Octoprint
Snappy web interface for controlling consumer 3D printers.
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Still maintained? Yes: 140 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 1.11.8 (Jun 2026).
Also an alternative to Octoprint Cloud.
At a glance
Octoprint quick facts
- Health score
- 96/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 9,173
- Last commit
- 3 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 1.11.8, Jun 2026
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
Top alternatives to Octoprint
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "OctoPrint provides a snappy web interface for controlling consumer 3D printers. It is Free Software and released under the GNU Affero General Public License V3[^1]."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Octoprint scores 96/100, #1 of 7 in Manufacturing: 140 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (1.11.8, 4 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 9,173 stars add 15.9 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 4.1 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
Health over time
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
140 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
1.11.8 released 4 months ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 15.9 / 20
9.2k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 140
- Last 90 days
- 743
- Last 12 months
- 3 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #1 of 7 tools in Manufacturing by health , just above Spoolman (#2) .
Details
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Docker, Python |
| Latest release | 1.11.8 · 4 months ago |
| Stars | 9,173 |
| Open issues | 247 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | OctoPrint/OctoPrint ↗ |
Octoprint vs its top 5 alternatives
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Octoprint: common questions
What does Octoprint replace?
Repoly lists Octoprint as an open-source alternative to Octoprint Cloud. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Octoprint stands against the others.
Is Octoprint still maintained?
Octoprint had 140 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 3 days ago; the latest tagged release, 1.11.8, is from 4 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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