# SimplyPrint vs Obico

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

## About Obico

- **Website:** [Obico](https://obico.io/)
- **Pricing:** [Obico Pricing](https://app.obico.io/ent_pub/pricing/)

## Overview

Obico (formerly The Spaghetti Detective) is an open-source platform that adds AI failure detection and remote access to OctoPrint and Klipper. It's one of the best at exactly that: the AI is good, the free cloud tier lets you try it at no cost, and because it's open-source you can self-host the whole thing for free, with your data staying on your own hardware. For a single maker on a Klipper or OctoPrint setup, it's a genuinely great, principled tool.

What it isn't is a fleet or team management platform, and it doesn't pretend to be. There's no print queue, no cloud slicer, no filament inventory, no maintenance system and no real multi-user teams, and it's native only to OctoPrint and Klipper (Bambu and Duet work through bridges/community plugins). That management layer, across every brand, is what SimplyPrint is. Here's a fair, side-by-side look.

## Pros of Obico

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

- Open-source & self-hostable:** AGPLv3, free forever to self-host, unlimited printers, your data on your own hardware.
- **Free AI to try:** the free cloud tier includes AI failure detection (with a monthly detection-hours allowance).
- **Native OctoPrint & Klipper:** first-class on both, well-loved by the maker and self-host community.
- **Privacy & control,** plus a public OAuth2 REST API and native iOS/Android apps.

## Cons of Obico

Where Obico stops short of a management platform:**

- It's a monitoring layer:** no print queue and no continuous-printing automation.
- **No cloud slicer in the platform** (their JusPrin slicer is a separate desktop app), and filament is usage tracking only (no inventory, no NFC).
- **OctoPrint/Klipper only:** Bambu isn't native (needs an OctoPrint bridge) and Duet is a community plugin.
- **No real teams:** built around a single account, with no SSO and no education plan.
- **No maintenance system, NFC or label printing.**

## Feature Comparison: SimplyPrint vs Obico

### General

| Feature | Obico | SimplyPrint |
|---------|-----|-------------|
| Has free plan | ✓ | ✓ |
| Max cost | $6.99+/mo (AI Premium) | Free, or from $4/printer/mo |
| Free cloud storage | 1GB | 1GB |
| Usage based cost | ✓ | ✗ |
| Unlimited printing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Supports all printers | OctoPrint & Klipper hosts | ✓ |

### Features

| Feature | Obico | SimplyPrint |
|---------|-----|-------------|
| Remote access | ✓ | ✓ |
| Filament management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Knows your printer | ✗ | ✓ |
| Cloud files | ✓ | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Slicer smart-rotation | ✗ | ✓ |
| Smart filament change | ✗ | ✓ |
| Bed level helper | ✗ | ✓ |
| Self-hosting option | ✓ | Contact us |
| OctoPrint / Mainsail / Fluidd tunnel | ✓ | ✗ |

### Organizations

| Feature | Obico | 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 | Obico | SimplyPrint |
|---------|-----|-------------|
| Email notifications | ✓ | ✓ |
| Push (mobile / app) notifications | ✓ | ✓ |
| SMS / text message notifications | Paid plans | ✓ |

### Apps

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

### Security & Privacy

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

### Support

| Feature | Obico | SimplyPrint |
|---------|-----|-------------|
| Email support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Live-chat support | ✗ | ✓ |
| Phone support | ✗ | ✓ |

### Firmware & Gateway Support

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

### Enterprise & Partners

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