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Kiri:Moto vs UltiMaker Cura in 2026

A maker's look at Kiri:Moto, UltiMaker Cura and LunarWerx 3D Print: what each is for, price, setup, and what to check first.

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Kiri:Moto is a slicing project for makers, hobbyists, professionals, students, and educators. [1] UltiMaker Cura is free software with over 400 settings in 'Custom mode'. [2] [2] LunarWerx 3D Print is a set of browser tools for ironing settings, injection moulding checks and foam inserts. [3]

OptionWhat it doesPriceWhere it runs
Kiri:MotoA project for makers, hobbyists, professionals, students, and educators [1]not publishednot published
UltiMaker CuraFree software with over 400 settings in 'Custom mode' [2] [2]free software [2]not published
LunarWerx 3D PrintBrowser tools for ironing settings, injection moulding checks and foam inserts [3]Free to use [3]In a web browser [3]

The short answer

Kiri:Moto is a slicing project for makers, hobbyists, professionals, students, and educators. [1] UltiMaker Cura is free software with over 400 settings for granular control. [2] [2] LunarWerx 3D Print is a set of browser tools that work out ironing settings for your printer, check a part for injection moulding and design 3D-printable foam inserts. [3]

UltiMaker Cura's source says it supports STEP and IGES file types. [2] LunarWerx 3D Print says it exports a ready 3MF file with ironing settings. [3] The two slicers and the browser tools can be looked at as different jobs rather than strict replacements.

What Kiri:Moto, UltiMaker Cura is built for

Kiri:Moto's page describes it as a project for makers, hobbyists, professionals, students, and educators. [1] The facts gathered here say little more about Kiri:Moto, so check its page for its features and limits.

UltiMaker Cura's page calls it free software. [2] It says 'Custom mode' gives over 400 settings for granular control. [2] It supports STEP and IGES file types. [2] The page lists UltiMaker Cura 5.13 as the latest stable release. [2] The UltiMaker Marketplace lets users download material profiles from leading brands. [2]

For its Enterprise version, UltiMaker Cura receives two updates a year. [2] Each release of UltiMaker Cura Enterprise is independently scanned, tested, and analyzed for vulnerabilities. [2]

What LunarWerx 3D Print is built for

LunarWerx 3D Print is made by the team that publishes this site. It is a set of browser tools for ironing settings, injection moulding checks and foam inserts. [3]

The ironing helper works out settings for your printer, material and finish and exports a ready 3MF file. [3] It makes a 9-pad or 16-pad test plate, and you mark each pad as worked or not. [3] You can click flat top surfaces, and the export adds a modifier part over each picked surface. [3]

The mould helper runs 13 checks, shows shrinkage, pressure and weak-point maps, and builds the two mould halves; all numbers are estimates. [3] The foam tool lays parts out in a box and designs a foam tray and top pad that each part lifts out of. [3] The foam insert is split into pieces that each fit your printer's bed. [3] It also turns backwards faces in an STL file right side out and says how many it fixed. [3]

Pricing and fees

| Option | Price | |---|---| | Kiri:Moto | not published | | UltiMaker Cura | free software [2] | | LunarWerx 3D Print | free to use [3] |

UltiMaker Cura's page says it is free software. [2] The Kiri:Moto facts given here do not state a price, so check its own page for the current price. LunarWerx 3D Print says its tools are free to use. [3] No card fee or add-on fee is published for any of these tools in these sources.

Setting it up and printing

UltiMaker Cura's page lists version 5.13 as the latest stable release. [2] It supports STEP and IGES file types. [2] Its page mentions over 400 settings in 'Custom mode' for granular control. [2] The UltiMaker Marketplace lets users download material profiles from leading brands. [2]

The Kiri:Moto facts here do not say which operating systems it runs on, so check its page for details.

LunarWerx 3D Print runs in a web browser. [3] You use it on its website, which is hosted on Cloudflare. [3] It runs only in your browser; sign in with Connections and your settings, recent test plates and print results follow you to every computer. [3] For your slicer, an uploaded Bambu or Orca project gets per-object ironing settings, and the rest of the file stays unchanged. [3]

Things to check before you choose

Ask which job you need done: slicing with granular settings, or browser-based settings and design helpers.

Ask what the price is for Kiri:Moto, because it is not published in these sources. Ask whether a browser tool suits your workflow, since LunarWerx 3D Print runs in a web browser. [3]

If you want to see the code of the tool you use, check each one's licence. The LunarWerx 3D Print code package is marked private, not public. [3] Mould numbers are estimates, so decide how much weight to give them. [3]

How to choose

If you want free slicing software with a large number of settings, UltiMaker Cura's source says it is free and offers over 400 settings in 'Custom mode'. [2] [2] If you use STEP or IGES files, it supports those file types. [2] If you download material profiles from leading brands, its Marketplace lets you do that. [2]

If you want a project for makers, hobbyists, professionals, students, and educators, Kiri:Moto's source says it is one. [1]

If you want ironing settings with test plates, LunarWerx 3D Print says it makes them. [3] If you want a foam insert for a box of parts, it designs one. [3] If you want a free tool, it says the tools are free to use. [3]

Frequently asked questions

Is UltiMaker Cura free?

UltiMaker Cura's page says it is free software. [2] The facts gathered for this page do not mention any paid add-on or card fee for it. Check its own page for the current terms before you decide. LunarWerx 3D Print says its tools are free to use. [3]

What file types does UltiMaker Cura support?

UltiMaker Cura supports STEP and IGES file types. [2] It also offers over 400 settings in 'Custom mode' for granular control. [2] The facts here do not mention other file types, so check its page if you need a different one.

What computers can run UltiMaker Cura?

UltiMaker Cura's page lists version 5.13 as the latest stable release. [2] The facts here do not mention other operating systems, so check its page if you use one.

Does LunarWerx 3D Print need to be installed?

LunarWerx 3D Print runs in a web browser. [3] You use it on its website, which is hosted on Cloudflare. [3] Sign in with Connections and your settings, recent test plates and print results follow you to every computer. [3]

Does LunarWerx 3D Print work with Bambu projects?

For an uploaded Bambu or Orca project, LunarWerx 3D Print says it adds per-object ironing settings and keeps the rest of the file unchanged. [3] It also exports a ready 3MF file with ironing settings. [3]

The tools are free to use. [3]

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Sources

  1. Kiri:Moto, grid.space/kiri, read 2026-10-09
  2. UltiMaker Cura, ultimaker.com/software/ultimaker-cura, read 2026-10-07
  3. LunarWerx 3D Print's own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher)

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