
Which Power Cutter Brand Wins?
In our test we compared 16 power cutter options head to head. Skil came out on top. See the measured results, the runner-up, the budget pick, and a link to the full test video.

Skil
Price shown in test: $80
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Warrior
Price shown in test: $40
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Workpro
Price shown in test: $30
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The quick take
The short version of why each pick lands where it does, built straight from the measured results.
“This is by far the best tool in the lineup and would definitely be my choice.”
Placed top three in 1 of 1 measurements.
The measured results
Every number below is read straight from the test. Products are listed in the order they finished.
Cardboard cutting speed
- 1Skil
the Skil is very smooth and has by far the fastest cut speed yet at 1.38 seconds
- 2Warrior
the Warrior moves into second place behind the Workpro with an average speed of 1.58 seconds
- 3Makita
the Makita is definitely the ultimate cardboard cutter with an average speed of 1.19 seconds
- 5Workpro
the Workpro makes a lot more RPM than the Gar Tola... and the 1.53 average cut speed will be very hard to beat
- 6Worx ZipSnip
the Zip Snip is the smoothest and the fastest yet at only 1.41 seconds. Very impressive
- 7Ryobi1.88 seconds
is faster than most of the other brands
- 8Fanttik
the Fanttik is slower than average at 2.39 seconds
- 9Saker
the Saker feels even smoother than the Snapfresh and it's also cutting faster than the Snapfresh at 1.74 seconds on average to move into second place behind the Workpro
- 10Gartol2.77 seconds
on the first cut is so much better than a utility knife... finished with the next two cuts with an average speed of 2.44 seconds
- 11Black+Decker
the average cut speed of 2.31 seconds is good enough to move into second place
- 12SnapFresh
the Snapfresh feels smoother than the Gar Tola and the Black & Decker, but not as smooth as the Workpro. And 1.96 seconds on average is pretty good
- 13EVCITN
EV makes plenty of blade speed, but unfortunately, the blade guard is catching and dragging on the cardboard pretty badly. And 1.91 seconds is good enough to move into third place
- 14Vloxo
the Vloxo isn't nearly as fast as the Workpro and the Worx, but is still performing well. And the Vloxo is slower than most of the other brands at 2.5 seconds on average
- 15S&F
the S and F is pretty slow at only 262 RPM... has an average speed of 2.03 seconds
- 16Onevan
the Onevan is by far the slowest in the lineup with a three-cut average time of 5.17 seconds
- 4Zeitenot tested
MDF cutting speed
- 3Makita
unfortunately, the Makita doesn't produce enough torque for heavy materials like MDF... finally finished in 22 seconds
- 4Zeite
the third cut is the fastest of the three at 2.98 seconds
- 5Workpro
the MDF is a little too dense for the Workpro. And the Workpro has an average cutting speed of 4.69 seconds
- 6Worx ZipSnip
the Zip Snip stalled several times throughout the cut, but it's finally finished in 10.22 seconds
- 8Fanttik
the Fanttik produces a lot of torque, but not much blade speed... the Fanttik is the fastest in the lineup with an average cutting speed of 1.53 seconds
- 10Gartol
the Gator tool lost a lot of blade speed and it never stalled, which is pretty impressive. And 2.37 seconds on average is a pretty good cutting speed
- 11Black+Decker
the Black & Decker really struggled with an average cutting speed of 15.52 seconds
- 12SnapFresh
the Snapfresh doesn't make a lot of blade speed, but it does make pretty decent torque... for an average cutting speed of 3.75
- 13EVCITN
EV's blade guard seems to be causing pretty significant blade pinch... EV is finally finished in 22.7 seconds
- 15S&F
I pushed the S&F a little too hard on the first cut and it stalled the cutting wheel... that's 6.32 seconds on average
- 1Skilnot tested
- 2Warriornot tested
- 7Ryobinot tested
- 9Sakernot tested
- 14Vloxonot tested
- 16Onevannot tested
Plexiglas cutting speed
- 1Skil
the high RPM skill makes more than enough blade speed for fast cuts... 0.95 seconds is the fastest time yet
- 2Warrior
the blade guard only hit a snag just once with a very fast average cutting speed of 1.41 seconds
- 4Zeite
a much better blade guard design with the Z and it's not getting hung up on the plexiglass. And 1.2 seconds is only 3/10 of a second slower than the Workpro
- 5Workpro
the very affordable Workpro finished in second place at 1.17 seconds
- 7Ryobi
the Ryobi is a little slower than average at 1.86 seconds
- 10Gartol
the Gar Tola did a much better job of cutting through the Plexiglas compared to the utility knife with an average speed of 1.67 seconds
- 11Black+Decker
unfortunately, Black & Decker really needs to revisit the blade guard design. It's snagging the plexiglass quite a bit and causing a pretty rough cut
- 12SnapFresh
the blade guard on the Snapfresh is catching on the plexiglass far worse than the previous three brands. And 2.86 seconds on average is over a second slower than the competition
- 3Makitanot tested
- 6Worx ZipSnipnot tested
- 8Fanttiknot tested
- 9Sakernot tested
- 13EVCITNnot tested
- 14Vloxonot tested
- 15S&Fnot tested
- 16Onevannot tested
All measurements (5 more)+
MDF cutting speed (fastest of 3 attempts)
- 1Skil
the Skill came in on top once again at 0.5 seconds
- 7Ryobi
Ryobi finished in second place at 0.7 seconds
- 2Warriornot tested
- 3Makitanot tested
- 4Zeitenot tested
- 5Workpronot tested
- 6Worx ZipSnipnot tested
- 8Fanttiknot tested
- 9Sakernot tested
- 10Gartolnot tested
- 11Black+Deckernot tested
- 12SnapFreshnot tested
- 13EVCITNnot tested
- 14Vloxonot tested
- 15S&Fnot tested
- 16Onevannot tested
Aluminum flashing cutting speed
- 1Skil
once again, the Skill came in on top at 0.3 seconds
- 2Warrior
the Z and the Warrior tied for second place at 0.5 seconds
- 3Makitanot tested
- 4Zeitenot tested
- 5Workpronot tested
- 6Worx ZipSnipnot tested
- 7Ryobinot tested
- 8Fanttiknot tested
- 9Sakernot tested
- 10Gartolnot tested
- 11Black+Deckernot tested
- 12SnapFreshnot tested
- 13EVCITNnot tested
- 14Vloxonot tested
- 15S&Fnot tested
- 16Onevannot tested
Overall average finish
- 1Skil
the Skill with the 12-V battery ran circles around the competition with an average finish of second place
- 2Warrior
the Harbor Freight Warrior also performed well with an average finish of 3.6
- 3Makitanot tested
- 4Zeitenot tested
- 5Workpronot tested
- 6Worx ZipSnipnot tested
- 7Ryobinot tested
- 8Fanttiknot tested
- 9Sakernot tested
- 10Gartolnot tested
- 11Black+Deckernot tested
- 12SnapFreshnot tested
- 13EVCITNnot tested
- 14Vloxonot tested
- 15S&Fnot tested
- 16Onevannot tested
No-load RPM
- 3Makita
the Makita makes the most no-load RPM at 560
- 4Zeite
the Z is by far the fastest yet at 509 RPM
- 1Skilnot tested
- 2Warriornot tested
- 5Workpronot tested
- 6Worx ZipSnipnot tested
- 7Ryobinot tested
- 8Fanttiknot tested
- 9Sakernot tested
- 10Gartolnot tested
- 11Black+Deckernot tested
- 12SnapFreshnot tested
- 13EVCITNnot tested
- 14Vloxonot tested
- 15S&Fnot tested
- 16Onevannot tested
Carpet cutting test
- 6Worx ZipSnip
the Worx so is not well designed for cutting carpet and became plugged with carpet fibers
- 1Skilnot tested
- 2Warriornot tested
- 3Makitanot tested
- 4Zeitenot tested
- 5Workpronot tested
- 7Ryobinot tested
- 8Fanttiknot tested
- 9Sakernot tested
- 10Gartolnot tested
- 11Black+Deckernot tested
- 12SnapFreshnot tested
- 13EVCITNnot tested
- 14Vloxonot tested
- 15S&Fnot tested
- 16Onevannot tested
How it was tested
- cardboard cutting speed test
- Plexiglas cutting speed and blade guard interference test
- MDF cutting speed/torque test across three attempts
- carpet cutting test
- rubber mat cutting test
- aluminum flashing cutting speed test
- no-load RPM measurement
- noise level (dB) measurement
- overall average-finish ranking across all graded categories
“This is by far the best tool in the lineup and would definitely be my choice.”


