Zorowire vs Zuken E3.series + Harness Builder
Zuken E3.series is an enterprise electrical CAD suite for Windows. With E3.formboard and Harness Builder it covers formboards, cut lists, label-printer and tester outputs, machine exports and, since 2026, a Cost Estimator. The harness modules are priced on request on top of a per-seat lease from €164 a month. Zorowire is for shops that start from the customer's list rather than from a schematic.
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If you design the electrical system and need machine programs and tester integration in one suite, E3.series with Harness Builder covers far more than Zorowire. If you build to customers' drawings and need the board, the cut list and a quote quickly and at a small-shop price, Zorowire is the lighter tool.
What you get with Zorowire
- Published prices from €0, per shop rather than per seat.
- Browser on any OS; no install or licence server.
- Formboard, cut list and quote in every plan, not as separate modules.
- Start in an afternoon; no multi-day training.
Where Zuken E3 is strong
- Full electrical design: schematics, cable design and harness manufacturing in one suite.
- Machine exports for Komax, Schleuniger and Argus, and outputs for label printers and harness testers.
- A Cost Estimator with assembly times in Harness Builder 2026.
- Many interface languages and offline work.
Plan by plan
| Zuken E3.series + Harness Builder | Zorowire | ||||||
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| Feature | E3.schematic 365 | E3.cable 365 | + E3.formboard / Harness Builder | Free | Starter | Shop | Pro |
| Price, as listed | €99 a month node-locked, €154 floatingsource: zuken.com · checked | €164 a month node-locked, €274 floatingsource: zuken.com · checked | On requestsource: zuken.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 | Per seat, node-locked or floating licencesource: zuken.com · checked | Per seat, node-locked or floating licencesource: zuken.com · checked | Per seat, node-locked or floating licencesource: zuken.com · checked | 1 | 1 | 5, plus unlimited read-only viewers | 15, plus unlimited read-only viewers |
| Limits | None statedsource: zuken.com · checked | None statedsource: zuken.com · checked | None statedsource: zuken.com · checked | Unlimited harnesses × 150 connections; 3 quotes a month | 1,000 connections per harness; unlimited quotes | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Platform | Windows desktop; works offlinesource: zuken.com · checked | Windows desktop; works offlinesource: zuken.com · checked | Windows desktop; works offlinesource: zuken.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 | Nosource: zuken.com · checked | Nosource: zuken.com · checked | Yes, with automatic wire length and bundle diametersource: zuken.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 | Nosource: zuken.com · checked | Nosource: zuken.com · checked | Yessource: zuken.com · 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 | Nosource: zuken.com · checked | Nosource: zuken.com · checked | Outputs for Brady, Brother and HP label printerssource: zuken.com · 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 | Yessource: zuken.com · checked | Yessource: zuken.com · checked | Yes, per dash-number variantsource: zuken.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 | Nosource: zuken.com · checked | Nosource: zuken.com · checked | Cost Estimator report with assembly times (2026); Cableteque integrationsource: zuken.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 | Not statedsource: zuken.com · checked | Not statedsource: zuken.com · checked | Not statedsource: zuken.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 | Not statedsource: zuken.com · checked | Not statedsource: zuken.com · checked | Not statedsource: zuken.com · checked | Last 2 revisions | Full history; diff of inputs, cut list, BOM and operations | Full history with diff | Full history with diff |
| Imports | E3 nativesource: zuken.com · checked | E3 nativesource: zuken.com · checked | Excel from-to list into Harness Buildersource: zuken.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 | Nosource: zuken.com · checked | Nosource: zuken.com · checked | Komax, Schleuniger, Argus; 4Wire CAO for Komax MESsource: zuken.com · checked | Generic metric cut-list CSV | Generic metric cut-list CSV | Generic metric cut-list CSV | Saved machine column profiles (planned)planned |
| Languages | Several, including German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinesesource: zuken.com · checked | Several, including German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinesesource: zuken.com · checked | Several, including German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinesesource: zuken.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 | Harness Builder: 7-day cloud test drive, North America only; training offeredsource: zuken.com · checked | Harness Builder: 7-day cloud test drive, North America only; training offeredsource: zuken.com · checked | Harness Builder: 7-day cloud test drive, North America only; training offeredsource: zuken.com · checked | Free plan, no card; community support | E-mail support | E-mail support | Priority support |
Price difference per year
| One seat, harness documentation | E3.cable 365: €1,968 a year node-locked (12 × €164), before the unpriced E3.formboard and Harness Buildersource: zuken.com · checked | Starter: €190 a year, formboard and cut list included | at least €1,778 a year less |
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Zuken's page shows “starting at €90” in its header and €99 in the price list for E3.schematic 365; we use the list prices. Prices exclude VAT as far as stated.
Looking for a lighter alternative to E3.series for harness manufacturing?
Zorowire reads the from-to list you export from E3 and gives you the 1:1 board, the cut list and the quote in the browser.
Switching from Zuken E3?
Show us a paid Zuken E3 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
- Export the from-to list and the BOM to Excel from E3.series or Harness Builder.
- Import the list into Zorowire and map the columns.
- Add the branch lengths from the formboard drawing in a Segments sheet.
- Read the findings, set your allowances, then quote and print.
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