I was literally shocked to see the prices of embroidery software. And not to mention the user interfaces, like they are stuck in the 90s!
I’ve been using InkStitch, but learning vector graphics for non-technical people is not user friendly. An upcoming app that is quite promising is StitchPencil, developer by a German engineer. Looks solid!
Btw I believe nowadays you can easily let Claude build you software that replaces the subscription entirely.