3D print cost and quote calculator
Stop guessing. Stop printing at a loss.
PrintCost adds up what a print really costs: filament, electricity, machine wear, labor, failed prints, add-ons and marketplace fees. Then it tells you what to charge.
Works in your browser. No account needed to start.
Price to charge
$23.50
- True cost
- $11.75
- Etsy fees
- −$2.68
- PROFIT AFTER FEES
- $9.07
One print, worked out
Desk organizer: 152 g of PLA, 10h 30m on a 150 W printer, sold on Etsy at a 50% target margin.
- Material$3.04
- Power$0.25
- Machine$0.84
- Labor$6.00
- Failure$0.42
- Add-ons$1.20
- Profit$11.75
Sample figures, computed by the same formulas the calculator runs. The bar adds up to the price.
What goes into the price
Every line visible, nothing hidden.
This is the arithmetic behind the bar. In the calculator every one of these numbers is yours to change. Paste your slicer's output and the weight and print time fill in.
- Material152 g × $19.99/kg$3.04
- Power150 W × 10.5 h × $0.16/kWh$0.25
- Machine$399.00 ÷ 5,000 h × 10.5 h$0.84
- Labor18 min × $20.00/h$6.00
- Failure4% of prints fail, and the good ones pay for them$0.42
- Add-onsPackaging$1.20
- True cost$11.75
- Price to charge$11.75 ÷ (1 − 50%)$23.50
Marketplace fees
See your profit after the marketplace takes its cut.
Pick where you sell and the profit line already has the fee taken out, band by band where the marketplace charges by price. Selling somewhere else? Type your own commission and fixed fee. Fee presets are free on every plan.
| Marketplace | Rule at this price | Sale | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etsy | 9.5% + $0.45 | $23.50 | $2.68 |
| eBay | 12.9% + $0.30 | $23.50 | $3.33 |
| Shapeways | 3.5% + $0.50 | $23.50 | $1.32 |
| Mercado LivreBrazil | 12% | R$120.00 | R$14.40 |
| ShopeeBrazil | 14% + R$20.00 | R$120.00 | R$36.80 |
| Mercado LibreMexico | 15% | MX$450.00 | MX$67.50 |
Presets are kept current on a best-effort basis (Latin American rates last checked October 2026). Confirm your marketplace's current rates before relying on them. PrintCost is not affiliated with any marketplace.
Quotes
Quotes your customer can actually pay.
Turn a saved job into a PDF or image quote and send it from wherever you already talk to the customer. Jobs keep their customer and status, and spools keep count of the grams you have left.
- Pix
- Quotes in reais get a Pix QR with the exact amount. The customer scans it in their bank app and the money goes straight to your account.
- Payment link
- Paste a link from the service you already use: PayPal.me, Mercado Pago, Stripe, Revolut. It is printed on the customer's quote. PrintCost does not process payments.
PDF and image quote export is part of PrintCost Pro.
Quote
Desk organizer
- Price per piece
- $23.50
- Quantity
- 1
- Total
- $23.50
Payment
Pix QR with the amount
Pay online
Phone and computer
The same numbers on your phone and at your desk.
No account
Everything stays in this browser or on your phone. Nothing is uploaded.
Google sign-in with Pro
Filaments, printers, jobs, customers and settings live in your account, with the cloud copy stored in the EU. Keep working offline; it catches up when you reconnect.
Sync with the Android app arrives with its next update. Pro is bought in the app; there is no checkout on the web yet.
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