Printer Comparison

Full Resin Printer Comparison Table

Every resin printer I have reviewed or researched, with full specs and honest verdicts. Sort by any column, filter by brand, and use the search box to find what you are looking for. Prices shown are the best I have seen — check the current price link for live pricing.

Showing 74 of 74 printers

Printer Brand XY res. (µm) Build volume Price (USD) Gen Heated Auto level Wi-Fi Notes Verdict Link
Elegoo Mars 1 OOS Elegoo 47 120 x 68 x 160 $100 Gen 1 This was one of those resin 3d printers that kickstarted the consumer resin printing market as we know it. Looking at it with todays standards, it was extremely basic and quite bad. The biggest reason was that the screen was not a mono screen. That meant that the expected lifetime was in the 200 hour range (compared to 2k today) and it took way longer to expose one layer on a non mono screen. I remember running close to 10 seconds exposure time on a normal layer (granted, in the cold). Things took forever to print. Notice that the micron size is pretty low, even though it was a 2k screen. Super small screen size and low build volume. It belongs in a museum. No
Elegoo Mars 2 OOS Elegoo 50 129 x 80 x 150 $100 Gen 2 This was a cheap mono printer and it rocked the world. Wow did this ever bring in the resin revolution as we know it. Look at the pixel size - I could run my Mars 2 today and would have a hard time spotting the difference between those prints and my new printers No
Elegoo Mars 1 Pro OOS Elegoo 47 129 x 80 x 160 $100 Gen 1 This pro version of the OG Mars was a weird one. A carbon filter inside you could not replace? A build plate with a better surface? USB on the front? Bit higher build volume and better light? These where the days man No
Phrozen Sonic Mini OOS Phrozen 62.5 134 x 75 x 130 $105 Gen 1 Phrozens first attempt at a machine was okay. The micron size was pretty huge, but it did have a mono screen. Looking back, this would have been better for me to get than my Mars 1! You should not print with this today… No
Elegoo Mars 3 OOS Elegoo 35 143 x 89 x 175 $119 Gen 3 The Mars 3 is about the generation where I would consider getting it second hand. The Mars 3 Pro is something I think was the best entry level printer for a long time, mainly because the price different was small and the tempered glass was a big bonus. It is a bare bones 35 micron pixel sized printer. Great entry level, but today you can get better Yes
Creality Halot R6 2K OOS Creality 50 130 x 82 x 160 $130 Creality printers are weird man. I would not touch this, better things to get. How is this a new generation printer? You can get sub 20 micron pixels for about the same price… No
Elegoo Mars 2 Pro OOS Elegoo 50 130 x 82 x 155 $135 Gen 2 For me this was where it all really started. This was my first printer with a mono screen and buy what was that ever an upgrade. I remember the cost difference between the pro and the non pro was pretty big. The pro has slighly higher build volume, the crappy air filter inside (that needed to be replaced, but you could not replace). It also had a non plastic VAT wich was something and then USB on the front and a tiny bit better build plate. But it was a beast of a machine back then No
Anycubic Photon Mono 2 OOS Anycubic 34 165 x 89 x 143 $147 Gen 3 A bare bones 30ish micron printer for cheap is pretty good. It is outlclassed in terms of other options you can get for the price, but it was pretty good. The only reason I would not recommend it back when it battled the Mars 3 was because the blue UV screen did actually let a ton of light through. Get something better No
Elegoo Mars 3 Pro OOS Elegoo 35 143 x 89 x 175 $150 Gen 3 This thing was a killer for a long time. 35 microns at that price point was just a killer machine. These days you can get better, but this is not bad at all. Tempered glass and otherwise no extra fluff. Carbon filter is okay because you can actually change the carbon. The fans STILL do not turn of when idle on this generation… Yes
Anycubic Photon Mono 4k OOS Anycubic 35 132 x 80 x 165 $159 Gen 2 Stock standard. For the right price, sure. No
Elegoo Mars 4 Elegoo 18 153 x 77 x 175 $160 Gen 4 This printer is so great. You are paying for no extra features, just raw performance. It is unlikely that the XY resolution will ever get much better than this, so getting a printer like this as a super cheap way to get into printing Yes
Anycubic Photon Mono 4 Anycubic 17 153 x 87 x 165 $160 Gen 4 Now we are talking Anycubic. The name scheme is back on track and this printer gives great quality in an okay build volume and the price is right. Yes
Anycubic Photon Mono SQ OOS Anycubic 50 128 x 120 x 200 $170 Gen 2 What was the point of this Anycubic experiment? No
Elegoo Mars 4 Ultra Elegoo 18 153 x 77 x 165 $170 Gen 4 There are suble differences between this ultra version and the non ultra version. I would buy the non-ultra, but would also buy this. Tempered glass protection above the screen is super nice to have. Wifi I do not rate as high. The .goo format has problems with AA, but this Ultra here can do .cbt. instead - so if AA is a must for you, this is the way. Yes
Anycubic Photon Mono X2 Anycubic 48 200 x 196 x 122 $179 Gen 3 The pixel size is just too big for this to be relevant really No
Elegoo Mars 5 Elegoo 35 143 x 89 x 150 $180 Gen 5 This is a bit of a weird product in the Mars series. The screen is actually worse than the Mars 4, which makes it even more convoluted to know what is what. Upon release the Mars 3 is almost sold out everywhere and this printer kinda replaces that model (same screen), but with more ease of use features. It is good for them to have a 4k entry level printer, but still a strange naming scheme to have. The Mars 5 is just worse than the Mars 4 in terms of pixels. This printer does not support anti aliasing, so that is a bummer. It also has the flawed build plate with a ton of liquid resin resting on top. No thanks. No
Elegoo Mars 4 DLP OOS Elegoo DLP 132 x 74 x 150 $190 Gen 4 I really like the DLP printers, but sadly they are not something that I expect to see much off. Because there is no screen it is harder to break. The projector is rated for some insane amount of hours, so it is a long term value investment. It prints better than the micron size suggests, because there is much less light bleed. II think the prints are on par with 30 microns. DLP is cool! Maybe
Elegoo Saturn S OOS Elegoo 48 196 x 122 x 210 $200 Gen 1 After the Saturn 1 but before the Saturn 2. If you wanted a bigger printer on the cheap, fairly good buy at the time. These days, no thanks. Even used you can find much better stuff. No
Phrozen Sonic Mighty 4k Phrozen 52 200 x 125 x 220 $200 Gen 2 A fine medium sized printer with about 50 microns. Was often too expensive for what you got. No
Anycubic Photon Mono OOS Anycubic 51 130 x 80 x 165 $200 Gen 1 The mono in the anycubic naming scheme is likely because it was a big selling part - for these very early consumer resin printers. Now, they all have mono screens. This is a fine little printer, but you can do much better today No
Elegoo Mars 4 Max OOS Elegoo 34 195 x 122 x 150 $200 Gen 4 This is a bit of a weird machine. If you really want a bigger machine than the small 6-7" screens, this is a cheap bare bones option. The Pixel size is a bit on the high end, but not that bad. My biggest gripe is the naming. There was no Mars 3 Max and there will be no Mars 5 Max. So why throw this printer in the Mars line? But for bigger models on a budget, it's fine Maybe
Anycubic Photon Mono x 6ks Anycubic 34 195 x 122 x 200 $200 Gen 4 Super fine stock standard printer. For the right price, sure Maybe
Creality LD-002H OOS Creality 51 130 x 82 x 160 $200 Gen 1 A basic no BS printer. Pretty solid, but dated now No
Creality Halot-One OOS Creality 50 127 x 80 x 160 $200 Gen 2 An extremely basic machine. You can get MUCH better for the same price No
Elegoo Saturn 2 OOS Elegoo 28.5 219 x 123 x 250 $209 Gen 3 This thing was a beast! The handling was much better than the Saturn 1 and was a better fit for beginners. Pixel size was low enough to be really great, it had tempered glass screen protection. Oh and the price was very quickly amazing. It. Sold. Have been running this beast for a long time now! Yes
Anycubic Photon M3 OOS Anycubic 40 164 x 102 x 180 $209 Gen 3 New weird Anycubic naming scheme starts here. Suddenly hard to figure out what printer is in what series. Maybe okay, but you can do better at this price. No
Anycubic Photon Mono M5 Anycubic 24 200 x 123 x 218 $210 Gen 4 Pretty standard stock printer. For the right price it is fine. Would much rather have this than the M5S “speed” version Maybe
Anycubic Photono Mono 4 Ultra Anycubic 17 153 x 87 x 165 $219 Gen 4 In this ultra version you get some improved light stuff, wifi and smart stuff. If the price is right, it is cool enough. Ohhh and ACF film… Maybe
Elegoo Saturn 3 Elegoo 24 219 x 123 x 250 $230 Gen 4 I don’t know man, I am just a sucker for a printer that is cheap and does the barebones very well. You get so much machine for so little money invested. No fancy crap, just close to 20 microns pixel and dead solid printer. Fans shut down when idle… peace… Yes
Creality Halot-Mage Creality 30 228 x 128 x 230 $230 Gen 4 For the price it is not bad. I am just not rolling the dice again with Creality anytime soon No
Creality Halot-Play Creality 50 192 x 120 x 200 $230 Gen 4 Not really anything great to say No
Creality Halot-Mage Pro OOS Creality 30 228 x 128 x 230 $250 Gen 4 Faster than non pro, Maybe better light than non pro, Wifi and cloud stuff. Resin pump… Not for me, thanks. No
Creality Halot Lite OOS Creality 50 192 x 120 x 200 $250 Gen 2 I have been burned by creality, so I am negatively biased here. But there is a resin creality are known for their FDM printers and not their resin printers. You can get better in the same price and feature category No
Phrozen Sonic Mini 8k S Phrozen 22 165 x 72 x 170 $255 Gen 4 I should love Phrozen printers more than I do. They stick to the basics with no fluff and extra, and I respect that a ton. Instead of jumping on any speed bandwagon, they just made a cheaper 8k version. The problem has always been that the price is just not low enough, compared to the others. And shipping and tarrifs have been a huge issue when buying from a lot of places with this company (but should be fixed now) Maybe
Elegoo Saturn 8k OOS Elegoo 28.5 219 x 123 x 210 $260 Gen 3 This was one of thise weird one off things. Was it the Saturn 1 with a better screen? Maybe. But the Saturn 2 was better and they where often almost the price. No
Anycubic Photon Ultra OOS Anycubic 80 102 x 57 x 165 $260 Gen 2 DLP printers are cool, but the first generation of them was not that great. Look for a never DLP printer if you are keen on the benefits No
Phrozen Sonic Mini 4k OOS Phrozen 35 130 x 73 x 130 $270 Gen 2 For the longest time this was THE entry level printer to get. 35 microns was unheard of when this came out and it took a good long while for Elegoo and Anycubic to catch up. If only the shipping for this thing was not that damn expensive in the , I might have gotten one. Today? Still a fine machine, but the build volume is tiny. You can likely do better on the use market Maybe
Anycubic Photon Mono X 6k OOS Anycubic 34 197 x 122 x 245 $270 Gen 2 35 microns is decent. But still not great. No
Elegoo Saturn 3 Ultra Elegoo 24 218 ×122 × 260 $270 Gen 4 I like the Saturn 3, but not super keen on the extra features on the Ultra version here. I think the added cost is high and the extra features are pretty whatever. The ACF film says they intend this to be a bit of a speed printer, but it's not. It is just as great as the Saturn 3, but I would not pay extra what little more you get on here. Maybe
Anycubic Photon Mono M5S Anycubic 24 200 x 123 x 218 $270 Gen 4 I owned this printer and hated it so much. I tried to give it a go with the speed feature, the fast flowing resin and the auto leveling. The speed resin is brittle and crap. Printing at 100 microns is just not great. The self-level did not work, compressed everything and even standard resin was much worse on this. No thanks man No
Elegoo Mars 5 Ultra Elegoo 18 153 x 77 x 165 $270 Gen 5 Wow, this is a printer. Anycubic tried to make a faster resin printer and ended up creating a much worse product (going to 100 microns, making a quality reducing FEP to make it happen and using brittle fast flowing resin). Elegoo? They made a tilting vat. This thing can print so fast at crazy good quality. I see some issues popping up with the tilt vat failing over time, but so far Elegoo made something unique here. There are also issues with the build plate that holds a ton of liquid resin after printing. It has RERF which was not normal on the Elegoo machines Yes
Elegoo Saturn 1 OOS Elegoo 50 192 x 120 x 200 $300 Gen 1 Back in the days it was common knowledge that bigger printers where not great to get for beginners. The Saturn was a prime example of that. A 2 screw ball join is not great on a printer this sized, and it was very easy to misalign the build plate with a bit of force applied. If we compare today, it was just quite expensive for what it did really. No
Anycubic Photon Mono X OOS Anycubic 50 192 x 120 x 245 $300 Gen 2 Meh No
Anycubic Photon Mono M5S Pro Anycubic 24.8 200 x 126x 223 $300 Gen 5 This is the M5S with a heater and a tiny bit better resolution. The M5S is not for me. Get auto level when it actually works. No thanks
Elegoo Saturn 4 Elegoo 24 219 x 123 x 220 $300 Gen 5 Does not support AA as far as I can tell. This is a bit of a weird one. It does not have the tilting VAT that was this elegoo generations big seller. So it is a printer with more smart features? No thanks, to expensive. Just get a cheaper Saturn 3 or get the Ultra version of this instead No
Creality Halot-One Plus OOS Creality 50 172 x 102 x 160 $300 Gen 3 zzzZZZzzz No
Creality Halot-Ray OOS Creality 30 198 x 123 x 210 mm $300 Gen 3 Just a Creality printer No
Anycubic Photon Mono M7 Anycubic 24.8 223 x 126 x 230 $300 Gen 4 I will never be cool with the ACF, print fast with 100 micron layer height. But maybe this is better than the M5 stuff No
Creality Halot-Mage S Creality 25 230 x 126 x223 $309 Gen 5 This time the S does not indicate a worse product… If you like the features and think creality has enough quality control, might not be a bad buy Maybe
Phrozen Sonic Mini 8k Phrozen 22 165 x 72 x 180 $323 Gen 3 With this machine phrozen again said to costumers “best quality is our game”. What a printer for its time. Expensive, yes. But cool. If pixel size mattered more, it might have sold more units. Maybe
Anycubic Photon Mono SE OOS Anycubic 51 130 x 78 x 160 $350 Gen 1 Pretty ahead of it's time. But also quite expensive for non relevant features. No
Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra Elegoo 24 219 x1 23 x 220 $369 Gen 5 Does support AA while the non ultra does not. Tilting Vat. Great. Speed! Some issues with build plate. Some issues with wires on screen. Auto leveling still does not work great. Big gap on top of build plate is making the post process a bit more funky. USB is on the back. Has a power loss resume function. For the price? I think you are getting a lot of machine here. But would you rather have two machines that did the same thing, but without the speed and smart stuff? Yes
Anycubic Photon D2 Anycubic 51 130 x 73 x165 $400 Gen 3 I like DLP printers and I wish they would become more mainstream and be developed more. First of all the projector (yeah, no screen) is rated for 20.000 hours instead of the usual 20.000 hours of screens. There are also no fans to make noise and the DLP tech is a bit more crisp. So while it is “only 50 microns” it acts more like 30 micron printer. But DLP is often expensive, so they are hard to recommend Maybe
Creality Halot-Sky OOS Creality 60 192 x 120 x 200 $400 Gen 2 There are some marketing around it with “AI” features, but not what they do or why you should care. Just skip it No
Phrozen Sonic Mighty 8k Phrozen 28 218 x 123 x 235 $425 Gen 3 The camera had some issues. They where one of the first with this good pixel size on a bigger printer, but you had to pay to get it. No
Anycubic Photon M3 Plus OOS Anycubic 34 194 x 122 x 245 $440 Gen 3 Is max bigger than plus? apparently so. Another so so printer No
Anycubic Photon M3 Premium OOS Anycubic 28.5 219 x 123 x 250 $500
Anycubic Photon Mono M7 Pro Anycubic 24.8 223 x 126 x230 $500 Gen 4 I do not know what to say here. Anycubic is still trying to make faster resin 3D printing happen by going to a default of 100 micron layer height. I have not had hands on with this machine, but I tried the M5 series that tried to do same thing. That was by far my worst experience in resin 3D printing by a mile. Others are solving speed more elegantly, with less drawbacks and cheaper. Anycubic is losing this generation battle. But, heated VAT is a great feature. Maybe
Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra 16k Elegoo 19 211 × 118 × 220 $500 Gen 6 This looks to be a pretty good starter printer, mainly because of the heated VAT. It has some extra features you pay for that you might not need (camera and smart stuff), but getting VAT heated at this price point is super good. The tilt works great. Yes
Elegoo Jupiter SE Elegoo 51 277 x 156 x 300 $530 Gen 4 Maybe
Phrozen Sonic Mighty 12k Phrozen 24 218 x 123 x 235 $553 Gen 4 Another printer with rectangular pixels of 19 x 24 µm. More helpful UI. This printer joins a long line of Phrozen printers where they fail to put the most important specs on the product page, forcing me to hunt for it in another places. Anyway, camera is cool and overall a very good package. For me, it always comes back to the sticker price. And you can get basically the same thing for much less No
UniFormation GK3 UniFormation 19 240 x 118 x 211 $570 Gen 6 The next printer in the Uniformation line. Biggest thing here is still the heated VAT comboed with the micron size. Amazing printer. A bit expensive. Other features inlcude: UI screen can flip up. Drip hanger system. Easy to replace screen. Yes
Anycubic Photon M3 Max Anycubic 46 300 x 298 x 164 $599 Gen 3 Big build plate helps a lot. Resolution could be a bit better and at that price range I think you can do better
Elegoo Jupiter OOS Elegoo 51 278 x 156 x 300 $600 Gen 3 The original price is a bit misleading. It was actually 600 on Kickstarter, but things get blurry in that space. Really cbig and cumbersome printer. A lot of small errors with this machine, so a classic first in a line of printers. While big is cool, big can also mean big failures. Unless you have a very specific use case, this type of printer is not something I would get No
UniFormation GKtwo OOS UniFormation 30 228 x 128 x 245 $650 Gen 3 Becauseof the heated VAT, this is a very good machine. The number of issues that removes for a lot of people is insane. But would you pay the price for it? Depends on your location and printer space. Could be upgraded with wifi Maybe
UniFormation GK3 Pro UniFormation 19 211 x 118 x 240 $670 Gen 6 What you get with the pro version: it is actually a bit more of a machine for features that might not even be relevant to you. The wavelength of the light is different, which should be better for some more exotic resins. No
Anycubic Photon Mono M7 Max Anycubic 46 298 x 164 x 300 $729 Gen 4 Pretty interesting machine. Good to see Anycubic try something new with the heated VAT and everything. Pretty solid. If the price drops, this is great. Maybe
Creality LD-006 OOS Creality 50 192 x 120 x 250 $750 Gen 2 Basic and way too expensive printer No
Phrozen Sonic Mighty Revo Phrozen 24.8 223 x 126 x 235 $800 Gen 5 This is Phrozen attempt at going “smart printer”. It has heating which I like, but the heater heats the chamber and not the bed (this is less efficient and it can cause some other issues). The smart features are still in the stage where I don’t really trust them to work all the time, so for me they are not a big bonus. You get some light and the camera in the machine, which is cool enoigh.Not a bad printer, but for the same price I think there are better options in this size and feature range Maybe
HeyGears UltraCraft Reflex RS HeyGears 30 222 x 122 x 230 $850 Gen 6 The printers from Heygears are very divisive. It is a very closed ecosystem, which for some can be a massive deal breaker. You are locked into a specific slicer, maybe resin and so on. What if the company goes under and the server it needs to operate via is not online? Do you have a very expensive brick? But part of the printing community also comes from the “makerspace”. The ideals are open source and tinkering and modding is fun. I think these printers are pretty cool, but I can also see the argument about how any locked down machine is a bad machine. You have to make up your own mind I guess. For a beginner you do get a LOT of help with a machine like this. The RS version is a bit cheaper, more plasticy version of the non RS. It does not have heated VAT, but you can buy one Maybe
UniFormation GK3 Ultra UniFormation 26 300 x 160 x 300 $1100 Gen 6 Damn good printer. Extra features: Easy to change screen. Small dot to see if printer is level. Rails are covered. Can tilt the VAT. LED light bar. Do you want to pay for that big a printer or go down in size with the other versions? Also, still some funky issues with delivery and some durability issues. Not that much better than the last version, but you cannot get that anymore Yes
Phrozen Sonic Mega 8k S Phrozen 43 330 x 185 x 300 $1275 Gen 4 This is supposed to come “pre-level”, but sometimes it was not. It also has a feature where you can tilt the build plate inside the machine, which is a must have when using such a big build plate (there can be a lot of liquid resin on top of that). This uses the ACF film to try and print faster, which is not something I rate very high. The S is often a term for a cheaper or feature cut down version. That is also true here, but the features cut a extremely minor. I think the S is just a better printer. But this thing is really huge. Do you want to pay for that? Do you need that? Maybe
HeyGears UltraCraft Reflex HeyGears 33 192 x 122 x 220 $1300 Gen 6 The printers from Heygears are very divisive. It is a very closed ecosystem, which for some can be a massive deal breaker. You are locked into a specific slicer, maybe resin and so on. What if the company goes under and the server it needs to operate via is not online? Do you have a very expensive brick? But part of the printing community also comes from the “makerspace”. The ideals are open source and tinkering and modding is fun. I think these printers are pretty cool, but I can also see the argument about how any locked down machine is a bad machine. You have to make up your own mind I guess. For a beginner you do get a LOT of help with a machine like this. This version has the holes in the build plate, which can be a benefit but you also need to know a bit about what you are doing. The wave lenght of this printer is also 385nm, which is not the standard wavelenght as most other printers. If you know you need it, it is super cool. If you do not know what that means, it is very unlikely you need to use resin where that is a factor and better. Maybe
Phrozen Sonic Mega 8k OOS Phrozen 43 330 x 185 x 400 $1400 Gen 2 Is Mega bigger than Mighty? According to Phrozen, yeah. The Mega sizes are BIG printers with a big price tag. There are holes in the build plate to make sure the suction does not get way out of hand. They are supposed to be calibrated, but sometimes they are not. It IS impressive to have such a large printer with a solid sub 50 micron pixel size. But look up images of the build plate compared to others. It is MEGA. Do you need that? Are you willing to pay for that? Maybe

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