MerchBridge vs Printify (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Printify: it is first in our ranking of print-on-demand and dropshipping services, and it grades higher too, 3.4 against 2.6.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Printify grades higher on value for money, the free plan and features. They get the same grade on 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
Printify
Print-on-demand marketplace with 2,000+ products and 70+ printers
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 Printify if
- Fits if you sell on Etsy or Shopify and want printed merch without holding stock
- Works for comparing several printers' prices for the same product
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want one company to make and check every order itself
- Skip it if you need a custom API or an account manager, as those come only with Enterprise
- Pricey if you take Premium monthly, at $39 against $24.99 a month billed yearly, and it's non-refundable
- Watch out: Premium renews unless you cancel before the renewal date
- Tight if you run the business from an Android phone, as that app lacks AI mockups and manual orders
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAMerchBridgeGood | 3.4GPAPrintifyVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | AThe figure is $0 a month: the free plan connects up to 5 stores with unlimited designs, which is enough to sell. Premium is $24.99 a month on yearly billing ($39 monthly) and only lowers product prices. The printers it's listed with are free to sell on too. |
| 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. | AFree with no time limit, with 5 stores per account, unlimited product designs, every sales channel and 24/7 support. A small store won't reach those limits. You only pay for the product and shipping when an order comes in. |
| 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. | ACovers the whole job, plus something its rivals don't do: 2,000+ products, each from one of 70+ printers you choose by cost and location. There's also a free Pop-Up Store with your own domain, a mockup maker and free reprints for print errors. A custom API is Enterprise only. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating is on record. You connect stores and set supplier rules, so there is setup first. | CNo store rating on record. You design products in the creator, then connect a store like Etsy or Shopify or set up the Pop-Up Store. Not hard, but it's setup before your first sale. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with links to Shopify, WooCommerce, ShopBase, Etsy, Amazon, eBay, TrackingMore and CustomCat. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Etsy, Shopify, TikTok Shop, Amazon, eBay, WooCommerce, Wix and Squarespace. No desktop app, which keeps it off an A, and the Android app still lacks some iPhone features. |
| Best for | sending print-on-demand orders to fulfillers | print on demand with the widest choice of printers |
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 Printify. 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. Printify starts at $24.99 a month and scores 3.0.
Printify scores higher, and starts $24.99 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 none scores higher than Printify 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, inventory and dropshipping.
- Printify also covers online store.
At a glance
| MerchBridge | Printify | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free plan |
| Starts at | Free | $24.99 per month, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | Up to 5 stores per account, unlimited product designs, every sales-channel integration and 24/7 support. You pay only the product and shipping cost when an order comes in. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | MerchBridge, Inc. | Printify, Inc. |
| Price read from | merchbridge.com | printify.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 18, 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.
Printify
- Product and shipping costs are charged per order: the pricing page's example tee costs $8.77 to fulfill with one print, before shipping and taxes.
- Premium is non-refundable and must be cancelled before the renewal date to avoid the next charge.
- A custom API integration, branded customer support and an account manager come only with Enterprise.
- The Android app lacks some iPhone features, such as AI mockups and manual orders, which Printify says are coming.
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.
Printify
- Catalog and print providers
- 2,000+ products, from T-shirts and hoodies to phone cases, candles and posters, each made by one of 70+ print providers you pick by base cost and location.
- Sales-channel integrations
- Publish products to Etsy, Shopify, TikTok Shop, Amazon, eBay, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Wix, Squarespace and PrestaShop, and orders flow back to Printify to fulfill.
- Pop-Up Store
- A free Printify-hosted store with your own domain, logo and colors, no subscription or listing fees, and products buyers can personalize with names or dates.
- Design tools
- A free product creator and mockup generator, an AI image generator, and AI mockups for Premium members.
- Mobile app
- iOS and Android apps for designing, publishing and tracking orders; the iPhone app also places sample orders and connects Etsy and TikTok Shop.
- Merchant Protection
- If an order arrives with a manufacturing error, Printify covers a free reprint or a refund within 30 days.
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.
Printify
Free$0
5 stores per account, unlimited designs, the product creator, manual and imported orders, and 24/7 merchant support.
Premium$24.99
per month, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly)
Up to 20% off all products and up to 33% off new ones, 10 stores, AI mockups, Printify Connect order management and Sellers Club PRO mentoring. Shown as "from".
EnterpriseCustom
For merchants with high daily sales: unlimited stores, extra product discounts, a custom API integration and a dedicated account manager.
Ways to pay less
MerchBridge
No public discounts listed.
Printify
- Annual discount
Save 36% on Premium with yearly billing
Printify's pricing page shows Premium from $24.99 a month billed yearly instead of $39 billed monthly, a 36% saving.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, MerchBridge or Printify?
As of Nov 13, 2026, MerchBridge is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $24.99 a month for Printify. MerchBridge is free, and Printify starts at $24.99 per month, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, MerchBridge or Printify?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both MerchBridge and Printify have a free plan.
Which platforms do MerchBridge and Printify run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Printify lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.