Well… It’s basically the same. Technically the computers do not really have to be on the same wifi or ethernet, but if they are, things are quite a bit easier 
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I save the SheetCam files on a folder in OneDrive(iCloud) and then go to my shop computer the table is hooked up to and load from same folder on the OneDrive. Lot faster than the thumb drive.
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You do not need both on the same computer. I do all of my work in my home on my desktop. After saving my project in sheetcam, I download it to a thumb drive and save it to a file on my laptop. Firecontrol is on the laptop, everything else is on my desktop. I take the laptop out to my shop and run my project.
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I do my design in Fusion in the house then save as DXF. Then I open Sheetcam and create my G code. I then Email it to myself and receive in the shop. Open Firecontrol and load the G code and good to go. Easy peasy. No fumbling with sticks back and forth.
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Some of us don’t have internet access in the shop, so USB drive is the only way to transfer files from one computer to the other.
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I keep my nice powerful computers in the house where it’s comfy and safe. I keep the old whipping boy laptop that drives the crossfire in the shop. I use Google drive to transfer the .nc file from the CAD machine in the house to the CAM machine in the shop. I do this with sheetcam and Fusion. If you don’t have wifi in the shop go with sneaker net (usb thumb drive). You’re going to have to do a lot of plugging and unplugging USB drives to wear out a USB port. If it’s really a worry spend $10 on a usb hub. Plug it into the laptop once, you’ll have multiple ports to wear out then just replace the hub.
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