Is Stoll or CLO 3D better?

Neither clearly leads. Stoll starts at $300/month and CLO 3D at $50/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Stoll or CLO 3D?

Stoll starts at $300/month and CLO 3D at $50/month.

Does Stoll or CLO 3D run on more platforms?

Stoll runs on Windows. CLO 3D runs on Windows, Mac.

What is Stoll best used for?

Stoll is most often used for knit design, production optimization. Of those, knit design and production optimization are not what CLO 3D is typically brought in for.

What can Stoll do that CLO 3D cannot?

Stoll covers Knit design, Pattern creation, Machine programming, Stitch simulation. CLO 3D covers 3D garment visualization, True-to-life fabric simulation, 2D pattern design, Avatar creation & customization. Both handle User authentication, Desktop deployment.

Software · head to head

Stoll vs CLO 3D

Stoll

Software

Knit design and knitting machine solutions

From: $300/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

CLO 3D

Software

True-to-life garment visualization in 3D

From: $50/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Stoll the flat knitting machine business under the Stoll brand was discontinued and its Reutlingen production site closed on 31 October 2025, per the vendor's own site; only spare parts and existing software licence keys remain available; CLO 3D the pricing page names four tiers, Student, Individual, Enterprise and Academic, and states that Enterprise and Academic are custom priced rather than listed
They diverge on capability: Stoll covers Knit design, CLO 3D covers 3D garment visualization.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Stoll and CLO 3D actually diverge.

Attributes where Stoll and CLO 3D differ
Attribute	Stoll	CLO 3D
Starting price	$300/month	$50/month
Platforms	Windows	Windows, Mac
Founded	1880	2009

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Stoll

Knit design
Pattern creation
Machine programming
Stitch simulation
Production planning
Stoll machines
CAD systems
Windows support

Only in CLO 3D

3D garment visualization
True-to-life fabric simulation
2D pattern design
Avatar creation & customization
Virtual fitting
Rendering & animation
Colorway management
Trim library

Both cover

User authentication
Desktop deployment

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Stoll

Knit designnot CLO 3D
Production optimizationnot CLO 3D

CLO 3D

3D garment designnot Stoll
Virtual prototypingnot Stoll
Digital samplingnot Stoll
Fashion visualizationnot Stoll
E-commerce contentnot Stoll

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Stoll

The flat knitting machine business under the Stoll brand was discontinued and its Reutlingen production site closed on 31 October 2025, per the vendor's own site; only spare parts and existing software licence keys remain available

CLO 3D

The pricing page names four tiers, Student, Individual, Enterprise and Academic, and states that Enterprise and Academic are custom priced rather than listed

Pricing, plan by plan

Stoll

$300/month

Basic$300/month
- Basic design
Advanced$600/month
- Advanced features
Enterprise$undefined/month
- Full solution

CLO 3D

$50/month

Individual$50/month
- Full 3D design capabilities
- Pattern making tools
- Fabric simulation
Team$75/month
- Everything in Individual
- Collaboration tools
- Shared libraries
Enterprise$undefined/month
- Everything in Team
- Custom integrations
- Dedicated support

Which should you pick?

Choose Stoll if

You need knit design.
You work on Windows.
You also want pattern creation.

Stoll review

Choose CLO 3D if

You need 3d garment visualization.
You work on Windows, Mac.
You also want true-to-life fabric simulation.

CLO 3D review

Questions people ask

Is Stoll or CLO 3D better?: Neither clearly leads. Stoll starts at $300/month and CLO 3D at $50/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Stoll or CLO 3D?: Stoll starts at $300/month and CLO 3D at $50/month.
Does Stoll or CLO 3D run on more platforms?: Stoll runs on Windows. CLO 3D runs on Windows, Mac.
What is Stoll best used for?: Stoll is most often used for knit design, production optimization. Of those, knit design and production optimization are not what CLO 3D is typically brought in for.
What can Stoll do that CLO 3D cannot?: Stoll covers Knit design, Pattern creation, Machine programming, Stitch simulation. CLO 3D covers 3D garment visualization, True-to-life fabric simulation, 2D pattern design, Avatar creation & customization. Both handle User authentication, Desktop deployment.

Stoll vs CLO 3D

Stoll

CLO 3D

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Stoll

Only in CLO 3D

Both cover

What people use each for

Stoll

CLO 3D

Where each one falls short

Stoll

CLO 3D

Pricing, plan by plan

Stoll

CLO 3D

Which should you pick?

Choose Stoll if

Choose CLO 3D if

Questions people ask

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