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Printer Prusa i3 MK3 3D printer Prusa i3 MK3 Creality Ender-3 V4 3D printer Creality Ender-3 V4
Compatible Compatible
Newer version Prusa i3 MK3S None
Connection methods
  • SimplyPrint Client: Compatible
  • OctoPrint: Compatible
  • Klipper (Moonraker): Compatible
  • SimplyPrint Client: Expected to work
    Expected to work like the Creality Hi
What you need to connect it
  • SimplyPrint Client: A computer or Raspberry Pi on the same network that stays on, running the SimplyPrint Client
  • OctoPrint: A Raspberry Pi running OctoPrint, plugged into the printer with a USB cable
  • Klipper (Moonraker): Nothing extra: the printer runs Klipper as it ships
  • SimplyPrint Client: A computer or Raspberry Pi on the same network that stays on, running the SimplyPrint Client
50+ printers use SimplyPrint Not confirmed yet
November 2017 November 2025
Made by a company from Czechia EU China
None listed yet
250 x 210 x 210 mm 220 x 220 x 235 mm
Prusa MMU 2, Prusa MMU 3 Creality CFS
Open frame Open frame
PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles, ABS & ASA, Nylon (PA), Polycarbonate (PC), Carbon-fiber & glass-filled PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles, ABS & ASA, Nylon (PA), Carbon-fiber & glass-filled
200 mm/s 500 mm/s
Motion system Bed slinger Bed slinger
No Yes
1 1
No No
No No
300 °C 300 °C
Up to 120 °C Up to 100 °C
USB, SD card Wi-Fi, USB
Prints from SD card USB stick
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
250 x 210 mm 220 x 220 mm
Nozzle it ships with 0.4 mm 0.4 mm
Filament diameter 1.75 mm 1.75 mm
Firmware it ships with Marlin Klipper
Yes No
SimplyPrint's rating of the brand, from public sources. How we rate Open 4.9 of 5 for Prusa · Why Mostly open 3.6 of 5 for Creality · Why
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Brand's spool tags (NFC) Whether its multi-material unit can recognise any filament Open: tags for any filament Prusa uses OpenPrintTag, an open standard: SimplyPrint reads and writes it, for any filament. How it works Open: tags for any filament SimplyPrint reads Creality's spool tags and writes them for any filament, so every brand works like Creality's own. How it works

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