Pla Filament reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 245 Reddit reviews across 17 subreddits and 51 posts to rank the best Pla Filament brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/3Dprinting, r/BambuLab, r/fosscad, r/ender3, r/Sovol. Top-rated brands include Polymaker (4.4/5), Overture (4.2/5), eSun (4.0/5).
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Reviews245
Subreddits17
Posts51
Brands65
Products56
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#1
Polymaker
4.4
(27)
"PolyMaker PolyLite PLA Pro. That and the Pro3dFuel are what I've found to be really well-printing filaments."
"Polymaker has never let me down. If I’m doing something in PLA that I need to count on being right the first time, I won’t reach for anything else."
"Polymaker PolyTerra filament for a year and it always printed flawlessly."
"Polymaker is my go to brand."
"I'll second the Polymaker PLA. It's my go to."
"I like polyterra it’s been giving me great results"
"Overture and Polymaker are solid choices."
"My goto Amazon filaments are Polymaker for PLA."
"I printed a macdaddy in the polymaker PLA tough- tan."
"Polyterra matte pla. Prints great."
#2
Overture
4.2
(25)
"Overture till I die."
"Another Overture vote from me."
"I always get overture and haven't had any problems"
"Overture and Hatchbox have been very good to me."
"Overture and Polymaker are solid choices."
"And Overture for PETG."
"Overture is my go to."
"Overture filament for sure!"
"I use mostly overture. It's great filament for the price."
"I sometimes buy PLA from OVERTURE because I can buy one roll without shipping cost from Amazon too."
#3
eSun
4.0
(26)
"ESUN seems to be the best imo, it's all I use now at this point lol"
"Toughest stuff I've seen in years and print perfectly."
"I found eSun and they're like $12 for a 11kg roll and i can't tell the difference in that and some of my better filament."
"Personally, I’ve been using ESUN PLA+ and had really good results."
"I've always liked eSUN Pla+. Great colors with a nice shiny/smooth type texture."
"For pla, i use eSun for solid colors and eryone for multi-color."
"Esun pla+"
"Esun has a good HS Gray"
"I run eSUn, Overature, and Hatchbox as well"
"It’s esun and sunlu then polymaker for some cliche items"
#4
Hatchbox
4.2
(21)
"Definitely Hatchbox for me."
"Hatchbox on the other hand is very vibrant and looks just like picture."
"Hatchbox has been really good for me. I've gotten great print quality and a decent price per spool."
"If you got access to hatchbox, buy it."
"I started with Hatchbox and just stuck with it."
"Hatchbox has a wood PLA that I have had amazing results with."
"I've felt that Hatchbox Wood PLA feels the most like wood straight off the printer."
"I run eSUn, Overature, and Hatchbox as well"
"Not had any problems with Hatchbox or Elegoo myself."
"Hatchbox, filamentum, protopasta, matter hackers, ext."
#5
Sunlu
4.0
(15)
"I have really liked Sunlu. It is super cheap but prints well once the filament is calibrated."
"I use pla meta or pla plus from sunlu for prints like that"
"I print them in whatever PLA I get my hands on cheap."
"I mostly use SUNLU myself (UK), but basically anything is going to be fine."
"Cheapest that works."
"I generally like SUNLU PLA 2.0 cause it works pretty well."
"Sunlu has many colors (teal and yellow orange are great, but also many silk colors)"
"Sunlu and Overture have been great for me."
"I only use Sunlu PLA + from Amazon Spain."
"It’s esun and sunlu then polymaker for some cliche items"
#6
SUNLU
3.8
(13)
"I have had great success with the cheapest one on eBay when I order. So far, no issues with Sunlu, Anycubic, Comgrow, and Elegoo."
"Sunlu is very good for the price. Whenever I want a particular filament and Sunlu has it, I go with them."
"Try looking at jayo and sunlu, been using their pla and abs like resin for a while and it's cheap and good quality."
"I think it has better quality but that’s subjective. If your happy buying sunlu I’m not going to tell you to switch"
"I've just been going with whatever was the cheapest on Amazon - mainly Sunlu and Elegoo."
"Recently, mostly sunlu for pla/petg and esun for ABS."
"So far I have had the best results with SUNLU. Can recommend it"
"Sunlu ... are all on my shelves."
"Sunlu isn't bad either."
"Sunlu / esun / elegoo"
#7
Eryone
4.5
(11)
"So far I had good results with Eryone filaments. I have used their rainbow, tricolor and regular PLA."
"I really like the Eryone Matte PLA’s."
"So far I had good results with Eryone filaments."
"I have used over 25 rolls from them and none have clogged or messed up due to the filaments."
"I love Eryone PLA! They're about $20/kg on Amazon, and have great colors that don't change after printing."
"For pla, i use eSun for solid colors and eryone for multi-color."
"I've had Creality ABS, Esun PetG and just picked up ERYONE PLA, so far all have printed great."
"I've used this one, which has been pretty good."
"I really like Eryone. It's usually around $20USD on Amazon, has vibrant color that doesn't fade when printing."
"I'm printing with Eryone marble. I can't really tell much the difference."
#8
Inland
4.1
(8)
"I swear by Inland from Microcenter."
"The availability of Inland at my local Microcenter at a cheaper price is equally as nice."
"It’s inexpensive, it works great with the generic settings"
"I use Inland filament and haven’t had too many issues with it."
"The Inland filament is a good price and good quality."
"I can only speak for Inland and Overture from a 'budget' standpoint."
"Been using for 2a prints with great results in other colors."
"Inland PLA always works well for me."
#9
Prusament
4.7
(7)
"If you want guaranteed quality, you can't go wrong with Prusament, Protopasta, Cookiecad or 3DXTECH."
"To get the best without being worry about the budget than prusament is the best you can buy."
"Prusament is probably the best regular PLA I've printed"
"Prusament refill works perfect."
"Prusament PLA filament is pretty hard to beat except for the price."
"Prusament is good, atomic has some wild effects like translucent you don’t see often in PLA."
"The only other brand I choose to use is Prusament but I only buy that when I have some free reels to claim due to the cost."
#10
Elegoo
4.0
(6)
"My goto is elegoo on their website if im buying bulk."
"Lucky I have eegloo PLA+ then that I used for the first time prints"
"Elegoo ... are all on my shelves."
"4 pack of Elegoo on Amazon $12-$15 a spool."
"Sunlu / esun / elegoo"
"Currently testing with Elegoo PLA+"
#11
Bambu
4.2
(5)
"Bambu PLA Matte White / Yellow bulk filament"
"Been using the Bambu pla works good for what I need"
"I just buy bambu pla, 11.99 a kg on offer."
"Bambu, if what’ve seen yesterday about fixing the spool’s end is real."
"I buy from Bambu. If you buy 4 rolls and refill it gets cheaper."
#12
Matterhackers
4.3
(3)
"Matterhackers is great stuff."
"My go to brand is Matter Hackers."
"Some of my cheaper favourites are Matterhackers, Prusament and Fiberlogy."
#13
Anycubic
4.3
(3)
"Anycubic prints very crisp for me."
"I've had no problems with Anycubic and Eryone brands."
"Anycubic filament is pricey af but so far it hasn't let me down."
#14
GST3D
4.3
(3)
"I’ve been buying a ton of the GST3D PLA+ for stuff I’ve been printing around the house and I’ve been loving it."
"If you are brave try GST3D. I have had good luck with their filament."
"GST3D, copier2go.com ($8.99 a roll for 10 rolls of PLA+ that you can choose individual colors from."
#15
3D Fuel
4.3
(3)
"3dfuel scored highest out of their sample size."
"They're pricy compared to other vendors, but they're made in America and are super cool with the 3D2A scene."
"3d fuel, take a look at their copper."
#16
Jayo
4.0
(3)
"Cheap I usually buy bulk from jayo on eBay and have had good results."
"Try looking at jayo and sunlu, been using their pla and abs like resin for a while and it's cheap and good quality."
"Mostly I buy Jayo, it’s good quality"
#17
Creality
4.0
(3)
"I used Creality Matte and it’s awesome."
"If you want something cheap and good go for eSun, Sunlu, Creality."
"Which has worked fine but nothing to write home about."
#18
Amazon Basics
3.7
(3)
"Anything from Amazon basics to iiidmax and zyltech"
"Good old Amazon basics, never failed me yet."
"Amazon Basics is not bad."
#19
Kingroon
3.7
(3)
"I use Kingroon PLA. It works well."
"Most affordable PLA filament."
"Aliexpress constantly has cheap deals on 10 packs of kingroon and sunlu."
#20
Voxel
5.0
(2)
"I highly recommend Voxel PLA! It's a high speed plus filament that maintains a higher glassing temperature."
"I have been using voxel PLA. Been getting consistent quality results with every color I have printed with."
#21
ELEGOO
5.0
(2)
"I’ve printed over 100kgs of the stuff and it is by far the best I’ve used so far."
"Elegoo PLA is unbeaten in the price range."
#22
MatterHackers
5.0
(2)
"I get mine from Matterhackers in the USA. About $20/kg, less if you buy in bulk."
"MatterHackers is my go-to. Their bargain variety 'MH Build' line is still excellent."
#23
Bambu Lab
5.0
(2)
"I have on hand Bambulabs stuff, Amazon basics, Geeektech, Sunlu, Anycubic, Overture, eSun all in PLA - doesn't matter which one I pickup of the rack, it all just works."
"I love Bambu spools"
#24
Microcenter
5.0
(2)
"I have used Microcenter’s Inland for 99% off my prints."
"The consistency with Microcenter's Inland PLA+ was not expected, it just prints well."
#25
Duramic
4.5
(2)
"I personally use and recommend Duramic PLA plus, have bought like 5 spools so far of their black filament."
"I've had good results with Duramic PLA+."
#26
eSun PLA+
4.0
(2)
"ESun PLA+ for me."
"My favourite has been Esun pla+."
#27
PLA+
4.0
(2)
"TPU is a good impact absorber. It's a semi/flexible rubbery filament. PLA+ would be my go to otherwise."
"PLA+ would be my go-to for that sort of thing."
#28
Flashforge
4.0
(2)
"I printed a Nucking Futz 400 Pylon Racer with the Flashforge PLA on pretty much default settings, and the parts came out fairly decent."
"They'll just work out the box with minimal tweaking needed."
#29
Fillamentum
4.0
(2)
"I can recommend Fillamentum PLA."
"I like Fillamentum, ColorFabb, Polymaker, Prusament, Plasticz and FILOALFA."
#30
Siddament
3.5
(2)
"Siddament seems to be a less well known option that uses well known manufacturers."
"Siddament is Sydney based but Chinese made, haven't tried their stuff but heard good things and gonna be trying them out in the next few weeks."
#31
Amazon
5.0
(1)
"I've paid as little as $12 including shipping for some really excellent filament."
#32
Fiberlogy
5.0
(1)
"It print really nice i am only using Fiberlogy impact PLA."
#33
Mika3D
5.0
(1)
"For some odd reason, mika3d dark grey PLA comes out so nice."
#34
EcoTough
5.0
(1)
"My hands down favorite is EcoTough 2.0 from filaments.ca."
#35
Proto-Pasta HTPLA
5.0
(1)
"I have had incredible results with Proto-Pastas' HTPLA."
#36
ProtoPasta
5.0
(1)
"Check out Protopasta. They have some absolutely luscious colours."
#37
Priline
4.0
(1)
"If you want to try wood give Priline branded stuff a try. It is cheap and seems to have a higher wood percentage."
#38
PLS
4.0
(1)
"I've printed with $10 PLS filament and $35 PLS filament."
#39
BambuLab
4.0
(1)
"BambuLab, whenever it is back in stock. They have a few PLA refills and Marble PLA in stock in the US store."
#40
Monoprice
4.0
(1)
"I had good luck with PLA+ from esun, sunlu and monoprice."
#41
IIIDMAX, Sunlu, Overture, IEMAI, Duramic, Polymaker, Prusa
4.0
(1)
"Some good brands: IIIDMAX, Sunlu, Overture, IEMAI, Duramic, Polymaker, Prusa."
#42
Filalab
4.0
(1)
"Filalab <- cheapes filament wit variarity of collors, wich prints great."
#43
Chitu Systems
4.0
(1)
"If you want flashforge burnt titanium but at 10$ cheaper per roll get A-chameleon Pla-blue Purple."
#44
Proto Pasta
4.0
(1)
"My favorite filament is Proto pasta. Does need to be printed slower."
#45
Geeetech
4.0
(1)
"I used to print Geetech Filament on my Sovol SV01. You can get it for a decent price on eBay or the manufacturer's page."
#46
i3Dmax
4.0
(1)
"IIIdmax cheap and good."
#47
Printed Solid
4.0
(1)
"Printed solid has a great assortment of colors in their Jesse pla line."
#48
Atomic
4.0
(1)
"Atomic filament"
#49
Creality, Sunlu, Overture
4.0
(1)
"Those three I’ve tried and had good experiences with them."
#50
FilamentPM
4.0
(1)
"Made in cz: FilamentPM straight from UK warehouse."
#51
Voxelab
4.0
(1)
"I’ve been using Voxelab brand (from Amazon) for printer upgrades and some parts for a brass annealer, and it seems to be working quite well."
#52
Colorfabb
4.0
(1)
"I usually use Colorfabb or BASF Ultrafuse."
#53
3D Fillies
4.0
(1)
"I normally use 3dfillies or x3d, I've not had any issues with either of them."
#54
X3D
4.0
(1)
"I normally use 3dfillies or x3d, I've not had any issues with either of them."
#55
American Filament
4.0
(1)
"American filament is a bit more expensive but they make good filament too."
#56
3D Fuel Pro PLA+
4.0
(1)
"Some 3D870 of some kind, 3D Fuel Pro PLA+ or Polymaker."
#57
Ooznest
4.0
(1)
"I have used Ooznest quite a few times and been impressed with the quality."
#58
Duramic PLA Plus
4.0
(1)
"Have had great prints with Duramic PLA Plus."
#59
3D Prima PLA
4.0
(1)
"I’m currently using 3dprima pla for my finder and that’s pretty nice."
#60
Inland PLA+
4.0
(1)
"Inland PLA+ from microcenter."
#61
Fillamentum Extrafill
4.0
(1)
"Fillamentum Extrafill. It doesn't necessarily print any better than the other high end PLA brands."
#62
ZIRO Marble PLA
4.0
(1)
"I really like ZIRO marble PLA."
#63
Protopasta
3.0
(1)
"Protopasta is really good, but more expensive"
#64
3D Printing Nerd
3.0
(1)
"I suggest sticking to reputable brands tho joel from 3dprintingnerd did do a variety of tests on PLA's for the ad4."
#65
Tinmorry
2.0
(1)
"I cant recomend it, but i want to point out that seems like those unrecognised Brands have a lot of disparity."
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