Snapmaker Ray 40W vs Sculpfun S30 Pro — Which Should You Buy?

Side-by-side specs, settings, and decision guide. Both have community-tested settings for 29 shared materials.

Snapmaker Ray 40W vs Sculpfun S30 Pro: $299 — prices as of 2026, check retailer for current pricing.

Where to buy

Buy the Sculpfun S30 Pro — check current price & availability

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Which one should you buy?

Pick the Snapmaker Ray 40W if you want: more cutting power (40W vs 33W).

Pick the Sculpfun S30 Pro if you want: native LightBurn support (industry-standard).

Snapmaker Ray 40W

Power
40W

Laser Type
diode

Work Area
400×400mm

Sculpfun S30 Pro

Price
$299

Power
33W

Laser Type
diode

Work Area
380×385mm

Software

LightBurn

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55 settings for Snapmaker Ray 40W155 settings for Sculpfun S30 Pro

Settings Comparison

Material · Operation	Snapmaker Ray 40W	Sculpfun S30 Pro
2mm Basswood Plywoodcut	—	4000 mm/min · 95% · air assist
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut	5000 mm/min · 75% · air assist	500 mm/min · 78% · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodcut	5000 mm/min · 75% · air assist	500 mm/min · 100% · air assist
3mm Black Acryliccut	—	2500 mm/min · 80% · air assist
3mm Clear Acryliccut	3000 mm/min · 80%	300 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
3mm Hardboard HDFcut	—	300 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
3mm MDFcut	5000 mm/min · 75% · air assist	400 mm/min · 100% · air assist
3mm Tinted Acryliccut	—	500 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
5mm Plywoodcut	—	1200 mm/min · 100% · 3× passes · air assist
6mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut	—	200 mm/min · 100% · 3× passes · air assist
6mm Basswood Plywoodcut	—	250 mm/min · 88% · air assist
6mm MDFcut	—	200 mm/min · 92% · 2× passes · air assist
9mm Birch Plywoodcut	—	500 mm/min · 100% · 7× passes · air assist
Acrylic Feltcut	—	4500 mm/min · 50% · air assist
Alder 3mmcut	—	3700 mm/min · 68% · air assist
Aldercut	—	1000 mm/min · 80–85% · 2× passes · air assist
Bamboo 3mmcut	—	4000 mm/min · 65% · air assist
Bamboocut	2000 mm/min · 75–80% · 2× passes · air assist	1000 mm/min · 80–85% · 2× passes · air assist
Basswoodcut	5000 mm/min · 75% · air assist	800 mm/min · 75–80% · 2× passes · air assist
Cardboard (corrugated, ~3–4mm)cut	—	250 mm/s · 85%
Cardboardcut	7000 mm/min · 35%	3000 mm/min · 28%
Cardstock 300gsmcut	—	9000 mm/min · 22%
Cardstock (80–110 lb / ~220–300 gsm)cut	—	180 mm/s · 35%
Cardstockcut	7000 mm/min · 18%	4500 mm/min · 20%
Cedar 3mmcut	—	3600 mm/min · 65% · air assist
Cedarcut	—	480 mm/min · 95% · air assist
Cherry 3mmcut	—	3200 mm/min · 70% · 2× passes · air assist
Cherrycut	—	1100 mm/min · 70–75% · 2× passes · air assist
Chipboard 2mmcut	5000 mm/min · 58%	4200 mm/min · 65% · air assist
Copy Paper 80gsmcut	—	8000 mm/min · 25%
Cork 3mmcut	3000 mm/min · 60%	5000 mm/min · 45% · air assist
Cork Sheet 3mmcut	—	4500 mm/min · 60% · air assist
Corkcut	6000 mm/min · 55%	2000 mm/min · 40–45% · 2× passes · air assist
Corrugated Cardboardcut	—	4500 mm/min · 48% · 2× passes
Cotton Fabriccut	6000 mm/min · 50%	5500 mm/min · 55% · air assist
Craft Felt 3mmcut	—	6000 mm/min · 55% · air assist
Denim Fabriccut	6000 mm/min · 52%	5000 mm/min · 58% · air assist
EVA Foam 3mmcut	—	7000 mm/min · 50% · air assist
EVA Foam 6mmcut	—	4500 mm/min · 45%
Faux Leathercut	4500 mm/min · 48%	3500 mm/min · 58% · air assist
Foam Board 5mmcut	—	5000 mm/min · 42% · 2× passes
Foamcut	—	1000 mm/min · 22%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)cut	5000 mm/min · 70–80% · air assist	2500 mm/min · 85–95% · 2× passes · air assist
Genuine Leathercut	2000 mm/min · 60–65% · 2× passes · air assist	200 mm/min · 80% · 2× passes · air assist
HTV Vinylcut	—	9000 mm/min · 16%
Kraft Papercut	3000 mm/min · 18%	4000 mm/min · 18%
Leathercut	2000 mm/min · 60–65% · 2× passes · air assist	800 mm/min · 60–65% · 2× passes · air assist
Maplecut	3500 mm/min · 75–90% · 2× passes · air assist	1800 mm/min · 90–100% · 4× passes · air assist
Mylar Stencil 7.5milcut	—	7000 mm/min · 25%
Oak 3mmcut	—	3000 mm/min · 75% · 2× passes · air assist
Oakcut	—	1000 mm/min · 80–85% · 2× passes · air assist
Papercut	—	4000 mm/min · 15%
Pine 3mmcut	—	3500 mm/min · 70% · air assist
Pinecut	—	400 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
Plywoodcut	5000 mm/min · 75% · air assist	600 mm/min · 85–100% · 2× passes · air assist
Rubber Stamp Blankcut	—	800 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist
Walnutcut	3500 mm/min · 75–90% · 2× passes · air assist	1800 mm/min · 90–100% · 4× passes · air assist
Washi Tapecut	—	1500 mm/min · 15%
2mm Basswood Plywoodengrave	—	7000 mm/min · 45%
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodengrave	8000 mm/min · 30–35%	2000 mm/min · 30–35%
3mm Basswood Plywoodengrave	8000 mm/min · 30–35%	5000 mm/min · 50%
3mm Clear Acrylic (Cast)engrave	7500 mm/min	6500 mm/min
3mm Clear Acrylicengrave	8000 mm/min · 30–35%	—
3mm Hardboard HDFengrave	—	2000 mm/min · 40–45%
3mm Maple Plywoodengrave	4800 mm/min	4200 mm/min
3mm MDFengrave	8000 mm/min · 30–35%	2000 mm/min · 40–45%
3mm Mirrored Acrylicengrave	7000 mm/min	6000 mm/min
3mm Tinted Acrylicengrave	—	3500 mm/min · 65%
5mm Plywoodengrave	—	4500 mm/min · 60%
6mm Baltic Birch Plywoodengrave	—	2000 mm/min · 40–45%
6mm Basswood Plywoodengrave	—	2000 mm/min · 35–40%
6mm MDFengrave	—	2000 mm/min · 35–40%
Acrylic Feltengrave	—	8000 mm/min · 20–25%
Alder 3mmengrave	—	7000 mm/min · 44%
Alderengrave	—	3500 mm/min · 52%
Anodized Aluminumengrave	6000 mm/min · 50%	1500 mm/min · 70–80%
Bamboo 3mmengrave	—	7500 mm/min · 42%
Bamboo Cutting Boardengrave	4000 mm/min · 55%	—
Bambooengrave	7000 mm/min · 50%	3500 mm/min · 55%
Basswoodengrave	8000 mm/min · 30–35%	3000 mm/min · 50%
Cardboard (corrugated, ~3–4mm)engrave	—	450 mm/s · 28%
Cardboardengrave	8000 mm/min · 10–15%	8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Cardstock 300gsmengrave	—	8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Cardstockengrave	8000 mm/min · 10–15%	8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Cedar 3mmengrave	—	7000 mm/min · 42%
Cedarengrave	—	4500 mm/min · 35%
Ceramic Tileengrave	3000 mm/min · 85%	—
Cherry 3mmengrave	—	6500 mm/min · 48%
Cherryengrave	—	4000 mm/min · 48%
Chipboard 2mmengrave	8500 mm/min · 32%	—
Coated / Powder Coated Steelengrave	—	2800 mm/min · 75%
Coated Stainless Steel Tumblerengrave	6000 mm/min · 48%	2000 mm/min · 70–80%
Copy Paper 80gsmengrave	—	8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Cork 3mmengrave	5000 mm/min · 22%	8000 mm/min · 15–20%
Cork Sheet 3mmengrave	—	7000 mm/min · 35%
Corkengrave	8000 mm/min · 20–25%	7000 mm/min · 25%
Corrugated Cardboardengrave	—	8000 mm/min · 15–20%
Cotton Fabricengrave	9000 mm/min · 16%	7000 mm/min · 22%
Craft Felt 3mmengrave	—	3000 mm/min · 25–30%
Denim Fabricengrave	7000 mm/min · 18%	5500 mm/min · 25%
EVA Foam 3mmengrave	—	3000 mm/min · 20–25%
EVA Foam 6mmengrave	—	8000 mm/min · 15–20%
Faux Leatherengrave	8000 mm/min · 20%	8000 mm/min · 20–25%
Foam Board 5mmengrave	—	8000 mm/min · 15–20%
Foamengrave	—	3500 mm/min · 12%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)engrave	7500 mm/min · 40–50% · air assist	6000 mm/min · 60–70% · air assist
Genuine Leatherengrave	7000 mm/min · 40%	3000 mm/min · 40%
Glassengrave	8000 mm/min · 40–50%	1000 mm/min · 55%
HTV Vinylengrave	—	8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Kraft Paperengrave	8000 mm/min · 15%	8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Leatherengrave	7000 mm/min · 40%	2800 mm/min · 38%
Mapleengrave	7000 mm/min · 45–55% · air assist	5000 mm/min · 65–75% · air assist
Marble Tileengrave	—	2000 mm/min · 85%
Mylar Stencil 7.5milengrave	—	8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Oak 3mmengrave	—	6500 mm/min · 50% · air assist
Oakengrave	—	3500 mm/min · 55%
Paperengrave	—	8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Photopolymer Stamp Blankengrave	—	2500 mm/min · 60%
Pine 3mmengrave	—	7000 mm/min · 45% · air assist
Pineengrave	—	4500 mm/min · 40%
Plywoodengrave	8000 mm/min · 30–35%	3000 mm/min · 50–65%
Powder Coated Steelengrave	—	2800 mm/min · 75%
Rubber Stamp Blankengrave	—	2800 mm/min · 82%
Slate (coaster)engrave	7000 mm/min · 50–60%	2200 mm/min · 90%
Slateengrave	6000 mm/min · 70%	3000 mm/min · 68%
Spray Painted Metalengrave	—	3000 mm/min · 70%
Stainless Steelengrave	—	2800 mm/min · 95%
Walnutengrave	7000 mm/min · 45–55% · air assist	5000 mm/min · 65–75% · air assist
Washi Tapeengrave	—	4500 mm/min · 9%
Stainless Steelmark	—	400 mm/min · 90–100%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, the Snapmaker Ray 40W or Sculpfun S30 Pro?

It depends on your use case. Snapmaker Ray 40W is 40W diode with 400×400mm bed. Sculpfun S30 Pro is 33W diode with 380×385mm bed. See the decision guide and side-by-side specs above.

What materials can both the Snapmaker Ray 40W and Sculpfun S30 Pro cut or engrave?

Both machines have community-tested settings for 29 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 Sculpfun S30 Pro or Snapmaker Ray 40W compatible with LightBurn?

The Sculpfun S30 Pro works natively with LightBurn. The Snapmaker Ray 40W uses . LightBurn compatibility may be possible via a community device profile but is not officially supported.

Is the Snapmaker Ray 40W (40W) much faster than the Sculpfun S30 Pro (33W)?

Higher wattage typically means faster cutting and the ability to cut thicker material in fewer passes. The Snapmaker Ray 40W (40W) cuts thicker material in single passes and engraves at higher speeds than the Sculpfun S30 Pro (33W). For raster engraving the difference is smaller because surface engraving is limited by mechanical scan speed.

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