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AstroPrint VS Cura

Compare AstroPrint VS Cura and see what are their differences

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AstroPrint logo AstroPrint

Slice, Store, and Print your 3D files from any web enabled device.

Cura logo Cura

Cura aims to be a end solution for personal 3D printing with RepRap based machines.
  • AstroPrint Landing page
    Landing page //
    2021-10-27
  • Cura Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-09-23

AstroPrint videos

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Cura videos

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Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to AstroPrint and Cura)

AstroPrint

Cura

3D
35 35%
3D
65% 65
Architecture
32 32%
Architecture
68% 68
CAD
25 25%
CAD
75% 75
Photos & Graphics
100 100%
Photos & Graphics
0% 0

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, AstroPrint seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 4 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

AstroPrint mentions (4)

  • Sloppy Prints
    Use astroprint.com, I get good prints from the default profile using this. Tweak to your liking. Source: over 1 year ago
  • Ender 3 Z axis hell
    Thats what my dad did and it worked for me, my printer had another 3 days of work before its first print, also to get your prints to stick to the plate (if you have this problem) put some painters tape over the deck and put spray adhesive over the tape, wait for it to dry, and print. For software to use on windows (or mac) download cura (its free) and for chrome (or if you dont want to download/ have a slow... Source: over 1 year ago
  • Do I need a pc to 3d print?
    I'd certainly reccomend it since you need to convert the 3d model into gcode that the printer can process, but there are a handful of web based slicers like these: realvisiononline.com astroprint.com grid.space/kiri/. Source: over 2 years ago
  • Octoprint: Rasberry Pi Hardware
    That should get OctoPrint up and running! Now as for slicing, I use Astroprint! It’s pretty easy to add the Astroprint plug-in to OctoPrint, and works like a charm! With my Ender 3 it uses Cura 3.6.0 as the default slicer, and I’ve not had any issues with it so far. (Outside the normal growing pains of learning to 3D print, anyway.) Astroprint is free for a normal account, so you can be up and running quickly and... Source: about 3 years ago

Cura mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of Cura yet. Tracking of Cura recommendations started around Mar 2021.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing AstroPrint and Cura, you can also consider the following products

OctoPrint - OctoPrint is the snappy web interface for your 3D printer that allows you to control and monitor all aspects of your printer and print jobs, right from your browser.

Slic3r - STL-to-GCODE translator for RepRap printers Here comes Slic3r! Its features are: - speed

nanoDLP - NanoDLP is a host and control software for SLA / DLP 3D printers.

Repetier - Software for controlling RepRap style 3D-printer like Mendel, Darwin or Prusa mendel.

Lychee Slicer - A POWERFUL AND VERSATILE SLICER FOR SLA RESIN 3D PRINTERS With Lychee, prepare your 3D models for 3D printing: define the best orientation, create supports automatically, or manually, preview before sending them to your 3D printer.

MatterControl - MatterControl is a free, open source app that lets you organize and manage your 3D prints.

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