FilaMeter is a free, local-first filament inventory: a tidy browser app that replaces the spreadsheet you keep your spools in, with your data living right in your browser. It's genuinely pleasant, no login, no ads, and if you just want a private place to write down what filament you own, it does that well.
But FilaMeter is a manual log. You hand-enter every spool, and you tell it what you used after each print; it doesn't connect to your printers and it has no filament database to pull from yet. SimplyPrint's filament manager works the other way around: it's connected to your printers, reads the G-code of every print, and deducts filament on its own, with a real open filament database, NFC, AMS and mobile apps. Here's a fair, side-by-side look, first purely as a filament manager, then as the whole platform.
Automatic usage tracking, NFC across every standard, Bambu & Creality AMS auto-import, direct Dymo & Zebra label printing, drying, storage locations, a mobile app and the Open Filament Database. See it all, with screenshots, on one page.
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Compare FilaMeter vs SimplyPrint:
FilaMeter is a free, open-source (CC-BY-SA-4.0), local-first spool inventory you run in your browser, a nice fit if you want a private, no-login spreadsheet replacement for a single hobbyist and don't mind logging usage by hand. It's a young 2025 indie app; it doesn't connect to printers and has no filament database yet.
SimplyPrint is a connected filament manager that has been running print operations since 2020: it reads the G-code of every print on your printer and deducts filament automatically, with native NFC, Bambu and Creality AMS auto-import, the open, MIT-licensed Open Filament Database (151 brands and growing, the very database FilaMeter is only planning to adopt), native iOS and Android apps and cloud sync by default. And the filament manager is free on every plan. If you want tracking that just happens, that's SimplyPrint; if a private local log you keep up by hand is the point, FilaMeter is a fine, cheap pick.
Comparing purely as a filament manager, the deep, head-to-head view.
This is the heart of it. FilaMeter is a manual log: you tell it what you used after each print. SimplyPrint is connected to your printers, so your inventory stays right on its own.
When you add a spool, where does the brand and material data come from? This is the clearest gap, and FilaMeter is refreshingly open about it.
FilaMeter is a well-made little tool, and for some setups it's the right call. Credit where it's due:
FilaMeter does one job, a local filament inventory, and keeps it private and simple. SimplyPrint includes that same filament manager and surrounds it with the rest of a print operation: a print queue, a full cloud slicer, AI failure and bed detection, a maintenance system, teams and permissions, mobile apps and more, in one hosted platform that's free to start. In the table below, FilaMeter's column is filament; ours is the whole platform.
The same filament comparison, plus everything else SimplyPrint does that a local spool log doesn't.
This is the heart of it. FilaMeter is a manual log: you tell it what you used after each print. SimplyPrint is connected to your printers, so your inventory stays right on its own.
When you add a spool, where does the brand and material data come from? This is the clearest gap, and FilaMeter is refreshingly open about it.
FilaMeter is a well-made little tool, and for some setups it's the right call. Credit where it's due:
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Nothing is black-and-white, and there are always pros and cons to consider when choosing a 3D printing cloud solution!
And we're not here to simply tell you, that SimplyPrint is the best - we want you to make an informed decision, and of course there are pros of using FilaMeter as well!
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| Filament management | ||
| Free to use | ||
| Open-source / self-hostable ? | Open source, but CC-BY-SA-4.0 (content license) | |
| Filament database ? | Open Filament Database | |
| Connects directly to your printer ? | ||
| Automatic usage tracking (no manual subtracting) ? | Manual log; auto-calculates from figures you enter | |
| AMS auto-import (Bambu / Creality / Anycubic) ? | Bambu, Creality, Anycubic + more | |
| Read filament NFC tags | ||
| Write filament NFC tags | ||
| Label printing (direct to Dymo / Zebra) | Dymo & Zebra | |
| Barcode / QR scanning | On-screen QR only (opens a URL) | |
| Drying tracking | ||
| Storage locations | Single free-text field, no nesting | |
| Cost & spend tracking | Price field; no purchase date / vendor | |
| Custom fields | ||
| Mobile app (iOS & Android) | ||
| Multi-user / team access | ||
| Import your existing spools ? | Import/Export (CSV/JSON); no direct importer | |
| Developer API for filament data ? | ||
| Vergleichen | Mehr erfahren | Mehr erfahren |
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| Filament management | ||
| Free to use | ||
| Open-source / self-hostable ? | Open source, but CC-BY-SA-4.0 (content license) | |
| Filament database ? | Open Filament Database | |
| Connects directly to your printer ? | ||
| Automatic usage tracking (no manual subtracting) ? | Manual log; auto-calculates from figures you enter | |
| AMS auto-import (Bambu / Creality / Anycubic) ? | Bambu, Creality, Anycubic + more | |
| Read filament NFC tags | ||
| Write filament NFC tags | ||
| Label printing (direct to Dymo / Zebra) | Dymo & Zebra | |
| Barcode / QR scanning | On-screen QR only (opens a URL) | |
| Drying tracking | ||
| Storage locations | Single free-text field, no nesting | |
| Cost & spend tracking | Price field; no purchase date / vendor | |
| Custom fields | ||
| Mobile app (iOS & Android) | ||
| Multi-user / team access | ||
| Import your existing spools ? | Import/Export (CSV/JSON); no direct importer | |
| Developer API for filament data ? | ||
| Allgemein | ||
| Hat kostenlosen Plan | ||
| Free printers | 2 | |
| Max. Kosten | Free | Free, or from $4/printer/mo |
| Kostenloser Cloud-Speicher | 1GB | |
| Nutzungsbasierte Kosten | ||
| Unbegrenztes Drucken | ||
| Unterstützt alle Drucker | ||
| Funktionen | ||
| Fernzugriff | ||
| Kennt deinen Drucker | ||
| Cloud-Dateien | ||
| Druckwarteschlange | ||
| Live-Stream | ||
| Gcode-Analyse | ||
| KI-Fehlererkennung | ||
| AI Bed Check (is the bed clear?) | ||
| AutoPrint / Fortlaufendes Drucken | ||
| Maintenance & servicing system | ||
| Custom fields | ||
| Staggered Start (for power draw) | ||
| Print-Job-Verlauf | ||
| Aus der Ferne drucken | ||
| Integrierter Slicer | ||
| Mehrere Drucker freundlich | ||
| Multiprint | ||
| Multi-Stream | ||
| Statistiken | ||
| API | ||
| Slicer-Smart-Rotation | ||
| Smarter Filamentwechsel | ||
| Bettnivellierungshilfe | ||
| Organisation | ||
| Mehrere Benutzer | ||
| Nutzergruppen / Ränge | ||
| Nutzerberechtigungen | ||
| Schulplan | ||
| Geteilte Dateien & Ordner | ||
| Geteilte Slicer-Profile | ||
| Hub | ||
| Eigene Domains | ||
| SSO (Single Sign-On) | ||
| Benachrichtigungen | ||
| E-Mail-Benachrichtigungen | ||
| Push-Benachrichtigungen (mobil / App) | ||
| SMS-Benachrichtigungen | ||
| Apps | ||
| Android-App | ||
| iOS-App | ||
| "PWA" (installierbare Web-App) | ||
| Security & privacy | ||
| 2-Faktor-Authentifizierung für das Konto | ||
| Privacy-minded analytics & data-gathering ? | ||
| Support | ||
| Live-Chat-Support | ||
| Telefonsupport | ||
| E-Mail-Support | ||
| Firmware- & Gateway-Unterstützung | ||
| OctoPrint-Installation | ||
| Native Moonraker-Unterstützung | ||
| Mainsail-Installation | ||
| Fluidd-Installation | ||
| Klipper-Unterstützung | ||
| Duet3D-Integration | ||
| Direkter Prusa-Support (MK4, XL und neuer / neue Mainboards) | ||
| Direkte Bambu-Lab-Druckerintegration | ||
| Unterstützung für individuelle Integrationen | ||
| Enterprise & Partner | ||
| OEM | ||
| Partnerprogramm (Wiederverkäufer/Distributor) | ||
| Affiliate-Programm | ||
| On-prem / self-hosting ? | Contact us | |
| Vergleichen | Mehr erfahren | Mehr erfahren |
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Wir haben SimplyPrint entwickelt, weil nichts anderes auf dem Markt so richtig zu unseren Anforderungen passte. Wir wollten eine Plattform, die einfach zu bedienen ist, aber trotzdem alle Funktionen bietet, die wir brauchten. Wir wollten eine funktionsreiche, intuitive und einfach zu bedienende Plattform mit einer großartigen Nutzererfahrung und echter Innovation im Bereich der 3D-Druckmanagement-Software.
Abschließend glauben wir, dass die SimplyPrint-Plattform eine großartige FilaMeter Alternative ist!
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