# Gooten > Print-on-demand network that routes orders to vetted printers Gooten prints products on demand through a managed network of vetted printers and decorators around the world, routing each order to a location near the customer. Its catalog of 525+ products covers apparel, hats, wall art, phone cases, stickers, blankets and pillows. It connects to stores on Shopify, Etsy, TikTok Shop, WooCommerce and BigCommerce, takes orders through Order Desk or its own API, and charges nothing to sign up. - **Category:** Print on Demand & Dropshipping - **Made by:** Gooten - **Website:** https://www.gooten.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Facts last checked:** Oct 18, 2026 ## Pricing Gooten is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** Free to install and use, with no subscription. Each order is charged for the cost of production and shipping. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | No monthly fee. Orders are charged at the product's production cost plus shipping, billed by Gooten outside your Shopify invoice. | Read from https://apps.shopify.com/gooten on Oct 18, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Gooten before buying. ## Key features - **Global fulfillment network:** Orders are routed to vetted decorators in Gooten's network, chosen by location to cut shipping costs; Gooten states a service level of under 3 days. - **Store integrations:** Apps for Shopify, Etsy, TikTok Shop, WooCommerce and BigCommerce, plus Order Desk, manual uploads and Customily for personalized products. - **Gooten API:** A custom API for sending orders from your own site, a mobile app or other software, for brands that do not use a standard store platform. - **Catalog:** 525+ products, including Bella + Canvas, Champion and C2 Sport apparel, kids' clothing, hats, stickers, canvas wall art and phone cases. - **VIM loyalty program:** Very Important Merchant tiers, from Insider to Elite, unlock consultations, custom holiday cut-off dates and performance reports as yearly spend grows. - **Private labels:** Products can carry your own labels, and the catalog supports customization for personalized orders. ## Good for - Brands with steady order volume that want account support as they grow - TikTok Shop and Etsy sellers who need a fulfillment network that meets those marketplaces' rules - Developers sending orders from a custom site or app through an API ## Worth knowing - You pay the production cost and shipping for each order, and Gooten's public catalog pages do not list product prices. - Printing is done by partner decorators in Gooten's network rather than in Gooten's own plants. - Gooten's Shopify app is published by OrderMesh Inc., and its charges are billed separately from the Shopify invoice. - Higher VIM tiers depend on a yearly spend with Gooten rather than a fee. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 3.0 out of 4**, graded Oct 18, 2026. Gooten routes each order to a vetted printer near the customer, from a catalog of 525+ products, and it costs nothing to sign up or use. It suits brands with steady volume, who get more account support as yearly spend grows. What'll put some people off: product prices aren't on its public pages, so you can't plan margins before signing up. - **Value for money: A.** The figure is $0 a month: it's free to install and use with no subscription, and you pay production and shipping per order. Higher VIM loyalty tiers come from yearly spend with Gooten, not a fee. The printers it's listed with are free to sell on too. - **Free plan and trial: A.** Free outright: no subscription, no monthly fee and no plan to upgrade to. Each order is billed at production cost plus shipping, separately from your Shopify invoice. - **Features: C.** The basics are here: 525+ products, a global network of vetted printers, Shopify, Etsy, TikTok Shop, WooCommerce and BigCommerce, an API and private labels. The gap: its public catalog pages don't list product prices, and Wix, Squarespace and Amazon aren't on its list. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You install the app, connect your store and set up products before the first order, and the public pages don't show what products cost. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, with Shopify, Etsy, TikTok Shop, WooCommerce and BigCommerce, plus Order Desk, Customily and a custom API. No phone or desktop app on record. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Gooten'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 - Gooten'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 free plan and trial (A, above 7 of 14) and worst on features (C, above 0). - Gooten has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 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.** Gooten is free, so making your own would save you nothing. And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces. - You could not: Printers that make and ship each order. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Shopify, Etsy and TikTok Shop among them, and has an API. 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, TikTok Shop, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Order Desk, Customily **Tags:** Print on demand, 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/gooten-vs-printful) - [Printify](https://toolgpa.com/tools/printify): Print-on-demand marketplace with 2,000+ products and 70+ printers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gooten-vs-printify) - [Gelato](https://toolgpa.com/tools/gelato): Print-on-demand service that prints orders near the buyer. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gelato-vs-gooten) - [CustomCat](https://toolgpa.com/tools/customcat): US print-on-demand printer with wholesale prices and a PRO plan. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/customcat-vs-gooten) - [Prodigi](https://toolgpa.com/tools/prodigi): Print-on-demand platform for wall art, prints and gifts, with an API. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gooten-vs-prodigi) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 18, 2026: - https://apps.shopify.com/gooten - https://www.gooten.com/ - https://www.gooten.com/about-us/ - https://www.gooten.com/vim-program/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/gooten Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).