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xTool P2 vs Glowforge Pro — Which Should You Buy?

Side-by-side specs, settings, and decision guide. Both have community-tested settings for 42 shared materials.

xTool P2: $3,399 vs Glowforge Pro: $7,999 — prices as of 2026, check retailer for current pricing.

Where to buy

Buy the xTool P2 — check current price & availability

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Buy the Glowforge Pro — check current price & availability

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Which one should you buy?

Pick the xTool P2 if you want: more cutting power (55W vs 45W).

xTool P2

xTool P2

Price
$3,399
Power
55W
Laser Type
co2
Software
xTool Creative Space
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Glowforge Pro

Glowforge Pro

Price
$7,999
Power
45W
Laser Type
co2
Software
Glowforge App
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80 settings for xTool P2158 settings for Glowforge Pro

Settings Comparison

Material · OperationxTool P2Glowforge Pro
12mm Plywoodcut20 mm/s · 75% · air assist—
2mm Basswood Plywoodcut—25 mm/s · 35% · air assist
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut35 mm/s · 60% · air assist25 mm/s · 100% · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodcut100 mm/s · 30% · air assist30 mm/s · 100% · air assist
3mm Black Acryliccut—25 mm/s · 60–70% · air assist
3mm Clear Acryliccut60 mm/s · 45% · air assist20 mm/s · 100% · air assist
3mm Coloured Acryliccut—15 mm/s · 60%
3mm MDFcut40 mm/s · 55% · air assist35 mm/s · 65–75% · air assist
3mm Mirrored Acryliccut60 mm/s · 45% · air assist—
3mm Tinted Acryliccut—18 mm/s · 60% · air assist
3mm Walnut Plywoodcut80 mm/s · 40% · air assist22 mm/s · 100% · air assist
5mm Plywoodcut—12 mm/s · 55% · 2× passes · air assist
6mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut—168 glowforge_units · 100%
6mm Clear Acryliccut—6 mm/s · 72% · 2× passes · air assist
6mm MDFcut50 mm/s · 55% · air assist12 mm/s · 100% · air assist
9mm Birch Plywoodcut—4.5 mm/s · 72% · 3× passes · air assist
Acrylic Feltcut72 mm/s · 20%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 · 58% · air assist25 mm/s · 50%
Bamboo Cutting Boardcut22 mm/s · 60–65% · air assist—
Bamboocut30 mm/s · 65% · air assist300 mm/min · 90–95% · 2× passes · air assist
Basswoodcut45 mm/s · 55% · air assist30 mm/s · 55–70% · air assist
Cardboard (corrugated, ~3–4mm)cut—85 mm/s · 42%
Cardboardcut250 mm/s · 12%200 mm/s · 40%
Cardstock 300gsmcut110 mm/s · 12%80 mm/s · 10%
Cardstock (80–110 lb / ~220–300 gsm)cut—110 mm/s · 18%
Cardstockcut150 mm/s · 10%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 2mmcut38 mm/s · 44% · air assist32 mm/s · 28%
Copy Paper 80gsmcut130 mm/s · 9%120 mm/s · 10%
Cork 3mmcut38 mm/s · 25% · air assist34 mm/s · 28% · air assist
Cork Sheet 3mmcut—28 mm/s · 35% · air assist
Corkcut50 mm/s · 35%250 mm/min · 55%
Corrugated Cardboardcut48 mm/s · 32%42 mm/s · 36%
Cotton Fabriccut21 mm/s · 35–40% · air assist55 mm/s · 18%
Craft Felt 3mmcut—50 mm/s · 15%
Denim Fabriccut22 mm/s · 35–40% · air assist48 mm/s · 22%
EVA Foam 3mmcut—40 mm/s · 20%
EVA Foam 6mmcut62 mm/s · 23%55 mm/s · 26%
Faux Leathercut48 mm/s · 34% · air assist42 mm/s · 38% · air assist
Foam Board 5mmcut58 mm/s · 25%50 mm/s · 28%
Foamcut—55 mm/s · 14%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)cut42 mm/s · 35–45% · air assist32 mm/s · 42–50% · air assist
Genuine Leathercut19 mm/s · 55–60% · air assist25 mm/s · 80%
HTV Vinylcut115 mm/s · 8%105 mm/s · 9%
Kraft Papercut180 mm/s · 8%300 mm/s · 15%
Leathercut45 mm/s · 45% · air assist170 mm/min · 100% · air assist
Maplecut20 mm/s · 50–60%15 mm/s · 60–70%
Mylar Stencil 7.5milcut90 mm/s · 12%80 mm/s · 14%
Oak 3mmcut—18 mm/s · 65%
Oakcut—169 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
Papercut200 mm/s · 8%300 mm/s · 8%
Pine 3mmcut—22 mm/s · 55%
Pinecut—304 mm/min · 100% · air assist
Plywoodcut30 mm/s · 65% · air assist28 mm/s · 60–70% · air assist
Rubber Stamp Blankcut15 mm/s · 45–50% · air assist13 mm/s · 50–55% · air assist
Walnutcut20 mm/s · 50–60%15 mm/s · 60–70%
Washi Tapecut—160 mm/s · 7%
12mm Plywoodengrave300 mm/s · 20–25%—
2mm Basswood Plywoodengrave—380 mm/s · 11%
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodengrave—400 mm/s · 25–30%
3mm Basswood Plywoodengrave400 mm/s · 25%150 mm/s · 40%
3mm Black Acrylicengrave—350 mm/s · 18–25%
3mm Clear Acrylic (Cast)engrave470 mm/min440 mm/min
3mm Clear Acrylicengrave300 mm/s · 18%200 mm/s · 20%
3mm Maple Plywoodengrave410 mm/min400 mm/min
3mm MDFengrave—450 mm/s · 20–28%
3mm Mirrored Acrylicengrave450 mm/min420 mm/min
3mm Tinted Acrylicengrave—140 mm/s · 20%
3mm Walnut Plywoodengrave500 mm/s · 10–15%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 MDFengrave500 mm/s · 15–20%200 mm/s · 25–30%
9mm Birch Plywoodengrave—120 mm/s · 22%
Acrylic Feltengrave500 mm/s · 5–8%500 mm/s · 5–8%
Acrylicengrave—500 mm/s · 20–25%
Alderengrave—371 mm/min · 52%
Anodized Aluminumengrave—250 mm/s · 40%
Bamboo 3mmengrave400 mm/s · 15–20%330 mm/s · 15%
Bamboo Cutting Boardengrave400 mm/s · 22%—
Bambooengrave—300 mm/s · 30%
Basswoodengrave—450 mm/s · 20–28%
Cardboardengrave500 mm/s · 5–8%500 mm/s · 10–15%
Cardstock 300gsmengrave500 mm/s · 5–8%500 mm/s · 5–8%
Cardstockengrave500 mm/s · 5–8%400 mm/s · 6%
Cedarengrave—405 mm/min · 45%
Ceramic Mugengrave280 mm/s · 60%—
Ceramic Tileengrave—160 mm/s · 65%
Cherry 3mmengrave—310 mm/s · 18%
Cherryengrave—371 mm/min · 55%
Chipboard 2mmengrave500 mm/s · 10–15%—
Coated / Powder Coated Steelengrave—300 mm/min · 48%
Copy Paper 80gsmengrave500 mm/s · 5–8%500 mm/s · 5–8%
Cork 3mmengrave500 mm/s · 5–10%500 mm/s · 5–10%
Cork Sheet 3mmengrave—320 mm/s · 12%
Corrugated Cardboardengrave500 mm/s · 5–10%500 mm/s · 5–10%
Cotton Fabricengrave380 mm/s · 11%330 mm/s · 13%
Craft Felt 3mmengrave—2500 mm/min · 10–15%
Denim Fabricengrave400 mm/s · 12%350 mm/s · 14%
EVA Foam 3mmengrave—2000 mm/min · 10–15%
EVA Foam 6mmengrave500 mm/s · 5–8%500 mm/s · 5–10%
Faux Leatherengrave500 mm/s · 5–10%500 mm/s · 5–10%
Foam Board 5mmengrave500 mm/s · 5–10%500 mm/s · 5–10%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)engrave380 mm/s · 9–14% · air assist320 mm/s · 12–18% · air assist
Genuine Leatherengrave350 mm/s · 20%800 glowforge_units · 55%
Glassengrave420 mm/s · 7–10%300 mm/s · 18%
HTV Vinylengrave500 mm/s · 5–8%500 mm/s · 5–8%
Kraft Paperengrave500 mm/s · 5–8%500 mm/s · 5–8%
Leatherengrave500 mm/s · 15% · 20× passes · air assist170 mm/min · 60%
Mapleengrave320 mm/s · 14–18%270 mm/s · 18–23%
Marble Tileengrave108 mm/s · 44%250 mm/s · 30%
Mylar Stencil 7.5milengrave500 mm/s · 5–8%500 mm/s · 5–8%
Oak 3mmengrave—300 mm/s · 20%
Oakengrave—338 mm/min · 60%
Paperengrave500 mm/s · 5–8%500 mm/s · 5–8%
Photopolymer Stamp Blankengrave—120 mm/s · 45%
Pine 3mmengrave—300 mm/s · 17%
Pineengrave—405 mm/min · 50%
Plywoodengrave—450 mm/s · 22–30%
Powder Coated Steelengrave—300 mm/min · 48%
Rubber Stamp Blankengrave270 mm/s · 16%240 mm/s · 18%
Slate (coaster)engrave420 mm/s · 10–14%200 mm/s · 23–28%
Slateengrave350 mm/s · 60%1000 glowforge_units · 80%
Spray Painted Metalengrave—350 mm/min · 45%
Stainless Steelengrave275 mm/s · 52%240 mm/s · 58%
Walnutengrave320 mm/s · 14–18%270 mm/s · 18–23%
Stainless Steelmark—120 mm/s · 70%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, the xTool P2 or Glowforge Pro?

It depends on your use case. xTool P2 is 55W co2. Glowforge Pro is 45W co2. See the decision guide and side-by-side specs above.

What materials can both the xTool P2 and Glowforge Pro cut or engrave?

Both machines have community-tested settings for 42 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 xTool P2 (55W) much faster than the Glowforge Pro (45W)?

Higher wattage typically means faster cutting and the ability to cut thicker material in fewer passes. The xTool P2 (55W) cuts thicker material in single passes and engraves at higher speeds than the Glowforge Pro (45W). For raster engraving the difference is smaller because surface engraving is limited by mechanical scan speed.

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Settings are community-contributed and may not reflect your exact machine configuration or material batch. Always test on scrap first. Some links are affiliate links — we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.

What Makers Say

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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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