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Best diode laser engravers from US$500 to US$1,500

Top 30 models by score, from our catalog.

updated 21 Oct 2026models from 2023 on
AtomStack Kraft Lite 40W
#1

AtomStack Kraft Lite 40W

9.6 / 10
40 W498 × 320 mm
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2 Ikier K40 Max 48W
Ikier · 2025
K40 Max 48W
48 W850 × 800 mm600 mm/s
9.5 / 10
9.5
3 Genmitsu L8 40W
Genmitsu · 2023
L8 40W
40 W400 × 400 mm667 mm/s
9.4 / 10
9.4
4 AtomStack Kraft 20W
AtomStack · 2024
Kraft 20W
20 W498 × 320 mm600 mm/s
9.3 / 10
9.3
5 Wainlux L8 20W
Wainlux · 2024
L8 20W
20 W667 mm/s
9.2 / 10
9.2
6 Ikier K2 Pro 55W
Ikier · 2026
K2 Pro 55W
55 W500 × 320 mm600 mm/s
9.2 / 10
9.2
7 Acmer P2 33W
Acmer · 2023
P2 33W
33 W420 × 800 mm
9.2 / 10
9.2
8 Acmer P3 48W
Acmer · 2024
P3 48W
48 W800 mm/s
9.2 / 10
9.2
9 Longer Ray7S 40W
Longer · 2026
Ray7S 40W
40 W305 × 310 mm600 mm/s
9.1 / 10
9.1
10 Genmitsu L8 20W
Genmitsu · 2023
L8 20W
20 W400 × 400 mm667 mm/s
9.1 / 10
9.1
11 Acmer P2 20W
Acmer · 2023
P2 20W
20 W420 × 800 mm
9.0 / 10
9.0
12 xTool S1 10W
xTool · 2023
S1 10W
10 W498 × 330 mm400 mm/s
8.9 / 10
8.9
13 Sculpfun S30 Ultra 33W
Sculpfun · 2023
S30 Ultra 33W
33 W590 × 595 mm
8.9 / 10
8.9
14 Acmer P3 24W
Acmer · 2024
P3 24W
24 W800 mm/s
8.8 / 10
8.8
15 Longer Ray7S 20W
Longer · 2026
Ray7S 20W
20 W305 × 310 mm600 mm/s
8.8 / 10
8.8
16 Sculpfun S30 Ultra 22W
Sculpfun · 2023
S30 Ultra 22W
22 W590 × 595 mm
8.8 / 10
8.8
17 Sculpfun S40 Max 48W
Sculpfun · 2025
S40 Max 48W
48 W830 × 800 mm600 mm/s
8.7 / 10
8.7
18 WeCreat Vision 20W
WeCreat · 2023
Vision 20W
20 W420 × 290 mm600 mm/s
8.6 / 10
8.6
19 Sculpfun E1 Pro
Sculpfun · 2026
E1 Pro
21 W400 × 320 mm600 mm/s
8.6 / 10
8.6
20 xTool S1 20W
xTool · 2023
S1 20W
20 W498 × 319 mm600 mm/s
8.5 / 10
8.5
21 Sculpfun SF-A9 40W
Sculpfun · 2023
SF-A9 40W
40 W400 × 400 mm600 mm/s
8.5 / 10
8.5
22 Longer Ray7 40W
Longer · 2026
Ray7 40W
40 W305 × 310 mm600 mm/s
8.4 / 10
8.4
23 Longer B1 40W
Longer · 2023
B1 40W
40 W450 × 440 mm600 mm/s
8.3 / 10
8.3
24 Ortur H20 20W
Ortur · 2024
H20 20W
20 W420 × 300 mm333 mm/s
8.3 / 10
8.3
25 Wainlux Z4 Mini
Wainlux · 2023
Z4 Mini
600 mm/s
8.2 / 10
8.2
26 Longer B1 30W
Longer · 2023
B1 30W
30 W450 × 440 mm600 mm/s
8.2 / 10
8.2
27 Ortur R2 20W
Ortur · 2025
R2 20W
20 W300 × 210 mm333 mm/s
8.1 / 10
8.1
28 AtomStack A40 Pro V2
AtomStack · 2024
A40 Pro V2
385 × 400 mm
8.0 / 10
8.0
29 Acmer S2 Pro 48W
Acmer · 2025
S2 Pro 48W
48 W400 × 400 mm400 mm/s
8.0 / 10
8.0
30 Algolaser Alpha MK2 40W
Algolaser · 2024
Alpha MK2 40W
40 W400 × 410 mm500 mm/s
7.9 / 10
7.9

Close contests in this ranking

AtomStack Kraft Lite 40W vs Ikier K40 Max 48W AtomStack Kraft Lite 40WvsIkier K40 Max 48W 9.69.5 Ikier K40 Max 48W vs Genmitsu L8 40W Ikier K40 Max 48WvsGenmitsu L8 40W 9.59.4 Genmitsu L8 40W vs AtomStack Kraft 20W Genmitsu L8 40WvsAtomStack Kraft 20W 9.49.3 AtomStack Kraft 20W vs Wainlux L8 20W AtomStack Kraft 20WvsWainlux L8 20W 9.39.2 Wainlux L8 20W vs Ikier K2 Pro 55W Wainlux L8 20WvsIkier K2 Pro 55W 9.29.2 Ikier K2 Pro 55W vs Acmer P2 33W Ikier K2 Pro 55WvsAcmer P2 33W 9.29.2

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