Alternatives to Obico
Open-source platform for monitoring and controlling 3D printers remotely, with AI print failure detection. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Obico
Open-source platform for monitoring and controlling 3D printers remotely, with AI print failure detection.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Obico.
OctoEverywhere
A cloud service giving remote access, AI failure detection and notifications for home 3D printers.
OctoEverywhere also offers remote access and AI failure detection and adds Bambu Lab and Elegoo support, but is closed source and routes access through its own cloud.
SimplyPrint
A cloud platform for slicing, monitoring, queueing and managing one or many 3D printers.
SimplyPrint adds a browser slicer, queueing and fleet management across many printer brands, but it is a closed-source cloud service with paid advanced features and no self-hosting.
AstroPrint
A cloud platform for storing 3D models, slicing online and monitoring 3D printers remotely.
AstroPrint is a paid cloud platform with online slicing, shared queues and remote monitoring, so you lose Obico's open-source self-hosting option and AI failure detection.
Prusa Connect
Prusa Research's cloud service for monitoring, queuing and controlling Prusa 3D printers remotely from a browser.
Prusa Connect is a free cloud service for remote monitoring and queuing, but it only works with supported Prusa printers and requires an account.
3DPrinterOS
Cloud platform for managing printers, files and users across a fleet of 3D printers.
3DPrinterOS is a paid, cloud-only platform for managing printer fleets and users, aimed at schools and companies rather than a single home printer.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Obico as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Creality Cloud
Creality's app and web platform for sharing 3D models, cloud slicing and remote printer control.
Obico is open source under AGPL-3.0 with remote control and AI failure detection, can be self-hosted, and works with OctoPrint, Klipper and RepRapFirmware instead of Creality's cloud.
Mobileraker
Mobile app for monitoring and controlling Klipper 3D printers through Moonraker.
Obico is AGPL-3.0 open source with mobile apps and AI failure detection, supports OctoPrint and RepRapFirmware as well as Klipper, and can be self-hosted.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
OctoPrint
Control and monitor a 3D printer from a browser.
Klipper
Run 3D-printer control across a Linux host and the printer's microcontroller.
FDM Monster
A self-hosted dashboard for managing a farm of 3D printers running OctoPrint, Moonraker, PrusaLink or Bambu Lab firmware.
Crowsnest
Webcam streaming service for 3D printer hosts that runs one or more cameras on Debian-based systems.
Moonraker
Expose a Klipper printer through an API server for web interfaces and tools.
