2025 Professional pens compared

Overview

Summary: The Wacom Pro Pen 2 is the still the best professional drawing tablet pen on the market.

Ranking

• WINNER Wacom Pro Pen 2 (KP-504E) - my notes on KP-504E

• RUNNER-UP: Wacom Pro Pen 3 (ACP-500) - my notes on ACP-500

• SECOND PLACE: Huion PW600 series - my notes on Huion PW600

• THIRD place: XP-Pen X3 Pro series pens - my notes on XP-Pen X3

All of these are good pens, but some are truly EXCELLENT. I am happy using all of them.

Wacom Pro Pen 2 (KP-504E)

• Classic look and feel

• 2 buttons

• Consistently low IAF - measured as <1gf by tablet expert Kuuube

• Consistently high IAD - in the excellent range ≥ 500gf

• Has eraser

Wacom Pro Pen 3 (AXP-500)

• Unusual look and feel

• 3 polarizing

• Very polarizing - some people hate this pen

• Some modules offer customization

  • weight and weight distribution

  • different grips

• No eraser

• Different versions come with different tablets

  • Some offer customization

  • Some don't

Huion PW600 series

• Honestly could be the runner up

• 2 or 3 buttons depending on variant

• Low IAF - Huion says 2gf

• Consistently high max pressure close to or exceeding EXCELLENT (500gf)

  • ~450gf to ~550gf

XP-Pen X3 Pro

• GOOD pen

• 2 or 3 buttons depending on variant

• Low IAF - XP-Pen says 3gf

• Max Pressure: 250gf to ~450gf (OK+ to VERY GOOD)