Zorowire vs Rapid Harness
Rapid Harness is a Windows desktop application that produces a full harness document set — 1:1 formboard, cut list, label list, BOM — in every plan, with a parts library linked to Octopart. It is priced per user, from $219 a month. Zorowire covers the same documents in the browser, adds a quote built from your labour times, and is priced per shop.
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If your team works on Windows and needs documents only, Rapid Harness is a mature, frequently updated choice. If you also price the harness, work on a Mac, or need several people on it without a seat each, Zorowire does the documents and the quote from one entry for a fraction of the per-user price.
What you get with Zorowire
- A quote from the harness: labour counted from its operations, setup per quantity break, NRE and margin. We found no quoting in Rapid Harness.
- Splice allowances and rounding in the cut length, plus strip length, terminal and seal for each wire end.
- A revision diff that shows which cut lengths, BOM lines and operations changed.
- Five users and unlimited viewers for €79 a month, against $6,599 a year for a five-user Standard Team.
- Runs on a Mac and in any browser; nothing to install.
- 150 connections per harness on Free, against 30.
Where Rapid Harness is strong
- A complete document set in every plan, the free one included.
- A built-in parts library with Octopart lookup.
- It ships often: the version history lists five releases in 2026.
- After cancelling, your designs stay readable.
- Excel and CSV import with a review step since October 2026.
Plan by plan
| Rapid Harness | Zorowire | |||||||
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| Feature | Free | Standard | Professional | Standard Team | Free | Starter | Shop | Pro |
| Price, as listed | $0source: rapidharness.com · checked | $219 a month or $2,199 a yearsource: rapidharness.com · checked | $299 a month or $2,999 a yearsource: rapidharness.com · checked | $6,599 a year for 5 users, yearly onlysource: rapidharness.com · checked | €0 | €24 a month or €190 a year | €79 a month or €790 a year | €149 a month or €1,490 a year |
| Users | 1 named usersource: rapidharness.com · checked | 1 named usersource: rapidharness.com · checked | 1 named usersource: rapidharness.com · checked | 5 userssource: rapidharness.com · checked | 1 | 1 | 5, plus unlimited read-only viewers | 15, plus unlimited read-only viewers |
| Limits | 5 designs, 30 connections per harnesssource: rapidharness.com · checked | Unlimited designs, 500 connections per harnesssource: rapidharness.com · checked | Unlimited designs, 5,000 connections per harnesssource: rapidharness.com · checked | 500 connections per harnesssource: rapidharness.com · checked | Unlimited harnesses × 150 connections; 3 quotes a month | 1,000 connections per harness; unlimited quotes | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Platform | Windows desktop app; designs stored in its cloudsource: rapidharness.com · checked | Windows desktop app; designs stored in its cloudsource: rapidharness.com · checked | Windows desktop app; designs stored in its cloudsource: rapidharness.com · checked | Windows desktop app; designs stored in its cloudsource: rapidharness.com · checked | Browser on macOS, Windows and Linux; nothing to install | Browser on macOS, Windows and Linux; nothing to install | Browser on macOS, Windows and Linux; nothing to install | Browser on macOS, Windows and Linux; nothing to install |
| 1:1 formboard | To-scale 1:1 formboard in every plan; tiled printing not mentionedsource: rapidharness.com · checked | To-scale 1:1 formboard in every plan; tiled printing not mentionedsource: rapidharness.com · checked | To-scale 1:1 formboard in every plan; tiled printing not mentionedsource: rapidharness.com · checked | To-scale 1:1 formboard in every plan; tiled printing not mentionedsource: rapidharness.com · checked | Automatic 1:1 layout; tiled A4/A3/Letter/Tabloid with overlap, registration marks and a 100 mm check ruler, or one piece; peg coordinates | Automatic 1:1 layout; tiled A4/A3/Letter/Tabloid with overlap, registration marks and a 100 mm check ruler, or one piece; peg coordinates | Automatic 1:1 layout; tiled A4/A3/Letter/Tabloid with overlap, registration marks and a 100 mm check ruler, or one piece; peg coordinates | Automatic 1:1 layout; tiled A4/A3/Letter/Tabloid with overlap, registration marks and a 100 mm check ruler, or one piece; peg coordinates |
| Cut list and cut lengths | Cut list with connector insertion depth; in our test no splice allowance and no roundingsource: Zorowire test, 2026-10-31 · checked | Cut list with connector insertion depth; in our test no splice allowance and no roundingsource: Zorowire test, 2026-10-31 · checked | Cut list with connector insertion depth; in our test no splice allowance and no roundingsource: Zorowire test, 2026-10-31 · checked | Cut list with connector insertion depth; in our test no splice allowance and no roundingsource: Zorowire test, 2026-10-31 · checked | Your allowances per connector and splice end, loops, slack, rounding; strip length, terminal and seal per end | Your allowances per connector and splice end, loops, slack, rounding; strip length, terminal and seal per end | Your allowances per connector and splice end, loops, slack, rounding; strip length, terminal and seal per end | Your allowances per connector and splice end, loops, slack, rounding; strip length, terminal and seal per end |
| Labels | Bundle label list and a Labels page in the document setsource: Zorowire test, 2026-10-31 · checked | Bundle label list and a Labels page in the document setsource: Zorowire test, 2026-10-31 · checked | Bundle label list and a Labels page in the document setsource: Zorowire test, 2026-10-31 · checked | Bundle label list and a Labels page in the document setsource: Zorowire test, 2026-10-31 · checked | Wire-end, connector and bundle labels: PDF sheets and CSV for label software | Wire-end, connector and bundle labels: PDF sheets and CSV for label software | Wire-end, connector and bundle labels: PDF sheets and CSV for label software | Wire-end, connector and bundle labels: PDF sheets and CSV for label software |
| BOM | Editable BOMsource: rapidharness.com · checked | Editable BOMsource: rapidharness.com · checked | Editable BOMsource: rapidharness.com · checked | Editable BOMsource: rapidharness.com · checked | BOM CSV, wire and covering in metres | BOM CSV, wire and covering in metres | BOM CSV, wire and covering in metres | BOM CSV, wire and covering in metres |
| Quote and costing | None foundsource: rapidharness.com · checked | None foundsource: rapidharness.com · checked | None foundsource: rapidharness.com · checked | None foundsource: rapidharness.com · checked | Labour from operations, setup, quantity breaks, margin, customer PDF: 3 a month | Same, unlimited; your labour table and price list | Same, for 5 users; quote PDF with your logo | Same, plus NRE lines and several price lists |
| Missing information before quoting | None foundsource: rapidharness.com · checked | None foundsource: rapidharness.com · checked | None foundsource: rapidharness.com · checked | None foundsource: rapidharness.com · checked | Missing part numbers and prices flagged | Flagged; basic RFQ checklist | Full RFQ checklist: missing customer information, unidentified parts, supplier price requests | Full RFQ checklist |
| Revisions | Revision table; no diff foundsource: rapidharness.com · checked | Revision table; no diff foundsource: rapidharness.com · checked | Revision table; no diff foundsource: rapidharness.com · checked | Revision table; no diff foundsource: rapidharness.com · checked | Last 2 revisions | Full history; diff of inputs, cut list, BOM and operations | Full history with diff | Full history with diff |
| Imports | Excel, CSV, text or pasted from-to lists (since October 2026); no WireViz import foundsource: rapidharness.com · checked | Excel, CSV, text or pasted from-to lists (since October 2026); no WireViz import foundsource: rapidharness.com · checked | Excel, CSV, text or pasted from-to lists (since October 2026); no WireViz import foundsource: rapidharness.com · checked | Excel, CSV, text or pasted from-to lists (since October 2026); no WireViz import foundsource: rapidharness.com · checked | Excel and CSV with column mapping | Excel, CSV and WireViz YAML | Excel, CSV and WireViz YAML | Excel, CSV and WireViz YAML |
| Cutting-machine export | None foundsource: rapidharness.com · checked | None foundsource: rapidharness.com · checked | None foundsource: rapidharness.com · checked | None foundsource: rapidharness.com · checked | Generic metric cut-list CSV | Generic metric cut-list CSV | Generic metric cut-list CSV | Saved machine column profiles (planned)planned |
| Languages | Not stated; imperial or metric unitssource: rapidharness.com · checked | Not stated; imperial or metric unitssource: rapidharness.com · checked | Not stated; imperial or metric unitssource: rapidharness.com · checked | Not stated; imperial or metric unitssource: rapidharness.com · checked | 32 interface languages; native text in English, German, Italian, Polish, Romanian | 32 interface languages; native text in English, German, Italian, Polish, Romanian | 32 interface languages; native text in English, German, Italian, Polish, Romanian | 32 interface languages; native text in English, German, Italian, Polish, Romanian |
| Try before buying, support | Free plan, no cardsource: rapidharness.com · checked | Read-only access to designs after cancellingsource: rapidharness.com · checked | Priority e-mail supportsource: rapidharness.com · checked | Card, or PO and invoice on yearly planssource: rapidharness.com · checked | Free plan, no card; community support | E-mail support | E-mail support | Priority support |
Price difference per year
| One user | Standard: $2,199 a year, 500 connections per harnesssource: rapidharness.com · checked | Starter: €190 a year (≈ $212), 1,000 connections, quotes included | ≈ $1,987 a year less |
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| Five users | Standard Team: $6,599 a yearsource: rapidharness.com · checked | Shop: €790 a year (≈ $883), unlimited connections and viewers | ≈ $5,716 a year less |
| Five users, large harnesses | Professional Team: $8,999 a year, 5,000 connectionssource: rapidharness.com · checked | Shop: €790 a year (≈ $883), unlimited connections | ≈ $8,116 a year less |
Rapid Harness lists prices in $ without stating the currency code or VAT; we read them as USD. Zorowire prices exclude VAT; dollar amounts are converted at the rate in our pricing (≈) and rechecked on the day of publishing.
Looking for a Rapid Harness alternative?
Zorowire runs in the browser, prices the harness from your own labour table and costs €79 a month for a shop of five.
Switching from Rapid Harness?
Show us a paid Rapid Harness licence or invoice and get your first year of Shop at the founding price, €49 a month instead of €79. We help you import your first harnesses.
How to switch
- In Rapid Harness, export the wiring table and the BOM to Excel. Read-only access after cancelling still lets you export.
- In Zorowire, import the wiring table and map the From, To, pin, colour, gauge and length columns once. The mapping is kept for the next file.
- Add the branch lengths from the drawing in a Segments sheet, or keep each wire's length as a customer-fixed length.
- Set your connector and splice allowances, read the findings, then print the calibration sheet and the board.
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