MerchBridge vs Merchize (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, MerchBridge and Merchize share a 2.6 GPA, both have a free plan, and MerchBridge has no paid plan to buy, against $79 a month for Merchize.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
MerchBridge grades higher on value for money. Merchize grades higher on features. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
MerchBridge
Order management that sends print-on-demand orders to fulfillers
Merchize
Print-on-demand fulfillment with optional hosted storefronts
Which one is for you
Pick MerchBridge if
- Fits if you sell on several stores and want orders in one place
- Works for sellers who use more than one fulfiller
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a printer, as it is an order manager and you still pay your supplier
- Not for you if you use Printify or Printful, as they work through a CSV export
- Tight if you ship thousands of orders: fees run $0.10-$0.19 each after the first 50
- Watch out: the pricing page does not say whether the order tiers count per month or in total
Pick Merchize if
- Fits if you sell on Shopify or Etsy and want fulfillment without a monthly fee
- Works for stores that want an API link to their own system
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you want a hosted storefront: $79 a month on Platinum, $299 on Diamond, with a 1% or 0.5% fee on top
- Skip it if you need to start today, as new accounts wait for activation by support
- Tight if you sell rarely: accounts idle for 4 weeks may be put into temporary suspension
- Watch out: item base costs are in the catalog, not on the pricing page
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAMerchBridgeGood | 2.6GPAMerchizeGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BNo subscription. After 50 orders it is $0.19 an order up to 1,000, $0.15 up to 2,000 and $0.10 above, so a small shop pays little. | CThe Lite fulfillment plan is $0 and you pay per item, but the hosted storefront starts at $79 a month plus a 1% fee, well above the $25 category middle. |
| Free plan and trial | BNo fee on the first 50 orders and no card needed to open an account. After that each order costs a few cents. | BLite fulfillment is free for good with unlimited users, order and artwork management, a mockup generator and API access, and no minimum order quantity. |
| Features | COne order dashboard, automated fulfillment, tracking and CSV export. It does that job fully, but it is a smaller job than printing, and Printify and Printful need a CSV. | BFulfillment, a mockup generator, API, hosted storefronts and branding and swag services. Nothing in the listing is missing from the core fulfillment job. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating is on record. You connect stores and set supplier rules, so there is setup first. | CNo store rating is on record. New accounts go through an activation step with support before use, and you connect your own store. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with links to Shopify, WooCommerce, ShopBase, Etsy, Amazon, eBay, TrackingMore and CustomCat. | BWeb only, with links to Shopify, Etsy, WooCommerce, eBay, Amazon, TikTok Shop, Google Shopping and Order Desk, plus an API. |
| Best for | sending print-on-demand orders to fulfillers | free print-on-demand fulfillment with optional storefronts |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: MerchBridge and Merchize. How we grade
Price against what you get
MerchBridge has no paid plan and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Merchize starts at $79 a month and scores 2.7.
Merchize scores higher, and starts $79 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other print-on-demand and dropshipping services on the chart, none scores higher than MerchBridge for less, and 1 scores higher than Merchize for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- MerchBridge also covers reports and inventory.
- Merchize also covers online store.
At a glance
| MerchBridge | Merchize | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free plan |
| Starts at | Free | $79 per month per store (Platinum storefront plan) |
| Free plan | None | Lite fulfillment package: unlimited users, order and artwork management, mockup generator, API access and no minimum order quantity. |
| Free trial | None listed | 7-day free trial for the Storefront plan |
| Web | ||
| Made by | MerchBridge, Inc. | Merchize |
| Price read from | merchbridge.com | merchize.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
MerchBridge
- Per-order processing fees apply after the first 50 orders: $0.19 up to 1,000, $0.15 up to 2,000 and $0.10 from 2,001.
- It is an order manager, not a printer: you still pay your fulfillment supplier for products and shipping.
- Printify and Printful are served through a CSV export rather than an automatic connection, according to the site.
- The pricing page does not say whether the order tiers count per month or in total.
Merchize
- The Storefront plans charge a transaction fee: 1% on Platinum and 0.5% on Diamond.
- New accounts go through an activation step with support before use.
- Fulfillment accounts with no activity for 4 weeks may be put into temporary suspension; data is kept.
- Product base costs vary by item and are shown in the catalog, not on the pricing page.
Key features
MerchBridge
- Single order dashboard
- Orders from all connected sales channels are synced to one place for a team to fulfill.
- Automated fulfillment
- Orders go with ready-to-print files to connected suppliers such as CustomCat, Gearment, Dreamship, Scalable Press and Merchize.
- CSV export for other suppliers
- A custom order CSV with print-ready files is available for fulfillers such as Printify and Printful.
- Product management and feeds
- Create products, sync them to sales channels and build product feeds for Google Merchant Center.
- Tracking updates
- Uses TrackingMore to follow tracking codes and sends them back to the sales channel.
- Tasks and ideas
- Track product tasks and manage a design team's ideas inside the same app.
Merchize
- Print-on-demand fulfillment
- Orders are produced and shipped for you with no minimum order quantity.
- Store integrations
- Connects to Shopify, Etsy, WooCommerce, eBay, Amazon, TikTok Shop US and Google Shopping.
- Mockup generator
- Create product images from your artwork.
- API access
- The free plan includes API access, and the site lists a Merchize API.
- Hosted storefronts
- Paid plans add a hosted store with one-page checkout, Stripe and PayPal payments and abandoned-cart recovery.
- Branding and swag services
- The site lists branding, swag and Amazon FBA fulfillment services.
Plans
MerchBridge
Pay as you go$0
No subscription: the first 50 orders carry no processing fee, then $0.19 per order up to 1,000, $0.15 up to 2,000 and $0.10 from 2,001.
Merchize
Lite Package (Fulfillment Plan)$0
Free fulfillment with multichannel integrations, order tracking, mockup generator and API access.
Platinum (Storefront Plan)$79
per month per store
Hosted store for 5K-50K products with a 1% transaction fee.
Diamond (Storefront Plan)$299
per month per store
Hosted store for 50K-150K products with a 0.5% transaction fee.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, MerchBridge or Merchize?
As of Nov 13, 2026, MerchBridge is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $79 a month for Merchize. MerchBridge is free, and Merchize starts at $79 per month per store (Platinum storefront plan).
Which has a free plan, MerchBridge or Merchize?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both MerchBridge and Merchize have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.