Quick answer: Cabinet software in 2026 splits three ways. Enterprise systems (Cabinet Vision, Mozaik CNC) run high-volume CNC production and are reported above $5,000 or up to $295 per month. Showroom systems (2020 Spaces) specify catalogued manufacturer lines at $1,945–$2,745 per year.
Shop systems (Cabinet Planner at $69.95, Cabinet Pro, Pro100 at $3,144.99) design and cost custom work on a one-time licence. Most cabinet makers, closet manufacturers and kitchen remodelers need the third category and pay for the first.
Prices are publicly listed US figures as of August 20th, 2026 and change without notice. Verify with each vendor before purchasing.
The Three Categories of Cabinet Software
Comparing cabinet software feature by feature is how shops end up buying the wrong thing. A high-end CNC system and a $69.95 planner both “generate cut lists.” The useful question is which category you belong in.
Enterprise Production Systems: - assume a factory floor: multiple routers, multiple designers, ERP integration, nested-based manufacturing. Cabinet Vision (Cyncly) and Mozaik’s CNC and Enterprise tiers live here.Cabinet Vision is quote-only; independent comparisons report entry configurations above $5,000. Mozaik’s top tiers are reported up to $295 per month. If you run two shifts on three machines, that capability earns its price.
Showroom Specification Systems: - assume you are selling somebody else’s cabinets. 2020 Spaces / 2020 Design Flex is built around live manufacturer catalogues you specify SKUs, not carcasses. At $1,945–$2,745 per year it is excellent at that job and wrong for custom work.
Shop Design Systems: - assume you build the boxes. Pro100, Cabinet Pro and Cabinet Planner are all sold as one-time perpetual licenses. This is where most cabinet makers, closet manufacturers and kitchen and bath remodelers belong.
| Software | Licence | Published price | Best suited to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pro100 | One-time perpetual | $3,144.99 ($3,444.95 with Kray renderer) | Custom cabinets, closets, garages, furniture |
| Cabinet Pro | One-time perpetual, optional update fee | Six packages; price on request | Cabinet and door manufacturers wanting deep CNC |
| Cabinet Planner | One-time perpetual | $69.95, no other fees | Hobbyists and one-person shops |
| Mozaik | Subscription | $125/mo; +$60/mo per seat | CNC shops wanting production logic |
| Cabinet Vision | Quote only | Not published (reported above $5,000) | High-volume factories |
| 2020 Spaces / Design Flex | Subscription | $1,945–$2,745/yr | Showrooms specifying branded lines |
A $69.95 tool and a $3,144.99 tool both "generate cut lists." What separates them is everything that happens before the cut list how the design is presented to the client, how the job is priced, and how much awkward geometry the software will tolerate before you start faking it.
Let’s be straight about one-time licensing.
Where the subscription question genuinely bites is against Mozaik, 2020 and Cabinet Vision. A $125 per month subscription is $7,500 over five years and $15,000 over ten, and it stops opening your files the day you stop paying. Against those three, a $3,144.99 one-time licence breaks even in about 25 months and every month after that is money that stays in the business.
What separates the three one-time options?
Cabinet Planner is the cheapest cabinet software with a real cut list, and for a one-person shop building straightforward boxes that may be all you need. It covers face frame and frameless construction, shop plans, elevations, floor plans, 3D and a panel optimizer with DXF output. Its limits show on presentation and complexity: no photorealistic rendering, minimal room context, and awkward geometry get awkward fast.
Cabinet Pro has been in this market since 1986, and its CNC output is serious Smart CNC rules, post-processors, customizable cut list reports, and separate packages for door and drawer manufacturers. Its weakness is the same as its strength: it is built for cabinet and door manufacturing. If your work is half closets and garage systems, you are using a cabinet tool for non-cabinet jobs.
Pro100 is the most expensive of the three one-time options at $3,144.99, and it is worth being straight about why rather than pretending otherwise. Cabinet Planner is a drafting and cut-list tool. Cabinet Pro is a cabinet and door manufacturing system. Pro100 is a design, presentation and costing system that happens to also produce shop documentation — which is a different job, and the reason the price sits where it does. Three things separate it in practice.
Licensing on a physical key, not a seat.
Pro100 licenses to a physical USB dongle rather than to a user or workstation. Install on any number of computers; the software runs wherever the key is plugged in. No seat administration, no transfer requests, no per-user fees. By comparison, Mozaik charges $60 per month for each additional seat; three designers is $2,940 a year, every year. A Pro100 dongle is bought once and shared across the shop.
Presentation and production from one model.
Pro100 produces photorealistic renderings with the optional Kray engine and dimensioned floor plans, wall elevations, shop drawings, cut lists, cabinet lists and job costing — from the same file. Cabinet-only tools tend to do one side well.
One program across every job you take.
Kitchens, closets, garage storage, offices, entertainment centers, mudrooms, vanities, freestanding furniture and commercial casework, from the same library. If your shop takes whatever comes through the door, you are not buying and learning two systems.
Which cabinet software fits your trade?
Cabinet makers.
Your constraint is accuracy at the saw. Define your own construction method reveals overlay, joint, material thickness so generated parts match how you build. All three one-time options do this; the difference is how long setup takes.
Closet manufacturers.
Your constraint is speed of iteration; clients change their minds while standing in the closet. You need to move the hanging section, add a drawer bank and re-price without redrawing. Look hard at the closet part library because a cabinet-first tool will make you fake shelving towers out of base cabinets.
Kitchen and bath remodelers.
Your constraint is closing the sale. Homeowners cannot read elevations, but they can read a render of their own kitchen. This is where the presentation gap between the cheap and mid-tier options costs your jobs and where 2020 makes sense if you are selling catalogue lines rather than building.
Interior designers.
Your constraint is context. Cabinets do not sell in isolation. You need a broad object library and the ability to import 3DS, OBJ and DAE models so the presentation reflects the whole room.
CNC users.
Your constraint is sheet yield and machine-ready data. Cabinet Pro and Mozaik lead here. Pro100 offers an optional CNC package and panel optimizers enough for most small and mid-size shops, not a substitute for a nested-based production system if you are running multiple routers.
Garage cabinet manufacturers.
Your constraint is odd dimensions, nothing is square, ceilings vary, runs work around water heaters and panel boxes. You need a shape editor that builds a genuinely custom carcass instead of faking it with fillers.
How to evaluate cabinet software
Vendor demos are built to succeed. Test on your own work instead.
1. Rebuild a job you have already finished. You know the right answer, so you will spot immediately where the software fights you.
2. Compare the generated cut list against the parts you cut. If those do not reconcile, nothing else matters.
3. Price that same job in the costing module and compare it to what you charged.
4. Test one genuinely awkward detail, an angled wall, a radius island, a cabinet dying into a sloped ceiling.
5. Multiply the monthly price by 60. That is the real number for any subscription.
6. Count the seats you will need in three years, not today.
7. Ask what happens to your files if you stop paying and get them in writing.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best cabinet software for a small shop?
For shops of one to fifteen people doing custom work, a one-time licence Pro100, Cabinet Pro or Cabinet Planner — usually beats a subscription on cost and on file access. Enterprise systems like Cabinet Vision are engineered for multi-machine production and bring capability a small shop pays for but rarely opens.
Is there cabinet design software without a monthly subscription?
Yes. Cabinet Planner at $69.95, Cabinet Pro across six one-time packages, and Pro100 at $3,144.99 are all perpetual licences. Mozaik, 2020 Design Flex and Cabinet Vision are subscription or contract-based.
How much does Cabinet Vision cost?
Cyncly does not publish pricing; it is quoted by modules, seats and CNC integration. Independent comparisons report entry configurations above $5,000, with production configurations considerably higher.
How much does Mozaik cost?
Mozaik Manufacturing is listed at $125 per month after a required three-month paid trial, with added seats at $60 per month. CNC and Enterprise tiers are reported to be up to $295 per month.
How much does Cabinet Planner cost?
Cabinet Planner is $69.95 as a one-time purchase with no other fees, including free updates. It offers a limited free trial so you can evaluate before buying.
What is the difference between cabinet software and closet design software?
Mostly the library parts. Both design boxes; closet work needs hanging rods, shelving towers, drawer banks and shoe shelving as first-class components. Software that treats closets as an afterthought forces you to fake them from base cabinets.
Can one program handle cabinets, closets and garages?
Yes. Because there are all three boxes with different components inside, a well-built cabinet design program covers kitchens, closets, garage storage, offices and commercial casework from the same library which matters if your shop takes whatever work comes in.
How many computers can I install one license on?
It depends entirely on the model. Subscription products license per seat. Pro100 licenses on a physical USB dongle, so you can install unlimited computers and run on whichever holds the key.
The bottom line
There is no best cabinet software — there is the right category for your shop. If you run a factory, buy a factory system. If you sell catalogue cabinets from a showroom, buy a specification system. If you build custom work in a small-to-mid-size shop, buy a one-time shop system and keep the money.
ro100 is $3,144.99 once, covers cabinets, closets, garages, offices and furniture from one program, licences on a key rather than a seat, and produces both the render that sells the job and the cut list that builds it. It is not the cheapest one-time licence in this comparison, and it is not trying to be.
Choosing between packages is one problem. Getting one configured to match how your shop builds is a harder one — we covered that in cabinet design software for small shops.
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