Alternatives to SimplyPrint

A cloud platform for slicing, monitoring, queueing and managing one or many 3D printers. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as SimplyPrint.

  • AstroPrint

    A cloud platform for storing 3D models, slicing online and monitoring 3D printers remotely.

    PaidProprietaryWeb

    AstroPrint is a paid cloud platform with browser slicing, a file library and shared queues, and it connects through an OctoPrint plugin among other options.

  • 3DPrinterOS

    Cloud platform for managing printers, files and users across a fleet of 3D printers.

    PaidProprietaryWeb

    3DPrinterOS is a paid cloud-only platform for managing printer fleets and users in schools and companies, without SimplyPrint's free tier for single printers.

  • Obico

    Open-source platform for monitoring and controlling 3D printers remotely, with AI print failure detection.

    FreemiumOpen sourceAndroidiOSWebSelf-hosted

    Obico offers remote monitoring with AI failure detection under AGPL-3.0 and can be self-hosted, but lacks SimplyPrint's browser slicer and queueing.

  • OctoEverywhere

    A cloud service giving remote access, AI failure detection and notifications for home 3D printers.

    FreeProprietaryAndroidiOSWeb

    OctoEverywhere provides free remote access and AI failure detection for OctoPrint, Klipper, Bambu Lab and Elegoo printers, but has no slicer or fleet queueing.

  • FDM Monster

    A self-hosted dashboard for managing a farm of 3D printers running OctoPrint, Moonraker, PrusaLink or Bambu Lab firmware.

    FreeProprietaryWebSelf-hosted

    FDM Monster is a free self-hosted farm dashboard for OctoPrint, Moonraker, PrusaLink and Bambu Lab printers, avoiding a third-party cloud but needing a server.

  • Repetier-Server

    A self-hosted server for controlling and monitoring several 3D printers from a web browser.

    FreemiumProprietaryWebSelf-hosted

    Repetier-Server runs several printers from a local server without a subscription, with webcams and G-code previews, though some features need the paid Pro version.

  • Prusa Connect

    Prusa Research's cloud service for monitoring, queuing and controlling Prusa 3D printers remotely from a browser.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    Prusa Connect is a free cloud service with queues and job distribution across printers, but it only works with supported Prusa printers.

  • OctoPrint

    Control and monitor a 3D printer from a browser.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxSelf-hostedWeb

    OctoPrint is a self-hosted AGPL-3.0 browser interface for one printer with a plugin system, needing a host computer instead of a cloud account.

Also worth comparing

These listings name SimplyPrint 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.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    SimplyPrint offers cloud slicing, monitoring and queueing for many printer brands rather than mainly Creality machines, but has no shared model library and charges for advanced fleet features.

  • Kiri:Moto

    Generate 3D-printing and CNC toolpaths in a browser.

    FreeOpen sourceWeb

    SimplyPrint also offers a browser slicer, adding monitoring and queueing, but it is a closed-source freemium cloud service with extra fleet features costing more.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.