# PODpartner review (2026): is it any good? > Print-on-demand clothing supplier with no membership fee Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. PODpartner is a print-on-demand and dropshipping supplier focused on clothing. Sellers design garments in a browser design tool, connect a store, and PODpartner prints, packs and ships each order. Its site says there are no membership fees or order minimums, and you pay only the product and shipping cost of what sells. - **Category:** Print on Demand & Dropshipping - **Made by:** PODpartner, Inc. (since 2019) - **Website:** https://www.podpartner.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you sell mugs or posters, as it is clothing only. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, PODpartner is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** The whole service: no membership fees or order minimums; you pay product and shipping cost for each order that sells. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | Design tool, store integration and fulfillment with no subscription; each order is charged at the product's base cost plus shipping. | Read from https://www.podpartner.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with PODpartner before buying. ## Key features - **Design Creator:** A browser design tool for placing artwork on garments. A single print area can be up to 24 by 24 inches, with up to 21 print areas per garment. - **DTG printing and embroidery:** Direct-to-garment printing on a Brother GTX Pro-B printer and machine embroidery, plus HTV and a jumbo DTG option. - **Store integrations:** The homepage lists Shopify, Etsy, Wix and WooCommerce, and its FAQ also names Squarespace. - **Custom branding:** Branding materials produced with each order to shape the unboxing experience. - **Fulfillment:** The site says 98% of orders are fulfilled within 48 hours, with three shipping methods worldwide. - **Apparel catalog:** Men's and women's T-shirts, long sleeves, hoodies, sweatshirts, tank tops, jackets, shorts, pants and hats. ## Good for - Clothing brands that want embroidery and large print areas as well as standard prints - Sellers on Shopify, Etsy, Wix or WooCommerce who want no monthly fee ## Worth knowing - Clothing only; it is not a general product catalog. - Base costs vary by item: the homepage shows a 190GSM unisex T-shirt from USD 10.31 and a fleece-lined hoodie from USD 24.96. - Shipping is charged per order; the homepage does not give rates, which are on a separate shipping page. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. PODpartner is a print-on-demand clothing supplier with no membership fee and no order minimum, printing by DTG and embroidery. It is clothing only, a 190GSM unisex T-shirt starts at USD 10.31 and a fleece-lined hoodie at USD 24.96, and shipping is charged per order. - **Value for money: C.** No membership fee, but a basic T-shirt starts at USD 10.31 and a hoodie at USD 24.96 before shipping, so cost sits in the middle. - **Free plan and trial: B.** The whole service has no membership fee and no order minimum. You pay product and shipping on orders that sell. - **Features: C.** Design Creator, DTG printing, embroidery, store integrations, custom branding and fulfillment. Clothing only, which is a narrower catalog. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating is on record. You design, connect a store and order samples, so there is setup first. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web only, with Shopify, Etsy, Wix and WooCommerce. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from PODpartner's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among print-on-demand and dropshipping services - PODpartner's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 33 of the 70 other print-on-demand and dropshipping services we grade, and level with 11. - It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 30 of 70) and worst on ease of use (C, above 1). - PODpartner 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.** PODpartner 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: Suppliers who ship each order for you. - You could not: Checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you. 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, Wix, WooCommerce **Tags:** Print on demand, Dropshipping, Online store ## Alternatives - [Printify](https://toolgpa.com/tools/printify): Print-on-demand marketplace with 2,000+ products and 70+ printers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/podpartner-vs-printify) - [Printful](https://toolgpa.com/tools/printful): Print-on-demand company that makes and ships orders in-house. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/podpartner-vs-printful) - [Gooten](https://toolgpa.com/tools/gooten): Print-on-demand network that routes orders to vetted printers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gooten-vs-podpartner) - [Gelato](https://toolgpa.com/tools/gelato): Print-on-demand service that prints orders near the buyer. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gelato-vs-podpartner) - [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-podpartner) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.podpartner.com - https://www.podpartner.com/about-us Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/podpartner Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).