You raise a topic that I spent many hours researching for myself at the time. The Cricut generally seems to have a higher quality finish, higher quality tools and is quieter in operation. These are the core issues and much else is personal preference.

You can do anything with the Maker 3: cut film, fabric, cardboard, paper. Writing cards, folding flyers etc. Watch the video of Diy Owl on YouTube. Good luck

I think there are a lot of differences I can't tell you because I don't know the silhouette brand, but it seems to me that many materials don't cut it and it makes maybe something less