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Printers that run without the cloud

Firmware policy became a buying criterion in 2025, when changes to how printers authorise commands made owners ask what happens to a machine if the vendor's service changes or stops. These printers can be driven on a local network without a cloud account.

How this list is ordered49 printers, printers with a documented LAN-only mode, ordered by price.

First on that measure is the Elegoo Mars 5 at proprietary firmware.

  1. 1

    proprietary firmware

  2. 2

    Marlin firmware

  3. 3

    Bambu firmware

  4. 4

    Klipper firmware

  5. 5

    Klipper firmware

  6. 6

    Klipper firmware

  7. 7

    Klipper firmware

  8. 8

    Klipper firmware

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    proprietary firmware

  10. 10

    Klipper firmware

  11. 11

    Bambu firmware

  12. 12

    Klipper firmware

  13. 13

    Klipper firmware

  14. 14

    Klipper firmware

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    proprietary firmware

  16. 16

    Klipper firmware

  17. 17

    Klipper firmware

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    proprietary firmware

  19. 19

    Klipper firmware

  20. 20

    Klipper firmware

  21. 21

    Klipper firmware

  22. 22

    Klipper firmware

  23. 23

    Klipper firmware

  24. 24

    Bambu firmware

  25. 25

    Klipper firmware

  26. 26

    PrusaFirmware firmware

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    proprietary firmware

  28. 28

    Bambu firmware

  29. 29

    Klipper firmware

  30. 30

    Klipper firmware

  31. 31

    Bambu firmware

  32. 32

    Klipper firmware

  33. 33

    Klipper firmware

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    proprietary firmware

  35. 35

    proprietary firmware

  36. 36

    Bambu firmware

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    proprietary firmware

  38. 38

    Klipper firmware

  39. 39

    Klipper firmware

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    proprietary firmware

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    PrusaFirmware firmware

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    proprietary firmware

  43. 43

    Klipper firmware

  44. 44

    Klipper firmware

  45. 45

    Klipper firmware

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    PrusaFirmware firmware

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    Bambu firmware

  48. 48

    Bambu firmware

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    PrusaFirmware firmware