# About SimplyPrint

## At a glance

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| **Founded** | 2020 |
| **Funding** | 100% bootstrapped |
| **Users** | 100,000+ |
| **Countries** | 189 |
| **Prints managed** | 5M+ |
| **Based in** | Denmark |
| **Company name** | SimplyPrint ApS |
| **Website** | https://simplyprint.io |

## What is SimplyPrint?

SimplyPrint is a cloud-based 3D printer management platform that lets you monitor, control, and manage your 3D printers from anywhere in the world. It works with most FDM printers via OctoPrint, Klipper, or native integrations (Bambu Lab, Prusa, Elegoo, and more).

Key capabilities include remote monitoring with live webcam feeds, cloud slicing (OrcaSlicer, Cura, and more - directly in the browser), print queue management across multiple printers, AI-powered failure detection, filament management with NFC/RFID support, multi-user collaboration with permissions, cost tracking, and AutoPrint for autonomous 24/7 printing.

SimplyPrint serves hobbyists managing personal printers, schools and universities with 3D printing labs, print farms running production workflows, and makerspaces and fab labs.

## Our story

SimplyPrint wasn't born from market research or a startup accelerator. It started because three high school students couldn't find the software they needed.

In 2017, we convinced our high school to buy seven 3D printers. The technology was fascinating, but the software around it was not. Starting a print meant fumbling with SD cards, juggling multiple programs, and keeping seven browser tabs open for seven printers. We tried what was available at the time - 3DPrinterOS, PolarCloud, AstroPrint, OctoPrint - but none of them solved the real problem: 3D printers just weren't simple to use, and the tools didn't give us the workflow or ecosystem we wanted.

So we built our own interface. A basic dashboard that let students and teachers start prints remotely and see the status of every printer at a glance. Suddenly the printers didn't just gather dust anymore. In April 2019, we shared some screenshots of it in a Danish 3D printing Facebook group - and to our surprise, a hundred people wanted it for their own printers. We weren't the only ones looking for this.

In January 2020, straight out of high school, the three of us - Albert, Mathias and Carl - started working full-time on what quickly became SimplyPrint. We set out to build the 3D printing ecosystem we had wished existed: filament management, better file handling, real printer metrics, multi-printer support that actually worked, and a design that didn't feel like it was made in 2005. Today, with the help of tens of thousands of users who saw the same potential, that's exactly what we've built.

## What we believe in

### Developer-driven
We're a software company, and most of us are engineers. The people who write the code make the decisions. Our CEO still codes on the platform every day. The people running demos and answering support questions? They're developers too.

### Relentless innovation
We started SimplyPrint because we weren't happy with the status quo. We'll never forget that. No "maintenance mode", no coasting on passive revenue. We ship new features every week, and the roadmap is always full. Without innovation, SimplyPrint is not SimplyPrint.

### Privacy-minded
Being cloud-based doesn't mean we eat your data for breakfast. We don't use Google Analytics or tracking pixels. We never collect more data than we need, and we never sell it. Our privacy policy is written for humans.

### Community-connected
Every person in the company helps with support - so you chat with the developer who built the feature you're asking about. Our Discord has 2,000+ members, our suggestion box has 700+ user ideas and 160+ completed. We listen every single day.

### Real software
A robust platform built by real people. Security that holds up, architecture that scales, and uptime you can depend on. Hobbyists, print farms, schools and enterprise alike - everyone deserves software they can trust.

### Fair & honest
We don't make promises we can't keep, we don't overcharge, and we don't use underhanded tactics. If making a quick buck was the goal, we wouldn't have gone five years reinvesting everything back into the product. We want a business we're proud of.

## Our journey

- **2017** - Built a basic web interface for our high school's 3D printers. Eight printers, most of them "Not working" - but the idea was born.
- **April 2019** - Shared screenshots of our school dashboard in a Danish 3D printing Facebook group. A hundred people wanted it. Turns out the frustration was universal.
- **January 2020** - Three founders, straight out of high school, started working full-time on what was quickly named SimplyPrint.
- **April 2020** - SimplyPrint ApS was officially registered. The first alpha testers in Denmark had already started using the platform a month earlier - some are still with us today.
- **July 4, 2020** - Denmark beta launch. After a 5-month closed alpha, we opened up in beta mode in Denmark, attracting our first ~100 users.
- **November 2020** - Moved from simplyprint.dk to simplyprint.io as we prepared to go international. The Danish user base was growing, but we had bigger plans.
- **February 2, 2021** - International launch. Platform available in English, OctoPrint plugin launched, all Marlin-based printers supported. We went from 77 ongoing prints to close to 500 on launch day.
- **2021-2022** - Exhibitions in Denmark and Sweden. Mobile app launched. New features shipped every week. Learning more about 3D printing and how to make software people actually wanted to use.
- **2023-2024** - AutoPrint turned printers into autonomous machines. OrcaSlicer and cloud slicing joined the platform. Cost tracking, 1-click printing, custom fields - SimplyPrint grew from printer management into a full production workflow.
- **2025** - Bambu Lab support went public after a year-long beta, quickly becoming the most-added printer brand. AI Failure Detection and AutoPrint v2 shipped back to back. 100,000+ users across 189 countries - and still shipping features every week.
- **2026** - Already off to a strong start with major updates shipped. Check out our public roadmap at suggestions.simplyprint.io/roadmap to see what's coming next.

## Contact & links

- Website: https://simplyprint.io
- Help center: https://help.simplyprint.io
- Discord: https://discord.gg/simplyprint
- Contact: https://simplyprint.io/contact
- Status: https://status.simplyprint.io
- Blog: https://simplyprint.io/blog
- Suggestion box / roadmap: https://suggestions.simplyprint.io
- Careers: https://simplyprint.io/careers
- Privacy policy: https://simplyprint.io/legal/privacy
- Security: https://simplyprint.io/security