# SimplyPrint vs Creality Cloud

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

## About Creality Cloud

- **Website:** [Creality Cloud](https://www.crealitycloud.com/)
- **Pricing:** [Creality Cloud Pricing](https://www.crealitycloud.com/personal-center/member-center)

## Overview

Creality Cloud is a free, all-in-one app with a huge model marketplace and maker community, plus cloud monitoring and remote control for Creality printers. For a hobbyist with one or two Creality machines, it's genuinely good: free, polished native apps, a big library of models to print, in-app cloud slicing, and tight integration with Creality's own hardware.

What it isn't is print-farm or classroom software. There's no real farm queue or continuous-printing automation, no team roles or SSO, no filament inventory or maintenance system, it's Creality-centric (other brands only via an OctoPrint plugin), and it's a Chinese-owned platform with no EU data-residency option. For a farm or a lab, or anyone who wants their data in-region, that's where SimplyPrint comes in. Here's a fair, side-by-side look.

## Pros of Creality Cloud

Creality Cloud has real strengths, and they're worth being honest about:**

- Model marketplace & community:** a huge free model library, AI image search and an active maker community.
- **Free for a single printer:** free cloud monitoring and remote control on a generous free tier (Premium is bundled with some new Creality machines).
- **Creality hardware integration:** deep, first-party support for Wi-Fi Box, Sonic Pad, Nebula and the K-series AI cameras/LiDAR.
- **Free in-app cloud slicing** and polished native iOS/Android apps.

## Cons of Creality Cloud

Where Creality Cloud falls short for a farm or a school:**

- Creality-centric:** other brands only via an OctoPrint plugin, with no native Bambu and only K-series Klipper.
- **No farm queue or continuous printing,** and its AI detection is printer-side, not a cross-brand platform feature.
- **Single consumer account:** no team roles, no SSO, no 2FA and no education plan.
- **No filament inventory, NFC, label printing or maintenance system.**
- **Chinese-owned** with no advertised EU data-residency region.

## Feature Comparison: SimplyPrint vs Creality Cloud

### General

| Feature | Creality Cloud | SimplyPrint |
|---------|--------------|-------------|
| Has free plan | ✓ | ✓ |
| Max cost | $7.99/mo (or $79.99/yr) | Free, or from $4/printer/mo |
| Free cloud storage | 2GB | 1GB |
| Usage based cost | ✗ | ✗ |
| Unlimited printing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Supports all printers | Creality (others via OctoPrint plugin) | ✓ |

### Features

| Feature | Creality Cloud | SimplyPrint |
|---------|--------------|-------------|
| Remote access | ✓ | ✓ |
| Filament management | Multi-colour assignment only | ✓ |
| Knows your printer | Creality printers | ✓ |
| Cloud files | ✓ | ✓ |
| Print queue | ✗ | ✓ |
| Livestream | ✓ | ✓ |
| Gcode analysis | ✗ | ✓ |
| A.I failure detection | Creality printers only | ✓ |
| 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 | ✗ | ✓ |
| Slicer smart-rotation | ✗ | ✓ |
| Smart filament change | ✗ | ✓ |
| Bed level helper | ✗ | ✓ |

### Organizations

| Feature | Creality Cloud | 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 | Creality Cloud | SimplyPrint |
|---------|--------------|-------------|
| Email notifications | ✓ | ✓ |
| Push (mobile / app) notifications | ✓ | ✓ |
| SMS / text message notifications | ✗ | ✓ |

### Apps

| Feature | Creality Cloud | SimplyPrint |
|---------|--------------|-------------|
| Android app | ✓ | ✓ |
| iOS app | ✓ | ✓ |
| "PWA" (installable web-application) | ✗ | ✓ |

### Security & Privacy

| Feature | Creality Cloud | SimplyPrint |
|---------|--------------|-------------|
| Account 2-factor authentication | ✗ | ✓ |
| EU servers | ✗ | ✓ |
| Privacy-minded analytics & data-gathering | ✗ | ✓ |

### Support

| Feature | Creality Cloud | SimplyPrint |
|---------|--------------|-------------|
| Email support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Live-chat support | ✗ | ✓ |
| Phone support | ✗ | ✓ |

### Firmware & Gateway Support

| Feature | Creality Cloud | SimplyPrint |
|---------|--------------|-------------|
| OctoPrint install | Connect via plugin | ✓ |
| Native Moonraker support | ✗ | ✓ |
| Mainsail install | ✗ | ✓ |
| Fluidd install | ✗ | ✓ |
| Klipper support | Creality K-series only | ✓ |
| Duet3D integration | ✗ | ✓ |
| Direct Prusa support (MK4, XL and up / new main boards) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Direct Bambu Lab printer integration | ✗ | ✓ |
| Support for custom integrations | ✗ | ✓ |

### Enterprise & Partners

| Feature | Creality Cloud | SimplyPrint |
|---------|--------------|-------------|
| OEM | ✗ | ✓ |
| Partner program (reseller / distributor) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Affiliate program | ✗ | ✓ |