Cloud slicing
Slice in the browser with printer profiles and shared settings.
BuildBee makes cloud slicing and printing easy for individual makers. 3DPrinterOS does that too, then adds what makerspaces and print farms need: user management, approvals, billing and data for every printer and user.
Works with 200+ printer models and STL, 3MF, OBJ and G-code files.
3DPrinterOS allows me to track usage and tie it to individual users. Students learn that even when printing for fun there’s a real dollar value attached to it.
Brian SlocumManaging Director, The Wilbur Powerhouse, Lehigh UniversitySlice in the browser with printer profiles and shared settings.
Send and monitor prints from any browser or phone.
Roles, workgroups and approvals for every user.
Charge per gram or per job, with balances and payment integrations.
Route jobs to the next free printer automatically.
Track usage, success rates and costs across the fleet.
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| Feature | BuildBee | 3DPrinterOS |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud slicing in the browser | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mobile accessBuildBee offers an Android app | ✓ | ✓ |
| Resize, rotate and split models | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upload custom G-code | ✓ | ✓ |
| Model library and tutorials for beginners | ✓ | ~ |
| Many printers in one dashboard | ~ | ✓ |
| Shared queues across printers | – | ✓ |
| AI print failure detection | – | ✓ |
| Printers supported | FDM printers | 200+ models, all major brands |
| Roles, workgroups and approvals | – | ✓ |
| Billing and user balances | – | ✓ |
| Single sign-on | – | ✓ |
| Usage analytics by user and printer | – | ✓ |
| TX-RAMP certified deployment | – | ✓ |
| Private cloud or on-premise option | – | ✓ |
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BuildBee features as publicly described; check BuildBee for current details.
For one maker with one printer, BuildBee’s friendly cloud slicer works well. 3DPrinterOS adds AI failure alerts and room to grow.
Give every member an account, approve jobs, set limits and charge for material, all automatically.
Queues route each job to the next free printer, while monitoring and reports keep the farm efficient.
Connect your printers to 3DPrinterOS through the client on a PC or Raspberry Pi.
Upload your STL, 3MF, OBJ or G-code files to your cloud library.
Add users, set permissions and billing rules, and start printing.
Connect your printer to 3DPrinterOS once and manage it from any browser.
Every member gets their own account, admins approve jobs and print limits keep printers available for everyone.
Set prices per gram, flat fees and balances, and connect PaperCut, CBORD or Stripe.
Jobs wait in shared queues and go to the next free printer, so machines never sit idle.
Click through queues, activity tracking and print limits.
University makerspaces bill students for material automatically.
Higher education →Print farms route jobs across every printer.
Print farm management →Schools approve student jobs before they print.
K-12 schools →Companies share printers across engineering teams.
Enterprise →Both offer cloud slicing and remote printing. 3DPrinterOS adds user management, approvals, billing, queues and analytics for makerspaces, schools and print farms.
Yes. Set prices per gram, flat fees and balances, and connect PaperCut, CBORD or Stripe.
Yes. Upload G-code, or upload STL, OBJ or 3MF models and slice them in the browser.
3DPrinterOS supports 200+ printer models from all major brands.
Yes. You can start a free trial of 3DPrinterOS at cloud.3dprinteros.com.
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Used by higher education, enterprises, and OEMs to manage printers, files, and users from a single, cloud-based platform
Control access, users, and print permissions by team or lab
“This close collaboration has enabled Koenigsegg to tailor the platform to their specific needs, resulting in an optimized and user-friendly system for managing their 3D printers.”
Team Leader
Koenigsegg Automotive AB
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