| Specifications | Pellet Extruders | Filament Extruders |
| Cost of extruders | Moderate | Moderate |
| Cost of Raw Materials | Cheap | Costly |
| Flow rate (or) Material Output from the nozzle | High | Low |
| Quality of the Surface finish | Low | High |
| Variety of materials can use | More | Less |
| Temperatures of the extruders | High | Comparably Low |
| Printing of complex designs | Inflexible | Flexible |
| Reinforcement with fibres | Very good | Bad |
| Cost of the final product | Low | Comparably High |