Stitchmate vs Brilliant

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Stitchmate compared with Brilliant
Detail	Stitchmate	Brilliant
What it does	Free online cross stitch design tool — convert photos or design charts for cross stitch, needlepoint, diamond painting, crochet and fuse beads	Design with AI agents on a professional canvas, free
Stage	Startup	MVP
Founded	2025	Not given
Based in	AM	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free: Create and edit patterns, PNG exports. Unlock packs: $7.99 for 1 pattern, $12 for 5 patterns, $20 for 10 patterns (never expire). Personal Pass: $14.99 for 30 days, $59 for 1 year, $99 lifetime. Plus Pass: $24.99 for 30 days, $99 for 1 year, $149 lifetime.	Free: $0 forever with every design feature, unlimited MCP agents, public projects and drops (2 GB), in-app chat with your own AI (10 messages a day). Personal: $20 per month with private projects, 50 GB storage, unlimited in-app chat on your own key, and base Brilliant AI allowance. Pro: $50 per mon
Key features	Convert photos to cross stitch patterns with real-time preview FLOW Score to measure pattern stitchability Support for 60+ embroidery floss brands including DMC, Anchor, Cosmo and Madeira Text tool with 48 stitch-friendly fonts One-click confetti cleanup to reduce scattered single stitches Printable PDF export with symbols, thread legend and stitch counts Full, half, quarter and backstitch support with French knots and beads Multi-layer non-destructive editing with unlimited undo/redo Progress tracker to mark stitches as you work Desktop app for Mac and Windows with offline support	Infinite canvas with native vector editing AI agents that design directly on the canvas Design repositories with branching and version control Auto layout and components with variants Open, non-proprietary Blueprint file format Import from Figma and Sketch MCP protocol support for any coding agent Real-time multiplayer collaboration Export to React, HTML, SVG, PDF and code Design systems with tokens and semantic modes
What makes it different	79% fewer confetti stitches than competing converters at default settings Runs in browser on any device with no download required One-time payments with no auto-renewing subscriptions Made by one independent developer, not a company Fair pricing adjusted by country using purchasing power parity	AI agents speak MCP natively and work on your canvas, not in a separate chat Design files are code via Blueprint format that syncs with your repository Full professional tool is completely free with unlimited MCP agents GitHub-style version control and branching for design files AI agents stay on brand via design system linting
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	15 −2 (down) since last check	18 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	3	9
Citation Flow (Majestic)	24	30
Referring domains (Majestic)	19	101

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