# SimplyPrint vs OctoEverywhere

## About OctoEverywhere

- **Website:** [OctoEverywhere](https://octoeverywhere.com/)
- **Pricing:** [OctoEverywhere Pricing](https://octoeverywhere.com/supporter)

## Overview

OctoEverywhere is a free, community-funded service that adds secure remote access, full-frame webcam streaming, notifications and its free **Gadget** AI failure detection on top of a printer host you already run, OctoPrint, Klipper (Mainsail/Fluidd), Bambu Lab (via Bambu Connect), Elegoo, or PrusaLink. For a single maker who just wants to watch and control their printer from anywhere without paying, it's genuinely excellent, and we mean that.

But "reach my printer from my phone" and "run a print farm or a classroom" are different jobs. OctoEverywhere is an access layer; it has no print queue, no slicer, no filament inventory, no continuous-printing automation and no real multi-user accounts of its own, because that was never its goal. That management layer is exactly what SimplyPrint is. Here's a fair, side-by-side look.

## Pros of OctoEverywhere

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

- Free core, free forever:** unlimited remote access for up to 3 printers at no cost.
- **Free, unlimited Gadget AI:** AI failure detection is included even on the free tier (paid plans only speed it up).
- **Drop-in on an existing host:** installs in seconds as an OctoPrint plugin or Klipper companion and keeps your current UI; the connecting plugin is open-source.
- **Broad host support:** OctoPrint, Klipper/Mainsail/Fluidd, Bambu Lab (Bambu Connect, no Bambu Cloud required), Elegoo and PrusaLink, all through one tunnel.
- **Cheap top tier:** the paid "Supporter" plans are low-commitment, with a roughly 30% annual discount.

## Cons of OctoEverywhere

Where OctoEverywhere falls short of a management platform:**

- It's an access layer, not a farm tool:** no print queue, no continuous-printing automation, no scheduling.
- **No slicer and no native filament inventory:** you slice elsewhere, and filament is remote access to a self-hosted Spoolman rather than a built-in system (no NFC, no label printing).
- **No real teams:** sharing is link-based, permissions are delegated to your host, and there's no SSO or education plan.
- **No first-party app:** mobile use relies on third-party apps (OctoApp, Mobileraker) plus a PWA.
- **No bed-check, maintenance, statistics or partner/OEM programs,** and no stated EU data residency.

## Feature Comparison: SimplyPrint vs OctoEverywhere

### General

| Feature | OctoEverywhere | SimplyPrint |
|---------|--------------|-------------|
| Has free plan | ✓ | ✓ |
| Max cost | $9.99/mo (Elite) | Free, or from $4/printer/mo |
| Free cloud storage | ✗ | 1GB |
| Usage based cost | ✓ | ✗ |
| Unlimited printing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Supports all printers | OctoPrint, Klipper, Bambu & Elegoo hosts | ✓ |

### Features

| Feature | OctoEverywhere | 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 | ✗ | ✓ |
| OctoPrint / Mainsail / Fluidd tunnel | ✓ | ✗ |

### Organizations

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

### Notifications

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

### Apps

| Feature | OctoEverywhere | SimplyPrint |
|---------|--------------|-------------|
| Android app | Via third-party apps | ✓ |
| iOS app | Via third-party apps | ✓ |
| "PWA" (installable web-application) | ✓ | ✓ |

### Security & Privacy

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

### Support

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

### Firmware & Gateway Support

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

### Enterprise & Partners

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