# Gelato

> Print-on-demand service that prints orders near the buyer

Gelato prints products on demand: apparel, wall art, drinkware, hats, bags and other items carrying your designs are made in a network of local print hubs in 33 countries, close to where each order is going. It connects to stores on Shopify, Etsy, WooCommerce, Wix, Squarespace, BigCommerce and Amazon, or orders come in through its API. Using it is free; the Gelato+ subscription adds product discounts, more stores and design tools.

- **Category:** Print on Demand & Dropshipping
- **Made by:** Gelato
- **Website:** https://www.gelato.com
- **Runs on:** Web
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 18, 2026

## Pricing

Gelato has a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.99 per month, billed annually ($29.99 billed monthly).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Free account: 2 connected stores, 2 users, the full catalog, the design editor and free mockups. You pay only for products and shipping when an order comes in.
- **Free trial:** 14-day free trial of Gelato+, with payment details required; product discounts start only once you pay.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | 2 connected stores and 2 users, local production in 33 countries, the design editor and free mockups for every product. |
| Gelato+ | $19.99 per month, billed annually ($29.99 billed monthly) | 10 stores, 5 users, product discounts, live shipping rates and express shipping on Shopify, premium mockups, Shutterstock images and 250 premium fonts. |

Read from https://support.gelato.com/en/articles/8996313-how-much-does-gelato-subscription-cost on Oct 18, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Gelato before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Gelato+ for $19.99 a month billed yearly** (Annual discount): Gelato's help center lists Gelato+ at $239.88 a year ($19.99 a month) against $29.99 billed monthly; its Shopify listing calls this a 33% saving. Source: https://support.gelato.com/en/articles/8996313-how-much-does-gelato-subscription-cost

## Key features

- **Local production network:** Orders are routed to print hubs in 33 countries, so products are made near the customer rather than shipped from one central plant.
- **Store integrations:** Connect Shopify, Etsy, WooCommerce, Wix, Squarespace, BigCommerce or Order Desk, publish to Amazon, or send orders through the Gelato API.
- **Design editor and mockups:** A browser design editor with free product mockups; Gelato+ adds premium apparel and wall art mockups, background removal, graphics and text effects.
- **Personalization:** Shopify buyers can personalize products with a button on the product page, which Gelato+ members can hide or restyle.
- **Gelato+ selling tools:** Magic Mockups, Instant Collections, Price Navigator for setting retail prices, and Velocity Switch for moving products over from another print service.
- **Branded extras:** Gelato+ adds branded labels and packaging inserts for posters, and shipping profit options on top of the product discounts.

## Good for

- Sellers with buyers in many countries who want shorter delivery distances
- Shopify and Etsy stores selling wall art, apparel and home decor
- Starting with no monthly fee and upgrading once order volume grows

## Worth knowing

- Gelato charges for each product and its shipping when it receives a paid order, and its help center says costs vary with the region that produces it.
- The free account connects only 2 stores and 2 users; Gelato+ raises that to 10 stores and 5 users.
- The Gelato+ trial needs payment details, and product discounts apply only after the paid plan starts.
- Local taxes are added to the Gelato+ price for customers in the United States and Norway.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 3.0 out of 4**, graded Oct 18, 2026. Gelato prints your designs in local hubs in 33 countries, so orders get made near the buyer instead of shipped from one big plant. It's free to use with 2 stores and 2 users, and you only pay when an order comes in. The 2-store cap, and a Gelato+ trial that wants payment details, are what'll make some people think twice.

- **Value for money: A.** The figure is $0 a month: the free account has the full catalog, the design editor and free mockups, which is enough to sell. Gelato+ is $19.99 a month on yearly billing ($29.99 monthly) for product discounts and 10 stores. Its rival printers are free to sell on too.
- **Free plan and trial: B.** The free account is a real one: full catalog, design editor and free mockups. But it's 2 connected stores and 2 users, so a third shop won't fit. The 14-day Gelato+ trial needs payment details, and its discounts only start once you pay.
- **Features: B.** The whole job: local production in 33 countries, Shopify, Etsy, WooCommerce, Wix, Squarespace, BigCommerce and Amazon, an API, a design editor, free mockups and buyer personalization on Shopify. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core work.
- **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You connect a store, design in the browser editor and publish, so there's setup before your first sale. The free mockups help.
- **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web only, with Shopify, Etsy, WooCommerce, Wix, Squarespace, BigCommerce, Amazon and Order Desk, plus the Gelato API. No phone or desktop app on record, so B is as high as it goes.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Gelato's own pages on 18 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.

## Where it stands among print-on-demand and dropshipping services

- Gelato's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 5 of the 14 other print-on-demand and dropshipping services we grade, and level with 5.
- It stands best on value for money (A, above 5 of 14) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
- Its paid plans start at $19.99 a month, against a middle price of $24 for the category: 3 of the 10 others that charge start lower.
- On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.

The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/print-on-demand

## Keep it, or make your own?

**Keep it.** To replace Gelato you would be making printers that make and ship each order. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It costs $239.88 a year.

- You could not: Printers that make and ship each order.
- You could not: It plugs into other products, Shopify, Etsy and WooCommerce among them, and has an API.
- You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.

A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it.

## Works with

Shopify, Etsy, WooCommerce, Wix, Squarespace, BigCommerce, Amazon, Order Desk

**Tags:** Print on demand, AI features, Public API

## Alternatives

- [Printful](https://toolgpa.com/tools/printful): Print-on-demand company that makes and ships orders in-house. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gelato-vs-printful)
- [Printify](https://toolgpa.com/tools/printify): Print-on-demand marketplace with 2,000+ products and 70+ printers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gelato-vs-printify)
- [Prodigi](https://toolgpa.com/tools/prodigi): Print-on-demand platform for wall art, prints and gifts, with an API. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gelato-vs-prodigi)
- [Gooten](https://toolgpa.com/tools/gooten): Print-on-demand network that routes orders to vetted printers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gelato-vs-gooten)
- [Spreadconnect](https://toolgpa.com/tools/spod): Spreadshirt's print-on-demand service, formerly SPOD. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gelato-vs-spod)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 18, 2026:

- https://support.gelato.com/en/articles/8996313-how-much-does-gelato-subscription-cost
- https://support.gelato.com/en/articles/8996080-how-much-does-gelato-cost
- https://support.gelato.com/en/articles/8996310-what-s-the-difference-between-using-gelato-for-free-and-with-a-subscription-plan
- https://support.gelato.com/en/articles/8996311-do-you-offer-a-free-gelato-trial-period
- https://apps.shopify.com/gelato-print-on-demand

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