clear Acrylic (Cast)engrave420 mm/min440 mm/min
3mm Clear Acrylicengrave200 mm/s · 15–20%200 mm/s · 20%
3mm Maple Plywoodengrave390 mm/min400 mm/min
3mm MDFengrave250 mm/s · 10–15%450 mm/s · 20–28%
3mm Mirrored Acrylicengrave400 mm/min420 mm/min
3mm Tinted Acrylicengrave—140 mm/s · 20%
3mm Walnut Plywoodengrave380 mm/s · 18%350 mm/s · 25–30%
5mm Plywoodengrave—160 mm/s · 18%
6mm Baltic Birch Plywoodengrave—2000 mm/min · 40–45%
6mm Clear Acrylicengrave—120 mm/s · 22%
6mm MDFengrave—200 mm/s · 25–30%
9mm Birch Plywoodengrave—120 mm/s · 22%
Acrylic Feltengrave—500 mm/s · 5–8%
Acrylicengrave—500 mm/s · 20–25%
Alderengrave—371 mm/min · 52%
Anodized Aluminumengrave200 mm/s · 20% · air assist250 mm/s · 40%
Bamboo 3mmengrave380 mm/s · 22%330 mm/s · 15%
Bamboo Cutting Boardengrave250 mm/s · 35%—
Bambooengrave300 mm/min · 55%300 mm/s · 30%
Basswoodengrave300 mm/s · 15–20%450 mm/s · 20–28%
Cardboardengrave500 mm/s · 10–15%500 mm/s · 10–15%
Cardstock 300gsmengrave—500 mm/s · 5–8%
Cardstockengrave500 mm/s · 5–10%400 mm/s · 6%
Cedarengrave—405 mm/min · 45%
Ceramic Tileengrave250 mm/s · 55%160 mm/s · 65%
Cherry 3mmengrave—310 mm/s · 18%
Cherryengrave—371 mm/min · 55%
Chipboard 2mmengrave400 mm/s · 18%—
Coated / Powder Coated Steelengrave—300 mm/min · 48%
Coated Stainless Steel Tumblerengrave280 mm/min · 50%—
Copy Paper 80gsmengrave—500 mm/s · 5–8%
Cork 3mmengrave—500 mm/s · 5–10%
Cork Sheet 3mmengrave—320 mm/s · 12%
Corkengrave400 mm/s · 15–20%—
Corrugated Cardboardengrave—500 mm/s · 5–10%
Cotton Fabricengrave500 mm/s · 9%330 mm/s · 13%
Craft Felt 3mmengrave—2500 mm/min · 10–15%
Denim Fabricengrave420 mm/s · 12%350 mm/s · 14%
EVA Foam 3mmengrave—2000 mm/min · 10–15%
EVA Foam 6mmengrave—500 mm/s · 5–10%
Faux Leatherengrave500 mm/s · 12%500 mm/s · 5–10%
Foam Board 5mmengrave—500 mm/s · 5–10%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)engrave300 mm/s · 14–20% · air assist320 mm/s · 12–18% · air assist
Genuine Leatherengrave200 mm/s · 25%800 glowforge_units · 55%
Glassengrave350 mm/s · 10–14%300 mm/s · 18%
HTV Vinylengrave—500 mm/s · 5–8%
Kraft Paperengrave500 mm/s · 8%500 mm/s · 5–8%
Leatherengrave150 mm/s · 15–20%170 mm/min · 60%
Mapleengrave250 mm/s · 20–25%270 mm/s · 18–23%
Marble Tileengrave75 mm/s · 50%250 mm/s · 30%
Mylar Stencil 7.5milengrave—500 mm/s · 5–8%
Oak 3mmengrave—300 mm/s · 20%
Oakengrave—338 mm/min · 60%
Paperengrave—500 mm/s · 5–8%
Photopolymer Stamp Blankengrave—120 mm/s · 45%
Pine 3mmengrave—300 mm/s · 17%
Pineengrave—405 mm/min · 50%
Plywoodengrave300 mm/s · 15–20%450 mm/s · 22–30%
Powder Coated Steelengrave—300 mm/min · 48%
Rubber Stamp Blankengrave—240 mm/s · 18%
Rubber Stamp Materialengrave150 mm/s · 50%—
Slate (coaster)engrave350 mm/s · 15–22%200 mm/s · 23–28%
Slateengrave250 mm/s · 65%1000 glowforge_units · 80%
Spray Painted Metalengrave—350 mm/min · 45%
Stainless Steelengrave220 mm/s · 58%240 mm/s · 58%
Walnutengrave250 mm/s · 20–25%270 mm/s · 18–23%
Stainless Steelmark—120 mm/s · 70%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, the Monport 40W CO2 or Glowforge Pro?

It depends on your use case. Monport 40W CO2 is 40W co2 with 300×200mm bed. Glowforge Pro is 45W co2. See the decision guide and side-by-side specs above.

What materials can both the Monport 40W CO2 and Glowforge Pro cut or engrave?

Both machines have community-tested settings for 35 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 Glowforge Pro (45W) much faster than the Monport 40W CO2 (40W)?

Higher wattage typically means faster cutting and the ability to cut thicker material in fewer passes. The Glowforge Pro (45W) cuts thicker material in single passes and engraves at higher speeds than the Monport 40W CO2 (40W). 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

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"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

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

— LYNN

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

— Bruce

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

— Michael

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"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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