Below is a general comparison between VisualCAM and GerbTool bundles.
| VisualCAM | GerbTool | ||||||||
| Production | Design | Review | |||||||
| Features | VisualCAM | Designer | Inspector | Communicator | Viewer | ||||
| Information | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Import | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Export | X | X | X | X | |||||
| IPC-2581 Import/Export | X | X | X | X | |||||
| ODB++ Import/Export | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Modification | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Redline Mark-Up | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Marco/Scripting | X | X | X | ||||||
| Optimization | X | X | X | ||||||
| Quoting Information | X | X | X | ||||||
| Design Rules Checking (DRC) with Autocorrect | X | X | X | ||||||
| Netlist Import, Export, Compare | X | X | Opt. | ||||||
| Integrated NC-Drill Editor | X | X | |||||||
| Panelization (Basic) | X | X | |||||||
| Auto-Dimensioning | X | X | |||||||
| Mask Generation, Optimization | X | X | |||||||
| Design for Fabrication DFF with Autocorrect | X | Opt. | Opt. | ||||||
| Embedded Passive Analysis | X | Opt. | Opt. | ||||||
| DirectCAM Import | X | Opt. | Opt. | ||||||
| PADS ASCII Import | X | Opt. | Opt. | Opt. | Opt. | ||||
| Integrated NC-Mill Editor | X | Opt. | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||
| Panelization (Advanced) | X | Opt. | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||
| Assembly Reverse Engineering | Opt. | ||||||||
| Bare-Board Test Fixturing | X | ||||||||