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24 alternatives to 101Hero

Mini 3D Printer starting from $49

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. 101Hero launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   da Vinci Mini▲88

   3D printer for under $300

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Obsidian 3D Printer▲126

   The $99 3D printer

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Dremel 3D Idea Builder▲64

   $999 3D printer aimed at mass market

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   OLO▲165

   The first ever smartphone 3D printer

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Solidoodle▲65

   Affordable 3D Printers

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Tiko 3D▲104

   Unibody Delta 3D Printer for $179 (Kickstarter)

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Mini Mobile Printer▲16

   The Mini Mobile Robotic Printer

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   New Matter▲65

   A sub-$300 3D printer and design marketplace

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Raspberry Pi Model A+▲160

   Smaller, better, and cheaper: $20

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Little Printer▲156

    A delightful web-connected printer that lives in your home.

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Micro▲80

    The First Truly Consumer 3D Printer

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Choc Edge▲66

    3D chocholate printer

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Engineer Prints▲180

    Human-sized prints, $25.

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Cubenizer▲113

    The world's first candy printer

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Chipsetter ONE▲73

    A desktop pick-and-place machine

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Glowforge▲242

    The 3D laser printer

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Monoprice 3d printer▲3

    Monoprice Select Mini 3D Printer with Heated Build Plate

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    iBox Nano▲63

    Teensy weensy 3D printer

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    BOLT Mini▲1

    The Perfect Open Source 3D Printer

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Readybox▲69

    World's fastest consumer 3D printer

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Printrbot Play▲4

    $400 metal 3D printer

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Trinus 3D Printer▲5

    $299 and all metal

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Toybox - Open Beta Edition▲136

    3D print your own toys

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Crane Bowden 3D Printer▲78

    New $199 3D printer from M3D

    2018 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →