| Connection & Setup |
| Native Bambu Lab MQTT/FTPS |
✓ |
✓ |
✗ Plugin needed |
| Works on LAN only (no internet) |
✓ |
✗ |
✓ |
| No cloud dependency |
✓ |
✗ |
✓ |
| Remote access (no VPN/port forward) |
✓ Proxy Mode |
✓ Via cloud |
✗ Needs VPN/tunnel |
| Docker deployment |
✓ |
N/A Mobile app |
✓ |
| Works with Bambu Studio / OrcaSlicer |
✓ |
✓ |
~ Via plugins |
| Tailscale (WireGuard) integration |
✓ Host-aware, surfaced per-VP |
✗ |
~ Manual/host-level |
| Multiple Virtual Printer instances |
✓ Per-printer VP with own bind IP & modes (proxy / bridge / queue / archive / review) |
✗ |
✗ |
| Guided first-printer setup wizard |
✓ Auto-discovery, access-code paste, validation step |
✓ |
✗ |
| Self-service connection diagnostic |
✓ Layer-by-layer triage (MQTT / FTPS / TLS / cloud) |
✗ |
✗ |
| Database choice |
✓ SQLite (default) or PostgreSQL (multi-printer farms) |
N/A |
✗ YAML config + per-folder metadata |
| Monitoring & Control |
| Real-time print status |
✓ WebSocket |
✓ |
✓ |
| Multi-printer dashboard |
✓ Resizable cards |
~ Basic list |
✗ One instance per printer |
| HMS error translation (853 codes) |
✓ |
~ Basic codes |
✗ |
| Printer file browser |
✓ Bulk download/delete |
✗ |
✓ |
| Firmware update helper |
✓ LAN upload |
✓ OTA |
✗ |
| Heater history charts (nozzle / bed / chamber) |
✓ Per-tile chart icon, 6h / 24h / 48h / 7d ranges, 30-day retention |
✗ |
✓ Built-in temp graph (short history) |
| AMS humidity / temperature history charts |
✓ Per-AMS modal, configurable retention |
✗ |
✗ |
| AMS Filament Backup status & toggle |
✓ Live state badge, ring-per-pair backup modal, backup-aware "insufficient filament" check |
✓ In AMS settings |
✗ |
| Per-printer Maintenance Mode |
✓ Out-of-service flag — drops from queue / scheduler / notifications, card stays visible |
✗ |
✗ |
| Bed-jog & manual calibration (bed level / flow / vibration / nozzle offset) |
✓ Bed-slinger aware |
~ Calibration only |
✓ |
| Camera streaming (Bambu + external) |
✓ Chamber + RTSP / MJPEG / go2rtc relay |
✓ Chamber only |
✓ Built-in mjpg-streamer |
| Print Archiving & History |
| Automatic print archiving |
✓ 3MF metadata |
✗ |
~ Via plugins |
| 3D model viewer |
✓ Three.js, multi-color |
✗ |
~ Via plugins |
| Photo attachments & notes |
✓ |
✗ |
✗ |
| Print comparison (side-by-side) |
✓ 2-5 prints |
✗ |
✗ |
| Tags, search & filtering |
✓ Full-text search |
✗ |
~ Basic |
| Projects & BOM tracking |
✓ |
✗ |
✗ |
| Export (CSV, Excel, ZIP, JSON) |
✓ |
✗ |
~ Basic |
| Slicing & Model Discovery |
| MakerWorld browse, import & print |
✓ URL-paste, plate picker, lightbox |
✓ |
✗ |
| Server-side slicing (no desktop slicer) |
✓ OrcaSlicer / Bambu Studio CLI sidecar |
✗ |
✗ |
| Multi-color slice with AMS pre-mapping |
✓ Per-slot dropdowns, type+colour match |
✗ |
✗ |
| Slicer-preset library (Cloud + imported + bundled) |
✓ .orca_filament, .bbscfg, .bbsflmt, .json |
~ Cloud only |
✗ |
| G-code / 3MF preview viewer |
✓ Layer-by-layer + thumbnails |
~ Thumbnail only |
✓ Via plugins |
| Scheduling & Automation |
| Print queue / scheduling |
✓ Drag-and-drop |
✗ |
~ Via plugins |
| Multi-printer queue assignment |
✓ By model or location |
✗ |
✗ |
| Time-based scheduling |
✓ |
✗ |
✗ |
| Staggered fleet start (avoid power spikes) |
✓ Configurable group size & interval |
✗ |
✗ |
| Shortest-job-first queue ordering |
✓ Optional per-fleet, with jumped-item starvation guard |
✗ |
✗ |
| Per-model start / end G-code snippets |
✓ Auto-injected on queue, opt-in per-VP for slicer uploads |
✗ |
✓ |
| Smart plug control |
✓ Tasmota, HA, MQTT, REST |
✗ |
~ Via plugins |
| Auto power on/off with prints |
✓ Temp-based shutoff |
✗ |
~ Via plugins |
| Re-print with AMS mapping |
✓ |
✗ |
✗ |
| Batched queue items (qty > 1) |
✓ |
✗ |
✗ |
| AI print-failure detection |
✓ Self-hosted Obico ML |
✓ Cloud (X1/H2D) |
~ Via OctoEverywhere/Obico plugin |
| Notifications & Integrations |
| Notification channels |
✓ Email, Discord, Telegram, ntfy, Home Assistant, generic webhook |
✓ Mobile push only |
~ Via plugins |
| Customizable notification templates |
✓ Per-event Jinja templates with placeholders |
✗ |
~ Via plugins |
| Spoolman integration |
✓ Per-filament tracking |
✗ |
~ Via plugins |
| Home Assistant integration |
✓ API + MQTT |
✗ |
✓ |
| Prometheus / Grafana metrics |
✓ |
✗ |
~ Via plugins |
| REST API |
✓ Full API + WebSocket |
✗ |
✓ |
| Filament & Maintenance |
| Filament profiles & presets |
✓ + Bambu Cloud sync |
~ Basic |
~ Via plugins |
| Filament usage & cost tracking |
✓ |
✗ |
~ Via plugins |
| Multi-colour gradient + transparency swatches |
✓ Up to 8 stops, effects, multicolor pie |
✗ Solid hex only |
✗ |
| Bambu RFID auto-match |
✓ |
✓ |
✗ |
| AMS drying control |
✓ AMS / AMS HT / AMS 2 Pro |
✓ |
✗ |
| Queue + ambient auto-drying (humidity-triggered) |
✓ Between scheduled prints OR on any idle printer; optional blocking mode |
✗ |
✗ |
| Per-filament humidity threshold |
✓ e.g. Nylon 20% / PLA 60% / ASA 30%; most-restrictive wins for mixed AMS |
✗ Fixed firmware threshold (not user-configurable) |
✗ |
| Spool storage locations catalog |
✓ Shelves / drawers / dryboxes, deep-linkable filter, Spoolman sync |
✗ |
✗ |
| Spool inventory with low-stock alerts |
✓ Internal mode or Spoolman; forecast lead-time |
✗ |
~ Via Spoolman plugin |
| Maintenance reminders |
✓ Hours & calendar |
✗ |
✗ |
| Energy monitoring |
✓ Real-time watts |
✗ |
✗ |
| Platform & Access |
| Web dashboard |
✓ PWA |
✗ Mobile only |
✓ |
| Mobile app |
✓ PWA (installable) |
✓ Native iOS/Android |
~ Via mobile browser |
| Open source |
✓ AGPL-3.0 |
✗ |
✓ AGPL |
| Customizable themes |
✓ Dark/light, accents |
✗ |
✓ |
| Multi-language |
✓ 11 locales (EN/DE/ES/FR/IT/JA/KO/PT-BR/TR/ZH-CN/ZH-TW) |
✓ |
✓ |
| Trash bin + admin bulk-purge / auto-purge |
✓ Configurable retention |
✗ |
✗ |
| Multi-user with role-based permissions |
✓ Admins / Operators / Viewers + custom groups, granular per-feature permissions |
✗ Single cloud account |
✓ Built-in Access Control (mandatory) |
| Two-factor authentication (2FA) |
✓ TOTP + email OTP, backup codes |
~ Bambu account level |
~ Official TOTP plugin (1.11+) |
| SSO (OIDC) and LDAP |
✓ Auto-provision groups, custom icon, opt-in admin sync |
✗ |
~ Via plugins |
| API keys with granular scopes |
✓ QR-code share, energy-cost-update-only opt-in, expiry |
✗ |
✓ |
| Configurable session lifetime |
✓ 24h / 7d / 30d / custom; 720h hard ceiling |
✗ |
✗ |
| In-app updates (one-click) |
✓ Docker / HA addon / git / Windows installer paths |
✓ App store |
~ pip update |
| Scheduled local + GitHub backups |
✓ Hourly / daily / weekly, retention policy, encryption optional |
✗ |
~ Manual zip backup (no schedule / GitHub) |
| Support bundle + in-app bug reporter |
✓ One-click ZIP with logs + diag snapshot, secrets redacted |
✗ |
✓ Built-in SystemInfo bundle |
| Passive log scanner for known issues |
✓ Matches errors against catalog, links to fixes |
✗ |
✗ |
| Guided onboarding tour |
✓ 25-step in-app walkthrough across all major features |
✗ |
✗ |
| Customizable printer cards + sidebar |
✓ Per-user tile layout, hide-toggle, admin-pushed default order |
✗ |
✗ |
| Companion kiosk device |
✓ SpoolBuddy (Pi kiosk for AMS / queue / camera) |
✗ |
✗ |
| Per-request trace IDs in logs |
✓ HTTP + app logs + response header |
✗ |
~ Via plugins |
