ZoroPrint vs Kothari NeoRip / Print Pro
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The RIP that ships with the factory DTF and DTG machines — Epson F2000 to F3070, Ricoh Ri, M&R — licensed per printer model through resellers, Windows only, on a USB dongle. Its automatic white underbase is the engine the rest of the market copied, and the DTF edition is $849.95. The one converted desktop Epson it lists a print driver for is the XP-15000. (kothariinfotech.com)
| Funktion | ZoroPrint | Kothari NeoRip / Print Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free for one computer · Solo $72/year or $8/month · Shop $168/year or $19/month | $849.95 for the DTF edition (CaliDTF) · $1,200 for the Epson F2100 edition · $3,400 for the F3070 — one licence per printer model |
| Operating system | macOS (Apple Silicon + Intel), Windows 10/11 and Linux | Windows 7 or later only; there is no Mac version |
| Licence | Account licence, no dongle, 30 days offline | One USB dongle per licence — the 21-day trial is a $100 dongle you send back for a full refund |
| Epson desktop printers | L805/L800, L1800, R1390–1430, ET-8550/L8180 (supported); L8050/L18050, ET-8500/L8160, SC-P700/P900, XP-15000 (experimental) | Editions per factory machine: Epson F2000 / F2100 / F2270 / F3070, Ricoh Ri1000–Ri6000, M&R, DTG Digital. DTF print drivers: Epson XP-15000 and Hoson i3200 roll printers — the XP-15000 is the only overlap with a converted desktop Epson |
| White underbase | Automatic from transparency: choke, highlight white, less white under dark colours, layered colour → white | The patented one: automatic white underbase from the media colour and the file's transparency, plus white highlight and underbase choke. This is the engine the rest of the market copied |
| Channel mapping | Per-tank ink settings, channel test on film, “Wrong colours?” wizard that fixes the mapping for you | Direct Channel Firing and Direct Color Editing for spot colours; the channel map comes with the printer-model licence rather than being diagnosed from a test print |
| Gang sheets | Auto-nesting, fill sheet, roll or sheet, cost per transfer | Layout tools with step & repeat inside the RIP, plus XML job tickets and a barcode workflow for production |
| Browser builder & storefront | Studio in the browser; white-label storefront on Shopify/WooCommerce/Etsy (roadmap) | None |
| Commission on orders | 0 % | — |
| Mobile app | Roadmap (printer status, queue, alerts) | None |
| Updates | Included on every plan; Free updates forever | New versions and profile update packs are paid add-ons (a profile pack runs about $50) |
| Try before buying | Free plan, no card; 30-day money-back on paid plans | 21-day trial: $100 for the dongle, refunded when you send it back. No self-serve download |
Kort sagt
On white ink, Kothari is the strongest engine on this page: the underbase generation is patented, it reads the media colour and the file's transparency, and it has been doing it since 2006 — on machines that cost ten times a converted Epson. What it is not is a tool for the printer you converted in your spare room. It is licensed per printer model and sold through distributors rather than downloaded, it needs Windows and a free USB port for the dongle, and the only converted desktop Epson with a Kothari print driver is the XP-15000. If you run an F2100 or an i3200 roll printer at volume, Kothari is the right class of tool — weigh it against Caldera, not against us. If you converted an L1800, an L805, an R1390 or an ET-8550, there is no Kothari driver to compare, and those are exactly the models ZoroPrint drives: free on one computer, or $72/year on Solo, on macOS, Windows and Linux. If you did convert an XP-15000, both tools cover it — Kothari at $849.95 on Windows with a dongle, ZoroPrint free on one computer on all three systems.
Leder du efter et alternativ til Kothari på Mac?
ZoroPrint kører native på Mac med Apple Silicon og Intel og på Windows – én licens, ingen dongle, ingen Parallels.
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