Comparisons

Every machine we've scored

Every machine we've scored, on one price axis per category. Prices are traced to a live manufacturer or dealer listing and re-checked weekly; a machine only shows a price band while that listing still publishes a number. When it stops, the row reads "checking" rather than carrying a figure we can no longer source. Scores come from the published scoring method.

Home & hobby embroidery

Machine	Field	Built-ins	Price (axis $300–1,300)	Score
Brother PE800 best used value	5×7 in	138	checking	8.6/10
Brother PE900 best new 5×7	5×7 in	193	$1,030–1,250	8.4/10
Brother SE2000 combo	5×7 in	193	$1,299–1,499	8.0/10
Brother SE700 combo	4×4 in	135	$525–580	7.6/10
Brother PE535 single-needle · discontinued	4×4 in	80	checking	7.4/10

3 of 5 prices traced to a live listing, most recent check 28 Aug 2026. Rows without a live source read "checking" rather than showing a band.

Business & multi-needle

Machine	Field	Built-ins	Price (axis $4,000–25,000)	Score
Brother PR680W best all-rounder	8×12 in	60	$12,999–13,629	8.7/10
Brother PR1060W multi-needle	8×14 in	1280	checking	8.5/10
Ricoma EM-1010 value pick	12.2×8.3 in	200	$4,830–5,499	8.1/10

2 of 3 prices traced to a live listing, most recent check 4 Sep 2026. Rows without a live source read "checking" rather than showing a band.

Longarm quilting

Machine	Field	Price (axis $5,000–40,000)	Score
APQS Millennium buy-it-for-life	26in throat in	checking	8.6/10
Handi Quilter Moxie best first longarm	15in throat in	$5,495–5,995	8.5/10
Handi Quilter Amara ST frame	20in throat in	checking	8.4/10
Grace Company Q'nique 21X Elite value	21in throat in	checking	8.2/10
Gammill Vision 2.0 frame	18-26in throat in	checking	8.0/10
Handi Quilter Capri sit-down	18in throat in	checking	7.9/10

1 of 6 prices traced to a live listing, most recent check 4 Sep 2026. Rows without a live source read "checking" rather than showing a band.