Brands
Model lineups and material ranges of popular brands, what they're best for, and how that affects 3D printing cost.
China · FDM + Resin · ≈ $180 – 900
Anycubic
The Anycubic range — the Kobra FDM line and Photon resin printers — which jobs they suit and how to calculate print cost.
China · FDM · ≈ $200 – 2,900
Bambu Lab
The Bambu Lab lineup (A1 mini through H2D), automatic multi-color printing with AMS, which jobs they suit and how that affects your print cost.
China · FDM · ≈ $100 – 11,000
Creality
The Creality range — from budget Ender 3 to the industrial K2 Plus and Sermoon — which jobs they suit and how to calculate print cost.
China · Resin · ≈ $180 – 1,400
Elegoo
The Elegoo range (Mars, Saturn, Jupiter) — resin printing, which jobs it suits and how to calculate print cost.
China · Filament · ≈ $13 – 50 /kg
eSUN
The eSUN filament range (PLA+, PETG, ABS+, ePA, eTPU) — what the brand offers and how it affects your 3D print cost calculation.
Russia · Peripherals · ≈ $45 – 180
iDryer
iDryer — a Russian open-source ecosystem of filament dryers, active chamber heaters, controllers and app for 3D printing — and how it affects your print cost calculation.
Russia · Filament · ≈ $10 – 28 /kg
NIT
Russian filament manufacturer NIT (Volgograd) — PLA/PETG/ABS/nylon/TPU lines plus the OrtoNIT and NIT-Composite specialty series — and how it affects your 3D print cost calculation.
China · FDM · ≈ $1,000 – 4,500
Snapmaker
The Snapmaker range — from modular 3-in-1 machines to the multi-material U1 with SnapSwap — its filament lineup and how all of it affects print cost.
Russia · Filament · ≈ $8 – 20 /kg
StarPlast
Russian filament manufacturer StarPlast (Samara region) — a PLA/PETG/PLA Silk range for wholesale supply to workshops and dealers — and how it affects your 3D print cost calculation.