Fashion & Apparel · head to head
Surefront vs CLO 3D
Surefront
Fashion & Apparel
Modern PLM for product teams at fashion brands
- From
- $300/month
- Rated
- -
CLO 3D
Fashion & Apparel
True-to-life garment visualization in 3D
- From
- $50/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Surefront the Internet Archive's capture of surefront.com on 12 July 2019 shows the domain was a parked BrandBucket listing for sale at $2,150 USD at that time, meaning any Surefront B2B product using this domain must date from after mid-2019.; 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: Surefront covers Product information, CLO 3D covers 3D garment visualization.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Surefront and CLO 3D actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Fashion & Apparel).
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 Surefront
- Product information
- Task management
- Collaboration
- File management
- Version control
- Supplier portal
- Slack
- Google Workspace
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
- Cloud deployment
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Surefront
- Team collaborationnot CLO 3D
- Product developmentnot CLO 3D
CLO 3D
- 3D garment designnot Surefront
- Virtual prototypingnot Surefront
- Digital samplingnot Surefront
- Fashion visualizationnot Surefront
- E-commerce contentnot Surefront
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Surefront
- The Internet Archive's capture of surefront.com on 12 July 2019 shows the domain was a parked BrandBucket listing for sale at $2,150 USD at that time, meaning any Surefront B2B product using this domain must date from after mid-2019.
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
Surefront
$300/month- Starter$300/month
- Basic PLM
- Team collaboration
- Professional$700/month
- Advanced features
- Integration
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Custom setup
- Support
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 Surefront if
- You need product information.
- You work on Windows, Mac, Web.
- You also want task management.
Choose CLO 3D if
- You need 3d garment visualization.
- You work on Windows, Mac.
- You also want true-to-life fabric simulation.
Questions people ask
- Is Surefront or CLO 3D better?
- Neither clearly leads. Surefront 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, Surefront or CLO 3D?
- Surefront starts at $300/month and CLO 3D at $50/month.
- Does Surefront or CLO 3D run on more platforms?
- Surefront runs on Windows, Mac, Web. CLO 3D runs on Windows, Mac.
- What is Surefront best used for?
- Surefront is most often used for team collaboration, product development. Of those, team collaboration and product development are not what CLO 3D is typically brought in for.
- What can Surefront do that CLO 3D cannot?
- Surefront covers Product information, Task management, Collaboration, File management. CLO 3D covers 3D garment visualization, True-to-life fabric simulation, 2D pattern design, Avatar creation & customization. Both handle User authentication, Cloud deployment.