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Wie schneidet sich SimplyPrint im Vergleich zu Printago ab? Was ist die beste Cloud-Plattform für 3D-Druck? Entdecke, warum SimplyPrint vielleicht genau das ist, das dein Drucker vermisst!

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Printago is a Bambu-first "commerce OS" for print farms, built around one genuinely strong idea: turning Shopify, Etsy and TikTok Shop orders into started prints, automatically. If order-to-print e-commerce automation on an all-Bambu fleet is the thing you need most, it's a smart, well-made tool, and we mean that.

But "print farm software" is a bigger job than order intake. A farm has to run whatever printers you already own, keep them printing unattended, catch failures, manage filament, and stay affordable as it grows. That's the ground SimplyPrint was built for, across every major printer brand, and it's where the two platforms really differ. Here's a fair, side-by-side look.

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Printago is a Bambu-first platform whose standout strength is e-commerce order automation, taking a Shopify or Etsy order and turning it into a queued, sliced print with little manual work. If that pipeline (on an all-Bambu farm) is your number-one need, it's an excellent fit.

SimplyPrint is a farm-grade management platform that's been running print farms since 2020. It runs Bambu brilliantly, and Klipper, Prusa, Marlin and Duet natively too, and ships AI failure detection and AI bed-check, the most-integrated continuous-printing automation (AutoPrint), a full interactive cloud slicer with 7 engines, built-in filament inventory, a maintenance system, NFC and SSO, all today, not on a roadmap. Whether your farm is all-Bambu or a mix of brands, SimplyPrint is the more established platform with the deepest toolset, at a flat, volume-discounted price.

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  5. Where Printago might be the better pick
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What an independent print farm chose

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What an independent print farm chose

3D Farmers, a Swiss Bambu Lab farm and YouTube channel (they build the FarmLoop bed-clearing automation), put SimplyPrint and Printago side by side (along with 3DQue) and chose SimplyPrint to run their own ~24-printer farm, largely for its printer flexibility and feature depth.

Their comparison video was recorded in 2025, so treat the specific numbers as a little dated, but the conclusion is theirs.

Read how they run their farm on SimplyPrint

Runs your whole farm, Bambu included

Plenty of farms run nothing but Bambu, and SimplyPrint runs Bambu brilliantly, with more features and five years more experience behind it (we've been doing this since 2020). What you also get, at no extra cost, is the freedom to add any other printer later. Printago is built Bambu-first; everything else routes through a LAN bridge.

Bambu Lab
SimplyPrint
Connect Bambu directly with full control and camera, on current firmware, on a platform that's been refining Bambu farm management since 2020.
Printago
Supported, but the no-client cloud path is limited to X1/P1/A1 on older firmware and gives no camera. Full control and camera mean installing their Fuse LAN client.
Maturity & depth
SimplyPrint
Five years in (since 2020) and the most feature-complete farm platform: queue, AI detection, slicer, filament tools, maintenance, dashboards and more, all shipped.
Printago
Newer and narrower; several farm features are still beta or on the "coming soon" list.
Everything else (Klipper, Prusa, Marlin, Duet, OctoPrint)
SimplyPrint
OctoPrint, Klipper/Moonraker, Marlin (incl. USB/serial), Prusa, Bambu and Duet are all first-class - the same depth of control on each.
Printago
Every non-Bambu printer (Prusa, Creality, Elegoo, Anycubic, Klipper/Moonraker, OctoPrint) routes through the Fuse LAN client you install and keep running on your own machine. There's no Duet support, and Marlin only via an OctoPrint host, not direct USB/serial.
Whether your farm is all-Bambu or a mix of brands, SimplyPrint is the more proven, more feature-complete platform, and it never ties you to one manufacturer. (An independent 30+ printer farm reached the same conclusion - see the FAQ below.)

Pricing, honestly

Printago meters by "production slots" (how many jobs run at once); SimplyPrint charges a flat plan with per-printer scaling. "Cheaper" depends entirely on the size and duty-cycle of your farm, so here's the real math instead of a single headline number.

Free & smallest farms
SimplyPrint
2 printers free, with every feature. 5 printers for $9.99/mo.
Printago
1 free production slot; the old hobbyist free plan is gone, and commercial features (Orders, SKUs, API) require a paid slot.
Around 10 printers
SimplyPrint
Print Farm plan at $39.99/mo, with unlimited AutoPrint, maintenance and shared profiles included.
Printago
Roughly $36/mo (about 9 paid slots at $4 each). Genuinely close, give or take features.
At scale (20-300+ printers)
SimplyPrint
Per-printer price drops with volume discounts, and Fair Billing credits back printers and seats you're not using.
Printago
Flat $4 per concurrent slot, with no volume discount. A 24/7 lights-out farm pays for constant concurrency.
Annual discount
SimplyPrint
15% off annual (up to 20% on some plans).
Printago
10% off annual.
Printago can look cheaper at a glance, but it meters concurrency and has no volume discount. SimplyPrint is cheaper at the small end, level in the middle, and cheaper again at scale, and Fair Billing means you only pay for the printers and seats you actually use.

Figures compare SimplyPrint's Print Farm plan and are indicative as of June 2026; check each provider's current pricing page for exact numbers.

Where Printago might be the better pick

We respect what Printago built. They didn't barge into the market trying to clone SimplyPrint and then differentiate; they started with the basics and went deep on a lane we haven't (yet). Credit where it's due:

Parametric custom products
SimplyPrint
Not a built-in workflow today.
Printago
Their genuine standout: a mature, OpenSCAD-based system for configurable and personalized products, with storefront SKU variants. If customer-customizable products are your business, this is hard to beat.
Automated order-to-print link
SimplyPrint
Plenty of Shopify and Etsy sellers already run their store on SimplyPrint - you just bring orders into the queue yourself. A direct storefront link is on our roadmap.
Printago
Orders from Shopify and Etsy (both in beta) flow straight into the queue automatically, sliced and material-matched - no manual step.
If customer-configurable, parametric products are central to your business, Printago is purpose-built for that and worth a serious look. If you sell on Etsy or Shopify, you can absolutely run it on SimplyPrint today (many farms do); Printago's edge there is the hands-off order-to-print automation, not the ability to fulfil store orders. For the rest of what a farm does every day, SimplyPrint goes deeper.

Printago und SimplyPrint im Vergleich

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 Printago as well!

Vorteile von Printago

Printago has real strengths, and they're worth being honest about:

  • Parametric custom products: their standout - a mature OpenSCAD-based system for configurable, personalized products, with storefront SKU variants.
  • Automated order-to-print: Shopify and Etsy orders (both still in beta) become queued, sliced prints automatically, with no manual step.
  • Usage-based pricing: if you only ever run a few jobs at once, paying per "production slot" can be cheaper than a flat plan.
  • Runs on your hardware (the bridge): the Fuse LAN client runs locally on Windows, Mac, Docker or a Pi, so non-Bambu connections stay on your own network.

Nachteile der Verwendung von Printago

Where Printago tends to fall short for a working farm:

  • Bambu is the only no-install path: Bambu Lab connects over the cloud with nothing to install; every other brand (Prusa, Creality, Elegoo, Anycubic, Klipper/Moonraker, OctoPrint) needs their Fuse LAN client running on your own hardware, there's still no Duet support, and Marlin only via an OctoPrint host (not direct USB/serial).
  • No AI detection: no AI failure detection and no AI bed-check (Printago concedes the former themselves).
  • Filament inventory needs a second product: true spool inventory and consumption aren't native - they rely on Filametrics, a separate paid SaaS whose integration is still "coming soon"; native RFID reading is tied to the Bambu AMS only.
  • Headless slicing only: no interactive cloud slicer, and only 2 slicing engines.
  • No published SSO, US-only data, and a flat per-slot rate with no published volume discount as the fleet grows.

Printago vs. SimplyPrint

Seite-an-Seite-Vergleich der Details und Funktionen von Printago und SimplyPrint

Printago logo SimplyPrint logo
Allgemein
Hat kostenlosen Plan
Free printers 1 2
Kostenloser Cloud-Speicher 5GB 1GB
Nutzungsbasierte Kosten
Unbegrenztes Drucken
Pricing
Pricing model Per concurrent job slot Flat plan + per-printer
Price per printer $4 / slot, flat From $4 to ~$3/mo at scale
Annual billing discount 10% 15-20%
Fair Billing (only pay for printers & seats you use) ? Per concurrent slot
Volume pricing (per-printer cost drops at scale) ?
Unterstützt alle Drucker Bambu-first; others via Fuse client
Funktionen
Fernzugriff
Filamentverwaltung
Filament NFC tags (read & write)
Filament label printing (Dymo / Zebra)
Kennt deinen Drucker
Cloud-Dateien
Druckwarteschlange
Live-Stream
Gcode-Analyse
KI-Fehlererkennung
AI Bed Check (is the bed clear?)
AutoPrint / Fortlaufendes Drucken Bambu Lab only
Maintenance & servicing system Beta (Bambu)
Custom fields
Staggered Start (for power draw)
Print-Job-Verlauf
Aus der Ferne drucken
Integrierter Slicer Headless only (no UI)
Mehrere Drucker freundlich
Multiprint
Multi-Stream
Statistiken
API
Slicer-Smart-Rotation
Smarter Filamentwechsel
Bettnivellierungshilfe
Organisation
Mehrere Benutzer
Nutzergruppen / Ränge
Nutzerberechtigungen
Schulplan No dedicated plan
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 API only, separate device
Native Moonraker-Unterstützung
Mainsail-Installation
Fluidd-Installation
Klipper-Unterstützung Via Fuse client
Duet3D-Integration
Direkter Prusa-Support (MK4, XL und neuer / neue Mainboards) Via Fuse (PrusaLink)
Direct Creality integration (modern printers) ? Via Fuse client
Direct Anycubic integration (modern printers) Via Fuse client
Direkte Bambu-Lab-Druckerintegration
Unterstützung für individuelle Integrationen
Enterprise & Partner
OEM
Partnerprogramm (Wiederverkäufer/Distributor)
Affiliate-Programm
On-prem / self-hosting ? Enterprise (get a quote) Contact us
Selling & custom products
Parametric custom products ?
Automated Etsy / Shopify order-to-print ? Shopify + Etsy Closed beta: coming soon
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Printago vs. SimplyPrint: häufig gestellte Fragen

Is SimplyPrint or Printago better for a print farm?

It depends on your priority. Printago is the better fit if customer-configurable parametric products, or a hands-off Shopify/Etsy order-to-print pipeline, are your number-one need. SimplyPrint is the better fit for almost everything else a farm does: running Bambu (or any other brand) at scale, AI failure detection, the most-integrated continuous printing, a full cloud slicer, built-in filament and maintenance tools, and pricing that gets cheaper at scale. It's also the more established platform, having run print farms since 2020.

Can Printago be used for schools or universities?

Some universities (Printago lists Rice and the University of Washington, among others) do use Printago, but as a print-farm tool, not a classroom platform: there's no dedicated education plan, no classes and teachers, print quotas, approval flow or district SSO. SimplyPrint is farm-first too (it has run print farms since 2020) and also offers a full Education plan - classes, an Academy, quotas, approval and district SSO - if a school wants it, without compromising the farm product. So a lab can run SimplyPrint purely as a farm, and step up to a real education setup only if and when it needs one.

Does Printago support non-Bambu printers?

Partly. Bambu Lab is the only brand that connects with nothing to install; every other brand (Prusa, Creality, Elegoo, Anycubic, Klipper/Moonraker and OctoPrint, added in 2026) connects through Printago's Fuse LAN client, which you install and keep running on your own hardware. There's no Duet support, and Marlin only via an OctoPrint host (not direct USB/serial). SimplyPrint supports OctoPrint, Klipper/Moonraker, Marlin, Prusa, Bambu and Duet natively.

Does Printago have AI print-failure detection?

No. Printago has live cameras and timelapses, but no AI/computer-vision failure detection, which it acknowledges on its own comparison page as "a genuine capability Printago does not currently match." SimplyPrint includes AI failure detection (with optional auto-pause/cancel) and an AI bed-check that confirms the plate is clear before the next print starts.

Is Printago cheaper than SimplyPrint?

Not consistently. Printago charges about $4 per "production slot" (concurrent job) with no volume discount, and its old hobbyist free plan is gone. SimplyPrint gives 2 printers free, 5 for $9.99/mo, is about level around 10 printers, and gets cheaper per printer at scale thanks to volume discounts. Fair Billing also credits back printers and seats you aren't using. So SimplyPrint is typically cheaper for small farms and for large ones, and roughly even in the middle.

Does Printago have a cloud slicer like SimplyPrint?

Printago slices in the cloud, but headlessly only: there's no interactive build-plate editor (you prepare models in a desktop slicer first), and it runs 2 engines (OrcaSlicer and Bambu Studio). SimplyPrint offers both automatic headless slicing and a full interactive in-browser slicer, across 7 engines (PrusaSlicer, OrcaSlicer, BambuStudio, ElegooSlicer, CrealityPrint, Cura and Kiri:Moto).

Can SimplyPrint manage Shopify and Etsy orders like Printago?

You can run an Etsy or Shopify store on SimplyPrint today, and many farms do - you bring orders into the queue yourself. What Printago adds is an automated link that turns a new Shopify or Etsy order (their order automation is still in beta) into a queued, sliced print with no manual step; a direct storefront integration is on SimplyPrint's roadmap. If that hands-off order-to-print automation, or parametric custom products, is your single most important requirement, Printago is worth a serious look.

What did a real print farm choose, SimplyPrint or Printago?

3D Farmers, an independent Swiss Bambu Lab farm and YouTube channel, publicly compared SimplyPrint, Printago and 3DQue and chose SimplyPrint to run their own ~24-printer farm, mainly for its printer flexibility. Their comparison video was recorded in 2025, so treat the specific numbers as dated, but the conclusion is theirs.

Conclusion
Why SimplyPrint is the Top Printago Alternative

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 Printago Alternative ist!

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