Open Source Ecology Competitors

MakerBot offers a complete 3D printing education ecosystem, providing educators and students with the tools and resources they need to successfully 3D print in the classroom. MakerBot's solutions go beyond a simple 3D printer, and provides a wide range of resources, including curriculum development, educator and student training programs, design thinking courses, 3D printing guides, 3D printing software, a community of educators, and more.

Arduino is the global leader in open-source hardware and software, designed from inception to provide an accessible platform and ecosystem for creativity and innovation. With over 30 million developers worldwide, Arduino’s solutions offer a powerful answer to the talent shortage in engineering and break free from vendor lock-in with a robust line of open-source products enabling IoT, automation, Industry 4.0, and machine learning at the edge. Hundreds of thousands of engineers, designers, students, and makers around the world are using Arduino to innovate in product development, education, industrial automation, smart homes, farming, fashion, music, autonomous vehicles, and more.

Local Motors is a digital OEM, capable of micro-manufacturing, sales, service, and operations all from a local footprint using a microfactory.