A market leader in home and small business embroidery, known for user-friendly interfaces and the ubiquitous PES format.

Japanese manufacturer famous for precision engineering and the Memory Craft line. Uses JEF as its standard.

Swiss perfectionism in sewing form. Bernina machines are high-end, often using ART for design and EXP for stitching.

Closely related to Brother but with distinct high-end features. Extremely popular in the US prosumer market.

Swedish brand known for innovation. Moved from HUS to VIP and now VP3 formats.

The historic American brand. Modern Singer embroidery machines typically use the XXX format.

German heritage, known for the IDT system. Legacy machines use PCS; modern ones share VP3 with Viking.

Swiss design, now manufactured with Janome. Known for the EMD format and high reliability.

The global standard for industrial embroidery. The creator of the DST format.

Tajima's main industrial rival, known for robust machinery and the U01/DAT formats.

American commercial manufacturer, famous for the AMAYA modular system. Uses EXP and CND.

German industrial heavyweights. Machines are robust and use the Z00 or DST formats.

Korean industrial manufacturer offering cost-effective multi-head machines.

Japanese industrial brand. Their HAP/TAP formats exist, but they primarily run on DST.

Expert series machines. While no longer producing new embroidery models, they are workhorses using 10O.