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Head-to-head · Lighting Design Software

Vectorworks Vision vs AGi32

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score Vectorworks Vision #3 in Lighting Design Software 8.7/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Vectorworks
AGi32 #8 in Lighting Design Software 7.9/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit AGi32

Vectorworks Vision leads on 1 check, AGi32 on 1, and 2 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreVectorworks Vision · 8.7/10

Vectorworks Vision scores higher on our rubric for lighting design software: 8.7 against 7.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #8.

AGi32 offers plot & paperwork; Vectorworks Vision doesn't publish it. Vectorworks Vision offers live previsualization; AGi32 doesn't publish it.

Vectorworks Vision is the better fit for previsualizing production lighting before load-in. AGi32 is the better fit for photometric lighting calculations and reports.

  • Vectorworks Vision fits best

    Previsualizing production lighting before load-in

  • AGi32 fits best

    Photometric lighting calculations and reports

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Side by side

Feature Vectorworks Vision 8.7/10 Visit ↗ AGi32 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.7 7.9
Ranking #3 in Lighting Design Software #8 in Lighting Design Software
Best for Previsualizing production lighting before load-in Photometric lighting calculations and reports
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan — —
Free trial — —
Deployment Desktop Desktop
Platforms Windows, macOS Windows
Support Email, Phone Email, Phone, Docs
Integrations 4 integrations 3 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Vectorworks Vision 2/3 · AGi32 2/3
3D visualization ✓ ✓
Plot & paperwork Not published ✓ (best)
Live previsualization ✓ (best) Not published
Specs
Console protocols DMX; MA-Net2; MA-Net3; Multi-Input (specific protocol availability depends on platform) Not published
Platforms macOS 11, 12, 13; Windows 10 64-bit, Windows 11 Windows
Fixture library size Not published Not published
Our review
Pros
  • Previsualizes lights, video, and effects in a venue context
  • Works with lighting consoles to review cues and looks
  • Edits fixture parameters and saves rendered scenes as video
  • Direct and full-radiosity calculations cover electric light and daylight.
  • Imports and exports DWG/DXF and accepts IES and EULUMDAT photometric files.
  • Produces customizable reports, schedules, plots, renderings and animations.
Cons
  • Focuses on visualization and cueing rather than plot paperwork
  • Not sold as a standalone product
  • Vision Plus has four universes, unlike the Unlimited subscription
  • Runs on Windows only.
  • The annual subscription is for a single user.
  • Paid software, so it is not a fit for buyers seeking a free plan.
Our verdict

Vectorworks Vision is desktop previsualization software for entertainment design and production professionals. It simulates conventional and moving lights, video, and other effects in an event venue context, helping teams review cues and…

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Lighting professionals use AGi32 to model indoor and outdoor environments and predict how electric luminaires and daylight perform. Its audience includes engineers, lighting designers, architects and manufacturers who need photometric…

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  1. Vectorworks VisionLighting Design Software 8.7Paid
  2. AGi32Lighting Design Software 7.9Paid

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Vectorworks Vision — where it wins

    • Previsualizes lights, video, and effects in a venue context
    • Works with lighting consoles to review cues and looks
    • Edits fixture parameters and saves rendered scenes as video

    Where it doesn't

    • Focuses on visualization and cueing rather than plot paperwork
    • Not sold as a standalone product
    • Vision Plus has four universes, unlike the Unlimited subscription

  • AGi32 — where it wins

    • Direct and full-radiosity calculations cover electric light and daylight.
    • Imports and exports DWG/DXF and accepts IES and EULUMDAT photometric files.
    • Produces customizable reports, schedules, plots, renderings and animations.

    Where it doesn't

    • Runs on Windows only.
    • The annual subscription is for a single user.
    • Paid software, so it is not a fit for buyers seeking a free plan.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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