{
 "name": "Print farm software comparison",
 "url": "https://printfarmsoftware.com/",
 "dateModified": "2026-11-08",
 "publisher": "Filafleet team (Formada3D, Melbourne, Australia). Filafleet is our product and is included, marked ours=true.",
 "status_values": {
  "vendor": "from the vendor's own page",
  "thirdparty": "from another site",
  "unverified": "our reading, not confirmed",
  "ours": "our own product"
 },
 "note": "Specs from public pages, not hands-on tests. Prices in the vendor's currency, checked 2026-11-08.",
 "tools": [
  {
   "id": "simplyprint",
   "name": "SimplyPrint",
   "maker": "SimplyPrint",
   "url": "https://simplyprint.io/",
   "kind": "Cloud platform",
   "ours": false,
   "summary": "Browser-based farm platform for mixed fleets: shared queue, AI failure detection, filament manager, cloud slicer and remote access from anywhere.",
   "best_for": "Mixed-brand farms that want to reach every printer from anywhere and like a cloud service that someone else runs.",
   "watch_out": [
    "A cloud account is part of the deal: your farm data lives on their service.",
    "Bambu Lab printers on current firmware must be in LAN-only Mode with Developer Mode for full control (Bambu's rule, not SimplyPrint's)."
   ],
   "fields": {
    "brands": {
     "label": "Printer brands",
     "value": "150+ brands, incl. Bambu Lab, Prusa, Creality, Klipper, OctoPrint",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://simplyprint.io/print-farms"
     ]
    },
    "where": {
     "label": "Runs where",
     "value": "Cloud (browser + apps); a local client connects Bambu printers",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://help.simplyprint.io/en/article/bambu-lab-integration-lan-only-vs-bambu-cloud-2eof1u/"
     ]
    },
    "queue": {
     "label": "Multi-printer queue",
     "value": "Yes; Pro adds auto-matching and 1-click start on every free printer",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://simplyprint.io/pricing"
     ]
    },
    "filament": {
     "label": "AMS / filament tracking",
     "value": "Yes: Filament Manager reads Bambu AMS RFID spools and syncs weight",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://simplyprint.io/features/filament-management/nfc/bambu-lab"
     ]
    },
    "price": {
     "label": "Pricing model",
     "value": "Free for 2 printers; Pro US$9.99/mo (5 printers); Print Farm US$39.99/mo (10 printers)",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://simplyprint.io/alternatives/printago",
      "https://simplyprint.io/alternatives/3dprinteros"
     ]
    },
    "oss": {
     "label": "Open source",
     "value": "No",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://simplyprint.io/pricing"
     ]
    }
   },
   "facts": [
    {
     "text": "AI failure detection: 12 free hours a month on every account; more on paid plans.",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://simplyprint.io/blog/new-plans-autoprint-on-pro-plan/"
     ]
    },
    {
     "text": "Pro includes 5 printers and scales to 10; Print Farm and Education go higher.",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://simplyprint.io/pricing"
     ]
    },
    {
     "text": "SimplyPrint says it bills only for the days a printer is active (\"Fair Billing\").",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://simplyprint.io/pricing"
     ]
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "printago",
   "name": "Printago",
   "maker": "Printago",
   "url": "https://printago.io/",
   "kind": "Cloud platform + local bridge",
   "ours": false,
   "summary": "Cloud farm software built around selling: shop orders from Shopify, Etsy, eBay, WooCommerce and Wix flow into one auto-routed queue, with cloud slicing and margins per SKU.",
   "best_for": "Shops that sell what they print online and want paid orders to turn into print jobs automatically.",
   "watch_out": [
    "Priced by production slot (jobs running at the same time), so a farm that runs every printer at once pays per printer in practice.",
    "Cloud service; the Fuse bridge runs on your network to reach printers in LAN mode."
   ],
   "fields": {
    "brands": {
     "label": "Printer brands",
     "value": "370+ models across 60+ brands, plus any Klipper/Moonraker printer",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://printago.io/solutions/oem",
      "https://printago.io/"
     ]
    },
    "where": {
     "label": "Runs where",
     "value": "Cloud, with the Fuse bridge on your network; a Self-Hosted edition is listed",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://printago.io/features",
      "https://docs.printago.io/docs/printago-fuse"
     ]
    },
    "queue": {
     "label": "Multi-printer queue",
     "value": "Yes; auto-routes jobs by material, nozzle, tags and availability",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://printago.io/features"
     ]
    },
    "filament": {
     "label": "AMS / filament tracking",
     "value": "Yes: AMS slot mapping and RFID auto-detect",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://printago.io/features"
     ]
    },
    "price": {
     "label": "Pricing model",
     "value": "Unlimited printers free with 1 production slot; US$4.00 per slot/mo (US$3.67 yearly)",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://printago.io/alternatives/octoprint",
      "https://printago.io/pricing"
     ]
    },
    "oss": {
     "label": "Open source",
     "value": "No",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://printago.io/pricing"
     ]
    }
   },
   "facts": [
    {
     "text": "Native Shopify, Etsy, eBay, WooCommerce and Wix integrations, plus ShipStation for other channels; optional auto-print of matched orders.",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://printago.io/"
     ]
    },
    {
     "text": "\"If you have 30 printers but only 10 run simultaneously, you pay for 10 slots.\"",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://printago.io/pricing"
     ]
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "bambu-farm-manager",
   "name": "Bambu Farm Manager",
   "maker": "Bambu Lab",
   "url": "https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/software/bambu-farm-manager",
   "kind": "Local desktop suite (Windows)",
   "ours": false,
   "summary": "Bambu Lab's own free fleet tool: a server and client for Windows that run entirely on your local network, with a job queue, batch firmware updates, groups and live video.",
   "best_for": "All-Bambu farms with a Windows PC that want the maker's own free, cloud-free tool for queuing and sending jobs.",
   "watch_out": [
    "Windows 10 or later on an x86-64 PC only; Bambu Lab printers only.",
    "Printers are unbound from Bambu Handy when you add them, so the phone app no longer controls them."
   ],
   "fields": {
    "brands": {
     "label": "Printer brands",
     "value": "Bambu Lab only (H2C, H2D, H2S, X2D, X1, P2S, P1, A1, A2L with minimum firmware)",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/software/bambu-farm-manager"
     ]
    },
    "where": {
     "label": "Runs where",
     "value": "Local: Windows server + client on your LAN; no cloud for jobs",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/software/bambu-farm-manager",
      "https://blog.bambulab.com/bambu-lab-introduces-local-fleet-control-with-bambu-farm-manager/"
     ]
    },
    "queue": {
     "label": "Multi-printer queue",
     "value": "Yes; \"Start All\" matches idle printers by model, nozzle and filament",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/software/bambu-farm-release-notes/3-0-0"
     ]
    },
    "filament": {
     "label": "AMS / filament tracking",
     "value": "Matches loaded filament type and colour; no spool inventory found",
     "status": "unverified",
     "sources": [
      "https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/software/bambu-farm-release-notes/3-0-0"
     ]
    },
    "price": {
     "label": "Pricing model",
     "value": "Free",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://blog.bambulab.com/bambu-lab-introduces-local-fleet-control-with-bambu-farm-manager/"
     ]
    },
    "oss": {
     "label": "Open source",
     "value": "No",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/software/bambu-farm-manager"
     ]
    }
   },
   "facts": [
    {
     "text": "Version 3.1 (October 2026) imports multi-plate .gcode.3mf files and splits them into plates you can send separately.",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/software/bambu-farm-release-notes/3-1-0"
     ]
    },
    {
     "text": "Server and client each need 2 GB of RAM; the server needs 4 GB of disk.",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/software/bambu-farm-faq-troubleshoot"
     ]
    },
    {
     "text": "After adding, the printer shows \"Logged Out\" and is unbound from Handy; Bambu Studio can still connect the LAN-mode way.",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/software/bambu-farm-manager",
      "https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/software/bambu-farm-faq-troubleshoot"
     ]
    },
    {
     "text": "Bambu Fleet Hub is a separate integration layer for developers, not a dashboard.",
     "status": "thirdparty",
     "sources": [
      "https://all3dp.com/4/bambu-lab-quietly-launches-fleet-hub-for-custom-printer-fleet-integration/"
     ]
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "bambu-studio-handy",
   "name": "Bambu Studio + Handy",
   "maker": "Bambu Lab",
   "url": "https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/software/bambu-studio/multi-device-management",
   "kind": "Slicer + phone app (cloud)",
   "ours": false,
   "summary": "What most Bambu owners start with: Bambu Studio's Multi-device tab shows every printer on your Bambu account, and Bambu Handy watches them from your phone.",
   "best_for": "Two to five Bambu printers on one account, before you need a real job queue.",
   "watch_out": [
    "Multi-device management cannot manage printers in LAN-only mode (Bambu wiki).",
    "Bambu's own wiki points to Farm Manager if you hit problems at farm scale."
   ],
   "fields": {
    "brands": {
     "label": "Printer brands",
     "value": "Bambu Lab only",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/software/bambu-studio/multi-device-management"
     ]
    },
    "where": {
     "label": "Runs where",
     "value": "Bambu Cloud account; Studio on Windows/macOS/Linux, Handy on phones",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/software/bambu-studio/multi-device-management"
     ]
    },
    "queue": {
     "label": "Multi-printer queue",
     "value": "Send a plate to several printers; no shared farm queue",
     "status": "unverified",
     "sources": [
      "https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/software/bambu-studio/multi-device-management"
     ]
    },
    "filament": {
     "label": "AMS / filament tracking",
     "value": "Shows AMS slots per printer; no farm-wide stock",
     "status": "unverified",
     "sources": [
      "https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/software/bambu-studio/multi-device-management"
     ]
    },
    "price": {
     "label": "Pricing model",
     "value": "Free",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/software/bambu-studio/multi-device-management"
     ]
    },
    "oss": {
     "label": "Open source",
     "value": "Studio: yes (AGPL-3.0); Handy: no",
     "status": "unverified",
     "sources": []
    }
   },
   "facts": [
    {
     "text": "Turn it on under Preferences > Multi-device management, then restart Bambu Studio.",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/software/bambu-studio/multi-device-management"
     ]
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "3dprinteros",
   "name": "3DPrinterOS",
   "maker": "3DPrinterOS",
   "url": "https://www.3dprinteros.com/",
   "kind": "Cloud platform",
   "ours": false,
   "summary": "Cloud print management aimed at schools, universities, libraries and companies: queues, user roles and balances, cloud slicing, SSO and audit trails across many printer brands.",
   "best_for": "Education and enterprise fleets that need user management, approvals and per-group billing more than shop features.",
   "watch_out": [
    "No permanent free plan: a 14-day trial, then a subscription; Education and Enterprise are quote-only (per a competitor's page).",
    "The Bambu Lab printer needs its storage card inserted before 3DPrinterOS can send it a job."
   ],
   "fields": {
    "brands": {
     "label": "Printer brands",
     "value": "Many brands; Bambu Lab A1, P1, P2S, X1, X1E, X2D, H2D, H2S listed",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://intercom.help/3DPrinterOS/en/articles/9679707-how-to-connect-bambu-lab-printers-to-3dprinter"
     ]
    },
    "where": {
     "label": "Runs where",
     "value": "Cloud; private cloud for enterprise",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://www.3dprinteros.com"
     ]
    },
    "queue": {
     "label": "Multi-printer queue",
     "value": "Yes, with user roles and approvals",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://www.3dprinteros.com"
     ]
    },
    "filament": {
     "label": "AMS / filament tracking",
     "value": "Filament tracking listed",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://www.3dprinteros.com"
     ]
    },
    "price": {
     "label": "Pricing model",
     "value": "Subscription after 14-day trial; US$19/mo per 2 printers on one listing",
     "status": "thirdparty",
     "sources": [
      "https://www.g2.com/products/3dprinteros/pricing",
      "https://www.3dprinteros.com/pricing-plans"
     ]
    },
    "oss": {
     "label": "Open source",
     "value": "No",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://www.3dprinteros.com"
     ]
    }
   },
   "facts": [
    {
     "text": "G2's listing (pricing \"provided by 3DPrinterOS\") shows US$19/mo for 2 printers up to US$95/mo for 10.",
     "status": "thirdparty",
     "sources": [
      "https://www.g2.com/products/3dprinteros/pricing"
     ]
    },
    {
     "text": "An AI \"Spaghetti Detector\" is sold as an add-on (price not published where we looked).",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://www.3dprinteros.com"
     ]
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "autofarm3d",
   "name": "AutoFarm3D",
   "maker": "3DQue Systems (Vancouver, Canada)",
   "url": "https://www.3dque.com/autofarm3d",
   "kind": "Local hub + web app",
   "ours": false,
   "summary": "Automation-first farm software from the makers of the Quinly auto-eject kits: a smart queue that picks the printer for each job, AMS auto-mapping and AI failure detection, run from a small local hub.",
   "best_for": "Farms heading for lights-out printing with auto-ejection hardware.",
   "watch_out": [
    "Pricing mixes free \"Power Slots\" with paid automation hours; the page has changed over time, so price your own farm on it.",
    "You set up and keep a local hub (Raspberry Pi class) running."
   ],
   "fields": {
    "brands": {
     "label": "Printer brands",
     "value": "Bambu Lab P1, X1, A1 via Developer Mode; other printers via its hub",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://www.3dque.com/blog/how-to-use-autofarm3d-with-bambu-lab-developer-mode"
     ]
    },
    "where": {
     "label": "Runs where",
     "value": "Local hub on your network, managed from a web app",
     "status": "thirdparty",
     "sources": [
      "https://simplyprint.io/alternatives/3dque-autofarm3d"
     ]
    },
    "queue": {
     "label": "Multi-printer queue",
     "value": "Yes; jobs go to the most efficient printer automatically",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://www.3dque.com/autofarm3d"
     ]
    },
    "filament": {
     "label": "AMS / filament tracking",
     "value": "AMS auto-mapping and a filament library",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://www.3dque.com/autofarm3d"
     ]
    },
    "price": {
     "label": "Pricing model",
     "value": "Free Power Slots, then paid automation hours or plans",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://www.3dque.com/autofarm3d-pricing"
     ]
    },
    "oss": {
     "label": "Open source",
     "value": "No",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://www.3dque.com/autofarm3d"
     ]
    }
   },
   "facts": [
    {
     "text": "The full version adds orders and order tracking.",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://www.3dque.com/autofarm3d"
     ]
    },
    {
     "text": "Once all Power Slots are full, remaining printers use automation hours as they print.",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://www.3dque.com/autofarm3d-pricing"
     ]
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "obico",
   "name": "Obico",
   "maker": "Obico (open source)",
   "url": "https://www.obico.io/",
   "kind": "AI monitoring (cloud or self-hosted)",
   "ours": false,
   "summary": "Open-source AI failure detection and remote access, best known for spotting spaghetti from a webcam. A monitoring layer rather than a farm queue.",
   "best_for": "OctoPrint and Klipper farms that want AI failure alerts, either hosted or on their own server.",
   "watch_out": [
    "Native on OctoPrint and Klipper; Bambu Lab works only through an OctoPrint bridge (per a competitor citing Obico's docs; Obico's own blog calls it \"not as straightforward\").",
    "AI hours are metered on the hosted plans."
   ],
   "fields": {
    "brands": {
     "label": "Printer brands",
     "value": "OctoPrint and Klipper/Moonraker; Bambu via a bridge",
     "status": "thirdparty",
     "sources": [
      "https://simplyprint.io/alternatives/obico",
      "https://www.obico.io/blog/ai-failure-detection-remote-control-bambu-lab-3d-printers/"
     ]
    },
    "where": {
     "label": "Runs where",
     "value": "Cloud, or self-host the open-source server",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://github.com/TheSpaghettiDetective/obico-server"
     ]
    },
    "queue": {
     "label": "Multi-printer queue",
     "value": "No farm queue (monitoring and remote control)",
     "status": "unverified",
     "sources": [
      "https://www.obico.io/blog/is-obico-free-pricing-guide/"
     ]
    },
    "filament": {
     "label": "AMS / filament tracking",
     "value": "No",
     "status": "unverified",
     "sources": [
      "https://www.obico.io/blog/is-obico-free-pricing-guide/"
     ]
    },
    "price": {
     "label": "Pricing model",
     "value": "Free for 1 printer with 10 AI hours/mo; AI Premium US$6.99/mo yearly",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://www.obico.io/blog/is-obico-free-pricing-guide/",
      "https://www.obico.io/docs/user-guides/upgrade-to-pro/"
     ]
    },
    "oss": {
     "label": "Open source",
     "value": "Yes (AGPL-3.0)",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://www.obico.io/klipper.html"
     ]
    }
   },
   "facts": [
    {
     "text": "The free plan includes remote access, webcam streaming and the mobile app for 1 printer.",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://www.obico.io/blog/is-obico-free-pricing-guide/"
     ]
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "bambuddy",
   "name": "Bambuddy",
   "maker": "Open-source project (maziggy)",
   "url": "https://github.com/maziggy/bambuddy",
   "kind": "Self-hosted web app",
   "ours": false,
   "summary": "Free, open-source command centre for Bambu Lab printers that runs on your own computer: queue, print archive, spool inventory, analytics, notifications and maintenance, with no cloud.",
   "best_for": "All-Bambu farms comfortable with Docker that want a free, private, feature-rich dashboard.",
   "watch_out": [
    "Printers run in LAN Developer Mode, which means giving up Bambu Handy and the cloud (XDA).",
    "Community project: support is GitHub and Discord, not a company help desk."
   ],
   "fields": {
    "brands": {
     "label": "Printer brands",
     "value": "Bambu Lab only",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://github.com/maziggy/bambuddy"
     ]
    },
    "where": {
     "label": "Runs where",
     "value": "Self-hosted on your network (Docker); no cloud",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://github.com/maziggy/bambuddy"
     ]
    },
    "queue": {
     "label": "Multi-printer queue",
     "value": "Yes; model-based assignment, batches, scheduled prints",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://github.com/maziggy/bambuddy"
     ]
    },
    "filament": {
     "label": "AMS / filament tracking",
     "value": "Yes: spool inventory, AMS slots, low-stock alerts, Spoolman sync",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://github.com/maziggy/bambuddy"
     ]
    },
    "price": {
     "label": "Pricing model",
     "value": "Free, including business use",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://bambuddy.cool/business.html"
     ]
    },
    "oss": {
     "label": "Open source",
     "value": "Yes (AGPL-3.0)",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://github.com/maziggy/bambuddy",
      "https://bambuddy.cool/business.html"
     ]
    }
   },
   "facts": [
    {
     "text": "\"If you run it inside your own business ... you owe us nothing. No seat count, no per-printer fee.\"",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://bambuddy.cool/business.html"
     ]
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "fdm-monster",
   "name": "FDM Monster",
   "maker": "Open-source project",
   "url": "https://github.com/fdm-monster/fdm-monster",
   "kind": "Self-hosted server",
   "ours": false,
   "summary": "Open-source farm server that puts OctoPrint, Klipper (Moonraker), PrusaLink and Bambu Lab LAN-mode printers on one drag-and-drop grid.",
   "best_for": "Tinkerers running a mixed fleet who want one free, self-hosted grid and batch printing.",
   "watch_out": [
    "Lighter feature set: no smart routing, analytics or spool tracking listed.",
    "You host and maintain it yourself."
   ],
   "fields": {
    "brands": {
     "label": "Printer brands",
     "value": "OctoPrint, Klipper/Moonraker, PrusaLink, Bambu Lab LAN mode",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://github.com/fdm-monster/fdm-monster"
     ]
    },
    "where": {
     "label": "Runs where",
     "value": "Self-hosted, on your network or your own server",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://github.com/fdm-monster/fdm-monster"
     ]
    },
    "queue": {
     "label": "Multi-printer queue",
     "value": "Batch-print one file to many printers; no smart queue listed",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://github.com/fdm-monster/fdm-monster"
     ]
    },
    "filament": {
     "label": "AMS / filament tracking",
     "value": "Not listed",
     "status": "unverified",
     "sources": [
      "https://github.com/fdm-monster/fdm-monster"
     ]
    },
    "price": {
     "label": "Pricing model",
     "value": "Free",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://github.com/fdm-monster/fdm-monster"
     ]
    },
    "oss": {
     "label": "Open source",
     "value": "Yes (AGPL-3.0)",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://github.com/fdm-monster/fdm-monster"
     ]
    }
   },
   "facts": []
  },
  {
   "id": "octofarm",
   "name": "OctoFarm",
   "maker": "Open-source project",
   "url": "https://github.com/OctoFarm/OctoFarm",
   "kind": "Self-hosted server",
   "ours": false,
   "summary": "The original \"single pane of glass\" for many OctoPrint instances: dashboard, file management, filament tracking and history.",
   "best_for": "Existing OctoPrint farms that just want one overview screen.",
   "watch_out": [
    "OctoPrint only: no Bambu Lab support.",
    "Development looks slow; check recent commits before you build on it (our reading, October 2026)."
   ],
   "fields": {
    "brands": {
     "label": "Printer brands",
     "value": "OctoPrint printers only",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://github.com/OctoFarm/OctoFarm"
     ]
    },
    "where": {
     "label": "Runs where",
     "value": "Self-hosted on your network",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://github.com/OctoFarm/OctoFarm"
     ]
    },
    "queue": {
     "label": "Multi-printer queue",
     "value": "No shared farm queue found",
     "status": "unverified",
     "sources": [
      "https://github.com/OctoFarm/OctoFarm"
     ]
    },
    "filament": {
     "label": "AMS / filament tracking",
     "value": "Filament tracking",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://github.com/OctoFarm/OctoFarm"
     ]
    },
    "price": {
     "label": "Pricing model",
     "value": "Free",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://github.com/OctoFarm/OctoFarm"
     ]
    },
    "oss": {
     "label": "Open source",
     "value": "Yes (AGPL-3.0)",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://github.com/OctoFarm/OctoFarm"
     ]
    }
   },
   "facts": []
  },
  {
   "id": "repetier-server",
   "name": "Repetier-Server",
   "maker": "Repetier (Germany)",
   "url": "https://www.repetier-server.com/",
   "kind": "Self-hosted server",
   "ours": false,
   "summary": "Long-running German print server (since 2011) that controls many printers at once from a PC, Mac, Linux box or Raspberry Pi, with per-printer queues and a one-time Pro licence.",
   "best_for": "Farms of Marlin/Klipper-style printers that want a one-time price and local control.",
   "watch_out": [
    "Planned Bambu Lab support was dropped after Bambu's 2025 authorization change (forum thread).",
    "Queues are per printer rather than one auto-routed farm queue (our reading)."
   ],
   "fields": {
    "brands": {
     "label": "Printer brands",
     "value": "Serial/USB and network printers; no Bambu Lab support",
     "status": "thirdparty",
     "sources": [
      "https://forum.repetier.com/d/15186-discontinuation-of-planned-support-for-bambu-lab-printers",
      "https://www.repetier-server.com/knowledgebase/multiple-printers-printer-farm/"
     ]
    },
    "where": {
     "label": "Runs where",
     "value": "Self-hosted on a PC, Mac, Linux or Raspberry Pi",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://www.repetier-server.com/"
     ]
    },
    "queue": {
     "label": "Multi-printer queue",
     "value": "Per-printer queues with repeats and drag-and-drop order",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://www.repetier-server.com/3d-printer-farms-and-3d-printing-services/"
     ]
    },
    "filament": {
     "label": "AMS / filament tracking",
     "value": "Not a focus",
     "status": "unverified",
     "sources": [
      "https://www.repetier-server.com/3d-printer-farms-and-3d-printing-services/"
     ]
    },
    "price": {
     "label": "Pricing model",
     "value": "Free version; Pro €59.99 one-time for up to 5 computers",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://www.repetier-server.com/3d-printer-farms-and-3d-printing-services/"
     ]
    },
    "oss": {
     "label": "Open source",
     "value": "No",
     "status": "vendor",
     "sources": [
      "https://www.repetier-server.com/"
     ]
    }
   },
   "facts": []
  },
  {
   "id": "filafleet",
   "name": "Filafleet",
   "maker": "Filafleet team (Formada3D, Melbourne)",
   "url": "https://filafleet.app/?utm_source=printfarmsoftware&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guide&utm_content=profile",
   "kind": "Self-hosted, local network",
   "ours": true,
   "summary": "Our own farm software, in beta. It runs on a small computer on your network and follows the job from order to parcel: shop and marketplace orders, a colour-matched queue across AMS slots, plate checks before Start, packing slips, labels and tracking.",
   "best_for": "Small Bambu Lab shops (roughly 3 to 20 printers) that sell what they print and want orders, printers and parcels in one place without a cloud account or a monthly bill.",
   "watch_out": [
    "Not on sale yet: public beta testing and a waitlist; Kickstarter planned for early 2027.",
    "Printer commands (pause, resume, lights, drying) are in beta and marked Unverified in the app until testers sign them off on real printers.",
    "Tested on our own farm and simulated farms, not yet on a real 100-printer floor."
   ],
   "fields": {
    "brands": {
     "label": "Printer brands",
     "value": "Bambu Lab (full monitoring); Formlabs, Klipper, Prusa, Elegoo, OctoPrint in beta",
     "status": "ours",
     "sources": [
      "https://filafleet.app/?utm_source=printfarmsoftware&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guide&utm_content=sources"
     ]
    },
    "where": {
     "label": "Runs where",
     "value": "Local box: Raspberry Pi 5, mini PC, NAS (Docker) or Mac; no cloud account; works offline",
     "status": "ours",
     "sources": [
      "https://filafleet.app/?utm_source=printfarmsoftware&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guide&utm_content=sources"
     ]
    },
    "queue": {
     "label": "Multi-printer queue",
     "value": "Yes; orders become a queue matched to printers with the right colour in any AMS slot",
     "status": "ours",
     "sources": [
      "https://filafleet.app/?utm_source=printfarmsoftware&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guide&utm_content=sources"
     ]
    },
    "filament": {
     "label": "AMS / filament tracking",
     "value": "Yes: loaded filament per AMS slot, low-stock and humidity hints",
     "status": "ours",
     "sources": [
      "https://filafleet.app/?utm_source=printfarmsoftware&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guide&utm_content=sources"
     ]
    },
    "price": {
     "label": "Pricing model",
     "value": "Planned one-time licence by printer count; pricing at launch",
     "status": "ours",
     "sources": [
      "https://filafleet.app/?utm_source=printfarmsoftware&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guide&utm_content=sources"
     ]
    },
    "oss": {
     "label": "Open source",
     "value": "No",
     "status": "ours",
     "sources": [
      "https://filafleet.app/?utm_source=printfarmsoftware&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guide&utm_content=sources"
     ]
    }
   },
   "facts": [
    {
     "text": "Current build 0.1.0-beta.55 (internal); the public site lists features in the beta build and marks anything unfinished as Coming.",
     "status": "ours",
     "sources": [
      "https://filafleet.app/?utm_source=printfarmsoftware&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guide&utm_content=sources"
     ]
    },
    {
     "text": "No AI tokens: print checks and matching run on your own box.",
     "status": "ours",
     "sources": [
      "https://filafleet.app/?utm_source=printfarmsoftware&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guide&utm_content=sources"
     ]
    },
    {
     "text": "If a trial or licence ends, the planned behaviour is read-only, never locked out of your data.",
     "status": "ours",
     "sources": [
      "https://filafleet.app/?utm_source=printfarmsoftware&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=guide&utm_content=sources"
     ]
    }
   ]
  }
 ],
 "also": [
  {
   "name": "Print Farm Manager (Joel Telling)",
   "url": "https://github.com/joeltelling/print-farm-manager",
   "text": "A new self-hosted, multi-brand farm manager (Prusa, Elegoo, Bambu Lab with AMS, Klipper) with automatic job dispatch and no cloud. Too new for us to profile yet.",
   "status": "thirdparty"
  },
  {
   "name": "Prusa Connect",
   "url": "https://connect.prusa3d.com/",
   "text": "Prusa's own free remote management for Prusa printers, cloud or local network (PrusaLink). Prusa printers only.",
   "status": "vendor"
  }
 ]
}