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Printful

From $24.99Free plan

Shopify stores selling their own designs on apparel and merchandise, rather than reselling existing products.

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Quick overview

Pricing
Free; Growth $24.99/month
Plans
Free plan: no monthly fee, you pay product and shipping cost when an order sells. Growth $24.99/month (free once you reach $12K/year in sales; 14-day trial, or 90 days via the Shopify App Store) with up to 33% off products and 9% off branding. Enterprise pricing on request. Branding extras: inside label $0.99, outside label $2.49 per item. USD.
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Key features

  • Print-on-demand: your designs printed on 584 products on the free plan
  • Orders ship from the nearest fulfillment center; 86% are fulfilled in the customer's region
  • Branding: inside and outside labels, custom packaging, pack-ins and packing slips
  • Mockup generator and design tools
  • Connects to 20+ ecommerce platforms and marketplaces, including Etsy, Amazon and eBay

Pros

  • No monthly fee on the free plan
  • Real brand building: labels, packaging and pack-ins
  • Fulfillment centers in the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Australia and Japan
  • Growth plan becomes free at $12K/year in sales

Cons

  • Not a reseller catalog: you can only sell products you design
  • Per-item costs are higher than generic dropshipped goods, so margins are thinner
  • Branding extras add per-item fees
  • No shipping-time promise on its pricing page

Printful in our comparisons

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Best Dropshipping Apps

Start with DSers if you source from AliExpress and want to keep costs near zero. Pick Spocket or Zendrop if fast US or EU delivery matters more than price.

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Marcus WilliamsUpdated October 2026
E-commerce

Best Print-on-Demand Services

Pick Printful if you want consistent quality and branding without a subscription. Pick Printify if the lowest cost per item matters most.

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Marcus WilliamsUpdated October 2026
E-commerce

Printful vs Printify

Pick Printful for consistent in-house quality, branding and unlimited stores with no subscription. Pick Printify if lower cost per item and a bigger catalog matter more.

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Marcus WilliamsUpdated October 2026