Abstract: Systems and methods for managing and monitoring a print are disclosed. An electronic document is received for a print job via a computer network. After receiving the electronic document, a plurality of characteristics for the print job is determined. Based on the plurality of characteristics, one or more conditions of one or more network-connected printers are detected by monitoring the one or more network-connected printers. Further, a recommendation is generated to utilize the one of the printers based on the one or more conditions and plurality of characteristics for the print job. Subsequently, one of the printers is selected based on the recommendation. After selecting the printer, the print job is transmitted for printing the electronic document.