The local alternative to Craftcloud
Craftcloud ships parts from professional services worldwide. Assista3d introduces you to the maker down the street. Different jobs, different tools.
Craftcloud (built by the team behind All3DP) is a price-comparison marketplace: upload a part, compare quotes from around 180 vetted professional print services, and the winner ships it to your door. For what it does, it's genuinely good.
But it's built around professional partners and shipping. If you're a hobbyist maker who wants to earn with your own printer — or a customer who'd rather pick a part up today from someone nearby — that's the gap Assista3d exists to fill.
Assista3d vs Craftcloud, honestly
| Assista3d | Craftcloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Who can join as a maker | Any maker with a printer — a hobbyist with one machine is exactly who this is for. | A vetted network of roughly 180 professional print services; not set up for individual hobbyists. |
| Who sets prices | The maker. | Partner services quote through the platform; customers compare prices across them. |
| Fulfillment | Local pickup from a maker in your town, ready as soon as it's printed. | Ships worldwide from wherever the winning partner is. |
| Materials & processes | What local FDM makers run — PLA, PETG, ABS, ASA, TPU, nylon, and more. | A huge industrial catalog: SLS, MJF, SLA, metals, finishing options. |
| Talking to your maker | Direct — you know the person printing your part. | Through the platform. |
Partner-network size (~180 services) is from Craftcloud's own site and press coverage, checked July 2026.
Where Craftcloud genuinely wins
- You need a process or material no local maker offers — industrial SLS, MJF, resin at scale, or metal.
- You need parts delivered anywhere in the world.
- You want to compare quotes across many professional services in one place.
Where Assista3d wins
- Hobbyist makers can actually join — free storefront, your prices.
- Everyday parts arrive faster: local pickup means you grab it as soon as the print is done.
- Pick up a $10 bracket in person, instead of paying a shipping label that can cost more than the part.
- You deal directly with the human printing your part.
Who should use which
Use Craftcloud if…
- Customers who need industrial processes, exotic materials, or worldwide delivery.
- Professional print services with the scale to join a vetted global network.
Use Assista3d if…
- Makers with a personal printer who want local jobs.
- Customers who want a common material printed nearby, this week, ready for local pickup.
Use Craftcloud when the part needs a factory. Use your local maker when it needs a neighbor with a good printer.
Your town is probably still open
A free storefront, your prices, and local pickup.