# SimplyPrint vs 3DQue AutoFarm3D

*SimplyPrint prices are shown in USD; see the pricing page for other currencies. Competitor prices are shown as they publish them.*

## About 3DQue AutoFarm3D

- **Website:** [3DQue AutoFarm3D](https://www.3dque.com/)
- **Pricing:** [3DQue AutoFarm3D Pricing](https://www.3dque.com/autofarm3d-pricing)

## Overview

3DQue's AutoFarm3D is built around one genuinely strong idea: true lights-out printing. Pair it with their auto-eject hardware kits and QuinlyVision AI, and a printer can finish a job, clear its own bed, and start the next one with nobody in the room. If hands-off continuous printing on a Marlin or Bambu fleet is the thing you need most, it's a clever, purpose-built tool, and we mean that.

But a print farm needs more than an automation engine. It has to run whatever printers you actually own, slice your files, track filament and maintenance, and support a team. AutoFarm3D is deliberately narrow, Marlin 2 and Bambu based (plus Marlin-family Prusa and Creality), with no Klipper today, OctoPrint or Duet, runs on a local hub, and has no built-in slicer or education tooling. That broader job is where SimplyPrint lives, while still doing AI detection and continuous printing. Here's a fair, side-by-side look.

## Pros of 3DQue AutoFarm3D

3DQue has real strengths, and they're worth being honest about:**

- Auto-eject hardware:** their standout, physical auto-ejection kits with adaptive bed-clearing for true hands-free, lights-out printing.
- **QuinlyVision AI:** mature failure detection (spaghetti, stringing, poor first layer), included free on every tier.
- **Local / self-hosted:** runs on a local Pi/Rock64 hub with optional cloud, good for on-prem and privacy-strict farms.
- **Real printer support today:** Bambu (Developer/LAN mode), Prusa and Creality all work, plus a free tier and a new lifetime/perpetual licence option.

## Cons of 3DQue AutoFarm3D

Where AutoFarm3D is narrow for a general-purpose farm:**

- Marlin 2 and Bambu based:** it runs Marlin-family machines (incl. Prusa and Creality) and Bambu, but no Klipper today, no RepRap/Duet and no OctoPrint (their own docs confirm Klipper/RepRap aren't supported; a Klipper beta is in the works).
- **No built-in slicer:** you slice in a desktop tool and upload G-code.
- **No NFC filament or label printing,** and no maintenance/servicing system.
- **No SSO and no education plan;** a responsive web UI, but no native mobile apps.
- **Runs on a local hub:** a Raspberry Pi/Rock64 you set up and keep running, rather than a hosted cloud.

## Feature Comparison: SimplyPrint vs 3DQue AutoFarm3D

### General

| Feature | 3DQue AutoFarm3D | SimplyPrint |
|---------|----------------|-------------|
| Has free plan | ✓ | ✓ |
| Max cost | ✗ | Free, or from $4/printer/mo |
| Free cloud storage | ✗ | 1GB |
| Usage based cost | ✓ | ✗ |
| Unlimited printing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Supports all printers | Marlin 2 & Bambu only | ✓ |

### Features

| Feature | 3DQue AutoFarm3D | SimplyPrint |
|---------|----------------|-------------|
| Remote access | QuinlyTunnel | ✓ |
| Filament management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Knows your printer | ✗ | ✓ |
| Cloud files | Local hub | ✓ |
| Print queue | ✓ | ✓ |
| Livestream | ✓ | ✓ |
| Gcode analysis | ✓ | ✓ |
| A.I failure detection | ✓ | ✓ |
| AutoPrint / continuous printing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom fields | ✗ | ✓ |
| Staggered Start (for power draw) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Print job history | ✓ | ✓ |
| Print remotely | ✓ | ✓ |
| Built-in slicer | ✗ | ✓ |
| Multi-printer friendly | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-print | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-stream | ✓ | ✓ |
| Statistics | ✓ | ✓ |
| API | Enterprise only | ✓ |
| Slicer smart-rotation | ✗ | ✓ |
| Smart filament change | ✗ | ✓ |
| Bed level helper | ✗ | ✓ |
| Self-hosting option | ✓ | Contact us |
| OctoPrint / Mainsail / Fluidd tunnel | ✓ | ✗ |

### Organizations

| Feature | 3DQue AutoFarm3D | SimplyPrint |
|---------|----------------|-------------|
| Multiple users | ✓ | ✓ |
| User groups / ranks | ✗ | ✓ |
| User permissions | ✗ | ✓ |
| School plan | ✗ | ✓ |
| Shared files & folders | ✓ | ✓ |
| Shared slicer profiles | ✗ | ✓ |
| Hub | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom domains | ✗ | ✓ |
| SSO (single sign-on) | ✗ | ✓ |

### Notifications

| Feature | 3DQue AutoFarm3D | SimplyPrint |
|---------|----------------|-------------|
| Email notifications | Errors only | ✓ |
| Push (mobile / app) notifications | ✗ | ✓ |
| SMS / text message notifications | ✗ | ✓ |

### Apps

| Feature | 3DQue AutoFarm3D | SimplyPrint |
|---------|----------------|-------------|
| Android app | ✗ | ✓ |
| iOS app | ✗ | ✓ |
| "PWA" (installable web-application) | ✗ | ✓ |

### Security & Privacy

| Feature | 3DQue AutoFarm3D | SimplyPrint |
|---------|----------------|-------------|
| Account 2-factor authentication | ✗ | ✓ |
| EU servers | ✗ | ✓ |
| Privacy-minded analytics & data-gathering | ✗ | ✓ |

### Support

| Feature | 3DQue AutoFarm3D | SimplyPrint |
|---------|----------------|-------------|
| Email support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Live-chat support | ✗ | ✓ |
| Phone support | ✗ | ✓ |

### Firmware & Gateway Support

| Feature | 3DQue AutoFarm3D | SimplyPrint |
|---------|----------------|-------------|
| OctoPrint install | ✗ | ✓ |
| Native Moonraker support | ✗ | ✓ |
| Mainsail install | ✗ | ✓ |
| Fluidd install | ✗ | ✓ |
| Klipper support | ✗ | ✓ |
| Duet3D integration | ✗ | ✓ |
| Direct Prusa support (MK4, XL and up / new main boards) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Direct Bambu Lab printer integration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Support for custom integrations | ✓ | ✓ |

### Enterprise & Partners

| Feature | 3DQue AutoFarm3D | SimplyPrint |
|---------|----------------|-------------|
| OEM | ✗ | ✓ |
| Partner program (reseller / distributor) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Affiliate program | ✗ | ✓ |