Marlin VS Ender-3

Compare Marlin vs Ender-3 and see what are their differences.

Marlin

Marlin is an optimized firmware for RepRap 3D printers based on the Arduino platform. | Many commercial 3D printers come with Marlin installed. Check with your vendor if you need source code for your specific machine. (by Jyers)

Ender-3

The Creality3D Ender-3, a fully Open Source 3D printer perfect for new users on a budget. (by Creality3DPrinting)
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Marlin Ender-3
877 56
2,142 1,737
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0.0 0.0
6 months ago about 2 years ago
C++ Roff
GNU General Public License v3.0 only GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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Marlin

Posts with mentions or reviews of Marlin. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-11-24.

Ender-3

Posts with mentions or reviews of Ender-3. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-01-30.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Marlin and Ender-3 you can also consider the following projects:

BIGTREETECH-SKR-mini-E3 - BIGTREETECH SKR-mini-E3 motherboard is a ultra-quiet, low-power, high-quality 3D printing machine control board. It is launched by the 3D printing team of Shenzhen BIGTREE technology co., LTD. This board is specially tailored for Ender 3 printer, perfectly replacing the original Ender3 printer motherboard.

Marlin - Marlin is an optimized firmware for RepRap 3D printers based on the Arduino platform. Many commercial 3D printers come with Marlin installed. Check with your vendor if you need source code for your specific machine.

klipper - Klipper is a 3d-printer firmware

Ender-5-Pro - The Creality Ender 5 Pro 3D printer is an upgraded version of the popular Ender 5

Marlin_Ender3v2 - This is an optimized firmware for Ender 3v2 3D printers. [Moved to: https://github.com/mriscoc/Ender3v2]

Original-Prusa-i3 - Original Prusa i3 MK2 3D printer printed parts

OctoPrint - OctoPrint is the snappy web interface for your 3D printer!

CR-10_wiring

klipper - Klipper is a 3d-printer firmware [Moved to: https://github.com/Klipper3d/klipper]

Cura - 3D printer / slicing GUI built on top of the Uranium framework

VoronUsers - Voron Community mods

Marlin - Marlin is an optimized firmware for RepRap 3D printers based on the Arduino platform. | Many commercial 3D printers come with Marlin installed. Check with your vendor if you need source code for your specific machine.