# Printful

> Print-on-demand company that makes and ships orders in-house

Printful prints products on demand in its own fulfillment centers: you add designs to 584 products, from T-shirts and embroidered apparel to all-over-print clothing, and it makes, packs and ships each order from the center nearest the customer. It connects to stores on Shopify, Etsy, WooCommerce, TikTok Shop, Amazon, Wix, Squarespace and other platforms, or US sellers can open a free Quick Store. Using it is free; the Growth plan cuts product prices.

- **Category:** Print on Demand & Dropshipping
- **Made by:** Printful Inc. (since 2013)
- **Website:** https://www.printful.com
- **Runs on:** Web
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 18, 2026

## Pricing

Printful has a free plan. Paid plans start at $24.99 per month (Growth), free once sales reach $12K a year.

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** All 584 products, unlimited store connections, the Design Maker and Mockup Generator, 24/7 support and 20% off sample orders. You pay for each product and its shipping when an order comes in.
- **Free trial:** 14-day free trial of Printful Growth.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | 584 products, unlimited stores, free design and mockup tools, 20+ sales channels and 24/7 support. |
| Printful Growth | $24.99 per month | Up to 33% off products, 9% off branding, 25% off samples and a large front print on some items. Free once your sales reach $12K a year. |
| Enterprise | Custom | For high-volume brands: a store built and run by Printful's team, custom solutions, a dedicated success manager and market data. |

Read from https://www.printful.com/pricing on Oct 18, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Printful before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Growth plan free at $12K a year in sales** (Other savings): Printful's pricing page says the $24.99-a-month Growth plan becomes free once a store reaches $12,000 a year in sales. Source: https://www.printful.com/pricing

## Key features

- **In-house production:** Printful makes every order in its own facilities with a 3-step quality check, and covers a free reprint or refund for manufacturing errors.
- **Printing methods:** Direct-to-garment, direct-to-film, all-over print and embroidery, including 3D puff and unlimited-color embroidery.
- **Store integrations:** Connect Shopify, Etsy, WooCommerce, TikTok Shop, Amazon, Wix, Squarespace, BigCommerce, Ecwid, Square or Big Cartel, among 20+ channels.
- **Quick Stores:** A free Printful storefront you can launch in minutes, with your store name and logo; available only to US sellers shipping to US buyers.
- **Design Maker and mockups:** Free design and mockup tools, with paid Getty premium images at $1 per image, placement and item sold.
- **Branding options:** Printed inside labels ($0.99 each), outside labels ($2.49 each), and branded packaging and inserts, at extra cost per order.

## Good for

- Brands that want one company to print, check and ship every order
- Etsy and Shopify sellers adding embroidered or all-over-print apparel
- US beginners who want a free storefront without a store platform

## Worth knowing

- Products are paid per order plus shipping and taxes: the Bella + Canvas 3001 unisex T-shirt page lists $11.92, which includes one print.
- Extra print placements, labels, premium images and embroidery digitization ($2.95 to $6.50 per design, once) all cost extra.
- Free plan sample orders are limited to 1 a month with up to 3 items, at 20% off.
- Quick Stores work only for sellers with US tax residency and buyers with US shipping addresses.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 3.2 out of 4**, graded Oct 18, 2026. Printful makes every order in its own fulfillment centers, with a quality check, and covers a reprint or refund for its own errors. It's free to use with all 584 products and unlimited stores, across 20+ sales channels. What gets some people is the extras: labels, extra print placements and premium images all cost more per order.

- **Value for money: A.** The figure is $0 a month: the free plan has all 584 products, unlimited stores and the design and mockup tools, which is enough to sell. Growth is $24.99 a month for up to 33% off products, and turns free once sales reach $12K a year. Its rival printers are free to sell on too.
- **Free plan and trial: A.** Free forever with every product, unlimited store connections, the Design Maker, the Mockup Generator and 24/7 support. The cap you might notice is samples: 1 order a month with up to 3 items, at 20% off.
- **Features: B.** The whole job, made in-house: DTG, DTF, all-over print and embroidery including 3D puff, 20+ sales channels from Shopify and Etsy to TikTok Shop and Amazon, free design tools, and branded labels and packaging. Quick Stores are US-only, but nothing core is missing.
- **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You connect a store or open a Quick Store, design in the Design Maker and publish, so there's setup before your first sale.
- **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, with Shopify, Etsy, WooCommerce, TikTok Shop, Amazon, Wix, Squarespace and BigCommerce among 20+ channels. 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 Printful'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

- Printful's GPA of 3.2 is higher than 11 of the 14 other print-on-demand and dropshipping services we grade, and level with 2.
- It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 7 of 14) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
- Its paid plans start at $1 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $24 for the category: 0 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 Printful 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 is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.2 is higher than 11 of the 14 other print-on-demand and dropshipping services we grade. It costs $12 a year.

- You could not: Printers that make and ship each order.
- You could not: Checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you.
- You could not: It plugs into other products, Shopify, Etsy and WooCommerce among them.
- 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, TikTok Shop, Amazon, Wix, Squarespace, BigCommerce

**Tags:** Print on demand, 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/printful-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-printful)
- [Gooten](https://toolgpa.com/tools/gooten): Print-on-demand network that routes orders to vetted printers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gooten-vs-printful)
- [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-printful)
- [Spreadconnect](https://toolgpa.com/tools/spod): Spreadshirt's print-on-demand service, formerly SPOD. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/printful-vs-spod)

## Sources

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

- https://www.printful.com/pricing
- https://www.printful.com/
- https://www.printful.com/integrations
- https://www.printful.com/quick-stores
- https://www.printful.com/custom/mens/t-shirts/unisex-staple-t-shirt-bella-canvas-3001

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/printful
Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).