Looking for RaiseCloud alternatives?
RaiseCloud is Raise3D's own cloud for managing a fleet of Raise3D printers, and for an all-Raise3D shop it's a smooth, first-party experience: tight ideaMaker integration, an online slicer, a print queue, work orders and reporting, with real industrial pedigree behind it (the Pro series, the RMF500). It's also free within a printer and seat cap.
The catch shows the moment your fleet isn't all Raise3D. Every other brand has to connect through RaiseOcto, a Raspberry-Pi/OctoPrint bridge plugin that hasn't shipped a release since 2020. So RaiseCloud is really a vendor console: excellent for Raise3D hardware, a cliff-edge for anything else. SimplyPrint is brand-agnostic by design, and adds the AI, automation and shop-floor tools RaiseCloud doesn't have. Here's a fair, side-by-side look.
RaiseCloud is the right call if your farm is 100% Raise3D. It's free within its caps, deeply integrated with ideaMaker, and built around serious industrial machines, with a queue, online slicing, job history and reporting that work smoothly on Raise3D hardware.
SimplyPrint is the better fit for a mixed or growing farm. It runs Raise3D-style fleets and Bambu, Klipper/Moonraker, Prusa, Marlin (incl. USB), Duet and OctoPrint natively, no abandoned bridge required, and adds AI failure detection with an AI bed-check, AutoPrint continuous printing, filament inventory with NFC and label printing, a maintenance system, a school plan and SSO. If you don't want to be locked to one printer brand, that's the difference.
One vendor vs every printer you own
RaiseCloud is built to run Raise3D hardware. SimplyPrint is built to run whatever you've got, with the same depth on each brand.
Where RaiseCloud is the better pick
For the right shop, a first-party tool from your printer maker has real advantages, and SimplyPrint is honest about them:
A platform, not just a vendor console
RaiseCloud monitors and reports on a fleet well. Where SimplyPrint pulls ahead is automation, the shop floor, and identity.
RaiseCloud and SimplyPrint comparison
Nothing is black-and-white, and there are always pros and cons to consider when choosing a 3D printing cloud solution!
And we're not here to simply tell you, that SimplyPrint is the best - we want you to make an informed decision, and of course there are pros of using RaiseCloud as well!
Pros of using RaiseCloud
RaiseCloud has real strengths, and they're worth being honest about:- Free within a printer/seat cap, with no public per-seat price to start.
- Tight Raise3D + ideaMaker integration: a smooth, first-party slice-queue-monitor-report loop on Raise3D hardware.
- Industrial pedigree: built for serious production machines (Pro series, RMF500), with work orders and timed reports.
- It has the basics: online slicing, a print queue, job history, reporting/statistics, multi-user teams and native iOS/Android apps.
Cons of using RaiseCloud
Where RaiseCloud runs into a ceiling for a mixed farm:- Vendor-locked: non-Raise3D printers connect only through RaiseOcto, an OctoPrint bridge last updated in 2020, no native Bambu, Klipper, Prusa or Duet.
- No AI failure detection and no continuous (lights-out) printing.
- Filament is cloud usage-tracking only: newer Raise3D hardware reads RFID spools at the machine, but there's no cloud NFC inventory and no label printing.
- No maintenance system, no education plan and no SSO.
RaiseCloud vs. SimplyPrint
Side-by-side list comparison of details and features in RaiseCloud and SimplyPrint
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| General | ||
| Has free plan | ||
| Free printers | 2 | |
| Max cost | Free; paid printer/seat add-ons | Free, or from $4/printer/mo |
| Free cloud storage | 1GB | |
| Usage based cost | ||
| Unlimited printing | ||
| Supports all printers | Raise3D native (others via bridge) | |
| Features | ||
| Remote access | ||
| Filament management | Usage tracking | |
| Filament NFC tags (read & write) | ||
| Filament label printing (Dymo / Zebra) | ||
| Knows your printer | Raise printers only | |
| Cloud files | ||
| Print queue | ||
| Livestream | ||
| Gcode analysis | ||
| A.I failure detection | ||
| AI Bed Check (is the bed clear?) | ||
| AutoPrint / continuous printing | ||
| Maintenance & servicing system | ||
| Custom fields | ||
| Staggered Start (for power draw) | ||
| Schedule prints | ||
| 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 | ||
| Organization | ||
| Multiple users | ||
| User groups / ranks | ||
| User permissions | ||
| School plan | ||
| Shared files & folders | ||
| Shared slicer profiles | ||
| Hub | ||
| Custom domains | ||
| SSO (single sign-on) | ||
| Notifications | ||
| Email notifications | ||
| Push (mobile / app) notifications | ||
| SMS / text message notifications | ||
| Apps | ||
| Android app | ||
| iOS app | ||
| "PWA" (installable web-application) | ||
| Security & privacy | ||
| Account 2-factor authentication | ||
| Privacy-minded analytics & data-gathering ? | ||
| Support | ||
| Live-chat support | ||
| Phone support | ||
| Email support | ||
| Firmware & gateway support | ||
| OctoPrint install | ||
| Native Moonraker support | ||
| Mainsail install | ||
| Fluidd install | ||
| Klipper support | Via RaiseOcto bridge | |
| Duet3D integration | ||
| Direct Prusa support (MK4, XL and up / new main boards) | ||
| Direct Bambu Lab printer integration | ||
| Support for custom integrations | ||
| Enterprise & partners | ||
| OEM | ||
| Partner program (reseller / distributor) | ||
| Affiliate program | ||
| On-prem / self-hosting ? | Contact us | |
| Compare | See pricing | See pricing |
SimplyPrint prices are shown in USD; see our pricing page for your local currency. Competitor prices are shown as they publish them.
Contact us if you think we made a mistake in our comparison!
RaiseCloud vs. SimplyPrint: frequently asked questions
Is RaiseCloud or SimplyPrint better for a print farm?
Does RaiseCloud support non-Raise3D printers?
Is RaiseCloud free?
Does RaiseCloud have AI failure detection or continuous printing?
Does RaiseCloud have a slicer and job history?
What's the best print farm alternative to RaiseCloud for a mixed-brand fleet?
Will I be locked in if I start on RaiseCloud and later add other printers?
Conclusion
Why SimplyPrint is the Top RaiseCloud Alternative
We made SimplyPrint due to the fact, that nothing else on the market quite fit our needs. We wanted a platform that was easy to use, but still had all the features we needed. We wanted a feature-rich platform, intuitive and easy to use, with a great user experience and actual innovation within the 3D print management software space.
In summary, we - humble and unbiased as we are 😉 - believe that the SimplyPrint platform is a great RaiseCloud alternative!
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