W druku 3D obecnie wyróżniamy kilka podstawowych technologi. Są to, m.in:
- FDM/FFF (Fused Deposition Modeling/Fused Filament Fabrication)
- SLA (Stereolithography)
- SLS (Selective Laser Sintering)
- MJF (Multi Jet Fusion)
- DLP (Digital Light Processing)
- DMLS/SLM (Direct Metal Laser Sintering/Selective Laser Melting)
- PolyJet
- EBM (Electron Beam Melting)
- Binder Jetting
- LDM (Liquid Deposition Modeling)
- LENS (Laser Engineered Net Shaping)