Best 3D printer under 500
Best 3D printer under 500: 8 products qualify under our rules, ranked by spec points per euro.
Rule
- Build volume X is at least 180 mm
- Build volume Y is stated
- Build volume Z is stated
- Lowest delivered price at most €500.00
- Spec points per euro: each product earns one point for every one of 7 spec checks it meets (Auto bed leveling, Direct drive, Enclosure, Multi material, Max speed, Max hotend temperature, Build volume), divided by its lowest delivered price. Ties go to the lower price, then the name. The same formula ranks every list.
Data from 2026-10-28 14:44 UTC.
Ranked
8 of 8 qualifying models
- 1Creality Ender-3 V3 SE€169.00delivered
- 2Elegoo Neptune 4 Pro€249.00plus shipping
- 3Elegoo Centauri Carbon€399.00plus shipping
- 4Creality Hi Combo€489.00plus shipping
- 5Creality Ender-3 V3 KE€249.00delivered
- 6Creality K1C€449.00delivered
- 7Elegoo Neptune 4 Max€469.00plus shipping
- 8Bambu Lab A1 Mini Combo€475.20plus shipping
Excluded from the ranking
16 models, grouped by the value they lack
No live offer (out of stock at every checked seller)15 models
Build volume X, Build volume Y, Build volume Z not stated1 model
A model with an unknown value the rule needs is excluded and listed here. It is never ranked below a model that has the value.
What to watch out for
- 6 of 8 listed products do not state enclosure.
- 1 of 8 listed products do not state auto bed leveling.
- 2 of 8 listed products do not state direct drive.
- 6 of 8 listed products do not state multi material.
- 5 of 8 listed products do not state noise.
- 1 of 8 listed products do not state connectivity.
- 5 prices exclude shipping because the seller does not state it.