Printer guides

    Best filament for your printer

    Pick your printer to see what it prints as it comes, what needs an upgrade, and the cheapest in-stock reels of each material.

    printers
    76
    brands
    16
    materials checked
    11

    AnkerMake

    Anycubic

    Artillery

    Bambu Lab

    BCN3D

    Creality

    Elegoo

    Flashforge

    FlashForge

    LulzBot

    Prusa

    Prusa Research

    Qidi Tech

    Raise3D

    Snapmaker

    Sovol

    How the guides work

    Each guide compares the printer's verified specs (hotend and bed temperature, enclosure, stock nozzle and multi-material unit) with what each filament needs, from manufacturers' data sheets.

    Abrasive filaments (carbon fibre, glass fibre, glow-in-the-dark) need a hardened nozzle; ABS, ASA and nylon need an enclosure; flexible filaments can't go through an AMS. Every guide then lists the cheapest in-stock reels that print well on that printer.

    Common questions

    Which filament is best for a beginner's printer?

    PLA. It prints at the lowest temperatures, needs no enclosure and barely warps, so it works on every printer here. Each guide lists the cheapest PLA in stock that suits that printer.

    Can every printer print carbon fibre filament?

    Only with a hardened nozzle. Carbon fibre, glass fibre and glow-in-the-dark filaments are abrasive and wear out brass nozzles quickly. The guides say which printers ship with a hardened nozzle.

    My printer isn't listed. What should I check?

    Look up its maximum hotend and bed temperatures, whether it has an enclosure, and what nozzle it ships with, then compare them with the material's needs on the drying chart and material comparison pages. We add printers once their specs are verified.

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