I have the Alto 2 but don't care for it. I found it very limiting and awkward to use. I love my Go. The Go Big can use every die made for the Accuquilt Go. The Stripology and Shape cut rulers are nice but are still used like rulers, you have to hold them down on the fabric. I would recommend the Quilters Slide Lock because very little pressure has to be put on it to hold it in place. I use it on top of my ruler, some use it without the ruler. I found it holds better with less pressure using the ruler underneath. I do know that if I had to cut quilt shapes with scissors I would not be quilting.