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Shima Seiki pricing
Shima Seiki publishes 3 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
- Entry price
- $250/month
- Model
- Subscription
- Tiers
- 3
- Free tier
- Not on record
Shima Seiki plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential | $250/month | 2 | Entry tier |
| Professional | $500/month | 2 | +$250/month, 2 more features |
| Enterprise | On request | 1 | Priced on request |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Essential
$250/monthThe entry tier. It covers basic design, standard features.
Professional
$500/monthOver Essential, this tier adds:
- Advanced design
- Integration
Enterprise
On requestOver Professional, this tier adds:
- Full solution
What the product covers
The full Shima Seiki feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Core
- Knit design
- Stitch pattern creation
- Color selection
- Machine control
- Production planning
- Visualization
Integrations
- Shima Seiki machines
- CAM systems
Security
- User authentication
Deployment
- Desktop deployment
Platform
- Windows support
Localization
- English language support
- Japanese language support
- Chinese language support
People bring Shima Seiki in for knit design, machine programming. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Shima Seiki are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Fashion & Apparel
Across the 6 fashion & apparel tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $190/month. Shima Seiki starts at $250/month, which puts it above the middle of its category.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shima Seiki (this page) | $250/month | subscription | - | |
| BlueCherry ERP | $200/month | subscription | - | vs Shima Seiki |
| Backbone PLM | €150/month | subscription | - | vs Shima Seiki |
| Adobe Illustrator for Fashion | $22.49/month | subscription | - | vs Shima Seiki |
| BlueCherry PLM | $350/month | subscription | - | vs Shima Seiki |
| Bamboo Rose | On request | subscription | - | vs Shima Seiki |
| AVA CAD/CAM | $180/month | subscription | - | vs Shima Seiki |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Shima Seiki badges page.
Before you pay for Shima Seiki
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 3 tiers between $250/month and On request, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare Shima Seiki against the tools that do have one before committing.
Shima Seiki runs on windows, and is published by Shima Seiki of Wakayama, Japan. The full record is on the Shima Seiki review, and the rest of the category is under best fashion & apparel tools.
Shima Seiki pricing questions
- How much does Shima Seiki cost?
- Shima Seiki publishes 3 tiers, from $250/month for Essential up to On request for Enterprise. The cheapest paid tier is $250/month.
- Does Shima Seiki have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: Shima Seiki is listed as subscription. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- What is the difference between Essential and Professional on Shima Seiki?
- Professional costs $500/month against $250/month, and adds advanced design, integration.
- Is the Enterprise plan on Shima Seiki worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is full solution. It costs On request against $250/month for Essential. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Is Shima Seiki expensive for a fashion & apparel tool?
- It starts above the middle of its category. Across the 6 fashion & apparel tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $190/month; Shima Seiki starts at $250/month.
- What am I actually paying for with Shima Seiki?
- The record lists 14 features across 6 areas: core, integrations, security, deployment, platform, localization. In practice it is brought in for knit design, machine programming.
- Does Shima Seiki charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 3 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Shima Seiki prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Shima Seiki against before paying?
- The closest fashion & apparel tools in this directory are BlueCherry ERP, Backbone PLM, Adobe Illustrator for Fashion, BlueCherry PLM. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Shima Seiki covering price, platforms and features.