3D printing business software, built on the shop floor
From STL to paid invoice — without the spreadsheet sprawl.
Printforge turns files into accurate prices, polished quotes, scheduled jobs and paid invoices — all in one connected workflow.
Free forever · Paid plans from A$4/month
Live job flow
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See exactly what a 3D print costs — set the weight and watch the breakdown update in real time.
Based on Bambu Lab X1C ($1,899 / 5,000 hr), electricity at $0.30/kWh, labour at $35/hr, 10% waste factor. Sign up to customise all parameters.
Features
Purpose-built for 3D printing businesses — calculate, quote, manage, and grow.
From request to revenue in 6 steps
Customer uploads files via shareable link
Instant cost breakdown from STL or G-code
Professional PDF sent to client
Kanban board + print farm calendar
TAX INVOICE with GST and ABN
Payment recorded and tracked
Priced before you hit send — straight from the file
Upload an STL or G-code file and get an instant cost breakdown. Material weight, machine time, labour, and overhead — calculated automatically from your real printer and material data. You know the true cost the moment the file lands, not weeks later in a spreadsheet.
Professional documents in clicks
Create numbered quotes with line items, markup, terms, and expiry dates. Convert to invoices on completion. PDF generation with your branding, GST, ABN, and PAID watermark.
Your entire operation, one dashboard
Client database with tags and interaction timeline. Job tracking on a kanban board or print farm calendar. Material inventory with stock alerts and supplier management.
Integrations that grow with you
Pull orders from Shopify, sync accounting with Xero, store files on Google Drive or OneDrive. Product and file libraries keep sellable items and production assets organised.
No CAD required
Generators that do the modelling for you. Upload artwork, set the size, download a print-ready file — the 3D preview you see is the exact geometry you get.
Any image becomes a clean, printable cutter. Line art is traced, sealed into a single outline, and thickened into a blade that actually cuts dough.
An image becomes a multicolour pressable button built around a real Cherry-MX or Kailh Choc switch — one file, one colour per filament.
Both run in the browser and export straight to your slicer. Sell the print, sell the file, or keep it — it is your design.
Also included: Layered Art (a photo as a multicolour stacked print), Stamp & Embosser, Text Plate, Mold Maker and Vacuum Nozzle — same idea, no CAD.
When orders pick up
Everything past the quote is already built in: invite your team with roles and permissions, track hours, manage finished-goods stock and shipments — no second app to buy.
The ops suite, included on Pro
Sell online
Instant quote widget
Embed a quote widget on your website or store — customers upload an STL, get an instant price, and pay. No back-and-forth.
Shopify integration
Connect your Shopify store and orders flow in as jobs, with clients and pricing synced automatically.
3D product configurator
Embed a live 3D customiser in your Shopify store — and unlike other configurators, it prices the actual print as the customer designs it.
Built by a working print farm
“We run our own print farm on Printforge every day — every quote, every job, every invoice. If a feature doesn't help win jobs, it doesn't ship.”
Start with a 14-day Pro trial. No credit card required. Hobby tier is free forever.
Quote it, send it, get paid. For solo makers selling prints.
$48/yr billed annually
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Unlimited core features plus business essentials.
$108/yr billed annually · Save 25%
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Run a team — invoicing, AI, P&L, and the full ops suite.
$216/yr billed annually · Save 25%
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Full platform with integrations, storefront tools, and cloud storage.
Everything in Pro · Shopify integration · Xero accounting sync · Product development history · Cloud Storage (Drive, OneDrive) · Master backup to OneDrive · Asana integration
Hobby — $0 /forever Core tools to get started. Perfect for makers and side projects.
Get started freeFounder-led support
Tell me how you quote, how many printers you run, and where the admin gets painful. I’ll give you a straight recommendation — even if the free plan is enough.
A useful answer from Daniel, not a sales queue.
You keep all your data and the Hobby tier features forever. Paid features lock until you subscribe to a plan. No data is deleted.
No. Sign up and get 14 days of full Pro access completely free. We only ask for payment if you decide to continue with a paid plan.
Any 3D printer. The calculator is generic — enter your machine’s specs and costs. G-code parsing supports Bambu Studio, OrcaSlicer, PrusaSlicer, and Cura.
Yes. Connect your Shopify store and Printforge pulls unfulfilled orders as jobs, auto-creates client records, and tracks pricing. One-click sync or automatic via webhooks.
Describe a print job in plain English (e.g. ‘PETG phone stand, 50g, red’) and Claude generates a structured quote with line items, material costs, and print time estimates based on your actual printer and material data.
Yes. Printforge supports multiple users with role-based access. Each user sees only their own data.
Create a shareable link from the Requests page and send it to customers via email, your website, or social media. They can upload 3D files (STL, 3MF, STEP, OBJ, G-code) with their name and details. Files appear in your quote request queue — review, quote, or dismiss. Each link is rate-limited and revocable.
AUD, USD, EUR, and GBP. Set your default in settings — all quotes, invoices, and calculations use your chosen currency.
Total Cost = Material + Machine Time + Labour + Overhead. Material cost is part weight (plus supports and waste) multiplied by per-gram filament cost. Machine cost includes electricity, depreciation, and maintenance per hour. Labour covers setup, post-processing, and packing. Overhead includes monthly fixed costs divided across jobs. Printforge automates this entire calculation — upload your STL or G-code file and get an instant breakdown.
Typically $0.50 to $50+ depending on size, material, and complexity. A small PLA keychain might cost $0.50–$2 in materials plus $1–3 in machine time. A large PETG enclosure could cost $10–20 in materials plus $5–10 in machine time. Use Printforge’s free calculator to get exact cost breakdowns for your specific prints.
Printforge is a free 3D printing business platform for small to medium print shops. It includes a cost calculator, professional PDF quotes, job tracking, inventory management, client CRM, invoicing, Shopify integration, and AI-powered quote drafting. The Hobby tier is free with generous limits, and paid plans start at $4/mo (billed annually).
Absolutely. Printforge is built for 3D print shops of any size. Upload customer STL files, calculate costs instantly, send professional PDF quotes, track jobs on a kanban board, manage material inventory with low-stock alerts, and invoice clients — all from one platform. Start free with the Hobby tier and upgrade as your shop grows.
Upload an STL or G-code file and Printforge automatically calculates material weight, estimates print time, and breaks down costs into material, machine time, labour, and overhead. Set your own filament prices, machine rates, and markup percentages. Save presets for different printer and material combinations. The calculator is available on every plan, including the free Hobby tier.
Yes. On the Pro plan you can invite your team and give each person a role — designer, warehouse, finance, or a custom mix — with permissions you control feature by feature. Your team works from a shared design board, timesheet, inventory and shipments, and you decide who can see pricing and revenue. Members don't need their own subscription — everyone rides your plan.
You do. Your quotes, clients, jobs and invoices stay yours, with CSV export built in. If you cancel a paid plan you simply drop back to the free Hobby tier — nothing is deleted and your files remain yours to download. No lock-in.
No card needed · Free to price a job · Hobby tier free forever