Creality Ender 3 Pro
Shares rank 17 of 18 3D printers by recommenders
People recommend it as an affordable, hands-on 3D printer for learning how printing works and for long hobby prints that finish reliably.
People recommend it as an affordable, hands-on 3D printer for learning how printing works and for long hobby prints that finish reliably.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Good for learning printing basics
“It was great for learning/awareness of all the kinds of issues and details that modern 3D printers have solved.”
Comment from 23 Jan 2026 in “A Year of 3D Printing” “It was great to learn on since you had to learn the concepts and do some stuff like leveling manually.”
Comment from 20 Sep 2026 in “Sherline Tools Is Going Out of Business” Long prints finish without problems
“Even with my old/cheap Ender 3 Pro, I printed something overnight”
Comment from 29 Jan 2026 in “Making niche solutions is the point” “I printed a part 13 hrs straight and it came out fine”
Comment from 12 May 2026 in “Bambu Lab is abusing the open source social contract”
Other 3D printers people recommend
The four most recommended other 3D printers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bambu Lab 3D printer | 124 | 150 | 45% | 12 | — | — |
| Prusa 3D printer | 68 | 25 | 73% | 9 | 5 yrs5 owners | Approved |
| Bambu Lab P1S | 29 | 9 | 76% | 6 | 1.5 yrs10 owners | Approved |
| Prusa MK3 | 28 | 9 | 76% | 7 | 6 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| Creality Ender 3 ProThis page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It was great to learn on since you had to learn the concepts and do some stuff like leveling manually.”
“A great 3D hobby printer.”
“I printed a part 13 hrs straight and it came out fine”
“Even with my old/cheap Ender 3 Pro, I printed something overnight”
“It was great for learning/awareness of all the kinds of issues and details that modern 3D printers have solved.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.