Pick your 3D printer

Filter by what you need, then compare up to 4 printers side by side

Every printer here is verified, compatible or expected to work with SimplyPrint. Pick the features you need, tick up to 4 printers and compare their specs, connection methods and what owners say. See the full compatibility list

Not sure where to start? Our buyer's guides: Best 3D printer 2026 · Schools · Beginners and home · Print farms · Business

Side by side

Clear the comparison

Click a row's name to rank the printers by it, highest first. Click it again for lowest first, and click other rows to break ties.

A short verdict for hobbyists, schools, print farms and businesses, written by AI from our catalog data.
Printer Bigtreetech BIQU B1 3D printer Bigtreetech BIQU B1 ELEGOO Neptune 3 Pro 3D printer ELEGOO Neptune 3 Pro
Compatible Compatible
Connection methods
  • OctoPrint: Compatible
  • OctoPrint: Compatible
What you need to connect it
  • OctoPrint: A Raspberry Pi running OctoPrint, plugged into the printer with a USB cable
  • OctoPrint: A Raspberry Pi running OctoPrint, plugged into the printer with a USB cable
25+ printers use SimplyPrint 250+ printers use SimplyPrint
2020 November 2022
Made by a company from China China
235 x 235 x 270 mm 225 x 225 x 280 mm
Open frame Open frame
PLA, PETG PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles
100 mm/s 180 mm/s
Motion system Bed slinger Bed slinger
Unknown No
1 1
No No
No No
260 °C 260 °C
Up to 100 °C Up to 100 °C
USB, SD card SD card, USB
Prints from microSD card, USB stick microSD card
No Yes
No Yes
235 x 235 mm 225 x 225 mm
Nozzle it ships with 0.4 mm 0.4 mm
Filament diameter 1.75 mm 1.75 mm
Firmware it ships with Marlin Marlin
Yes Yes
USB socket for printing over USB Unknown USB-B
SimplyPrint's rating of the brand, from public sources. How we rate Open 4.9 of 5 for Bigtreetech · Why Mostly open 3.8 of 5 for ELEGOO · Why
●●●●● ●●●●●
●●●●● ●●●●●
●●●●● ●●●●●
●●●●● ●●●●●
●●●●● ●●●●●
Not rated yet ●●●●●
Brand's spool tags (NFC) Whether its multi-material unit can recognise any filament None listed yet Open: tags for any filament SimplyPrint reads ELEGOO's spool tags and writes them for any filament, so every brand works like ELEGOO's own. How it works
Where to buy
Biqu
All its stores
ELEGOO
TECBEARS
All its stores

Affiliate disclosure: Some links on this page are affiliate links. We may earn a commission if you make a purchase, at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

747 printers

2 of 4 picked - Bigtreetech BIQU B1, ELEGOO Neptune 3 Pro Clear