The Printify Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Printify in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Printify
The Insider’s Guide
Print-on-demand marketplace with 2,000+ products and 70+ printers
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among print-on-demand and dropshipping services, read from Printify’s own pages.
Made by Printify, Inc. · checked Oct 18, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Printify’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Printify’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 18, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
3.4
GPA, above 14 of the 14 other print-on-demand and dropshipping services we grade
Printify prints products on demand: you put your designs on T-shirts, mugs, posters and 2,000+ other items, and one of 70+ print providers makes and ships each order. It connects to stores on Etsy, Shopify, TikTok Shop, Amazon, eBay, WooCommerce, Wix and others, or you can sell from a free Printify Pop-Up Store. It is free to use; the paid Premium plan lowers product prices.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Printify, taken from its own pages and our grades.
You design products in the creator, then connect a store like Etsy or Shopify or set up the Pop-Up Store.
- 1
Best for print on demand with the widest choice of printers
If you'd rather one company make and check every order itself, that's not how it works.
- 2
Paid plans start at $24.99 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $24.99 per month, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly).
- 3
There is a free plan
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.
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android.
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
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.
- 8
A 3.4 GPA, above 14 of 14
That is against the other print-on-demand and dropshipping services we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Printify 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.
Printify at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $24.99 per month, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Printify, Inc.
- Category
- Print on Demand & Dropshipping
- Our grade
- 3.4 GPA, very good
The report card
Best for print on demand with the widest choice of printers
Printify is the big marketplace of print on demand: 2,000+ products, each made by one of 70+ printers you pick by price and location. It's free to use with up to 5 stores, so you only pay when an order comes in. If you'd rather one company make and check every order itself, that's not how it works.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | The figure is $0 a month: the free plan connects up to 5 stores with unlimited designs, which is plenty 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 | A | Free forever, 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 | A | 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 | C | No 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 | B | Web, 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. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Printify is for
- Great if you sell on Etsy or Shopify and want printed merch without holding stock
- Handy when you want to compare several printers' prices for the same product
- Good for beginners who want to start selling with no monthly fee
Who it is not for
- Not for you if you want one company to make and check every order itself
- Skip it if you need a custom API, as that comes only with Enterprise
- Pricey if you take Premium monthly, at $39 against $24.99 a month billed yearly, and it's non-refundable
Good to know
Good for
- Etsy and Shopify sellers who want printed merch without holding stock
- Beginners who want to start with no monthly fee
- Sellers who want to compare several printers' prices for the same product
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$24.99
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Printify has a free plan. Paid plans start at $24.99 per month, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly).
The printers it's listed with are free to sell on too.
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".
Enterprise
Custom
For merchants with high daily sales: unlimited stores, extra product discounts, a custom API integration and a dedicated account manager.
The free plan
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.
Read from printify.com on Oct 18, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on printify.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: Web, iOS and Android
Print-on-demand marketplace with 2,000+ products and 70+ printers. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, online store, print on demand.
There's also a free Pop-Up Store with your own domain, a mockup maker and free reprints for print errors.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Etsy
- Shopify
- TikTok Shop
- Amazon
- eBay
- WooCommerce
- Wix
- Squarespace
Printify is made by Printify, Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
14/14
Other print-on-demand and dropshipping services it is graded above
Printify's GPA of 3.4 is higher than 14 of the 14 other print-on-demand and dropshipping services we grade.
It stands best on features (A, above 14 of 14) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $24.99 a month, against a middle price of $24 for the category: 6 of the 10 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 15 print-on-demand and dropshipping services we grade, cut by the letter each got. Printify’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 5 of 14
- AFree plan and trialAbove 7 of 14
- AFeaturesAbove 14 of 14
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 14
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 1 of 14
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 15 print-on-demand and dropshipping services. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Printify is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Printify 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 3.4 is higher than 14 of the 14 other print-on-demand and dropshipping services we grade. It costs $299.88 a year.
What you could not
- Printers that make and ship each order.
- Checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, Etsy, Shopify and TikTok Shop among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features A, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Printify’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Printful, Gelato, Gooten, Spreadconnect and CustomCat
The 5 tools Printify is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.2GPA
Printful
Free plan · from $24.99/mo
Print-on-demand company that makes and ships orders in-house.
- Only Printify lists iOS and Android apps.
- 3.0GPA
Gelato
Free plan · from $19.99/mo
Print-on-demand service that prints orders near the buyer.
- Only Printify lists iOS and Android apps.
- Printify also covers online store.
- 3.0GPA
Gooten
Free
Print-on-demand network that routes orders to vetted printers.
- Only Printify lists iOS and Android apps.
- Printify also covers online store.
- 3.0GPA
Spreadconnect
Free
Spreadshirt's print-on-demand service, formerly SPOD.
- Only Printify lists iOS and Android apps.
- Printify also covers online store.
- 3.0GPA
CustomCat
Free plan · from $25/mo
US print-on-demand printer with wholesale prices and a PRO plan.
- Only Printify lists iOS and Android apps.
- Printify also covers online store.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Printify free?
Printify has a free plan. Up to 5 stores per account, unlimited product designs, every sales-channel integration and 24/7 support.
How much does Printify cost?
Printify lists 3 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Printify work on?
Printify is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does Printify offer any discounts?
Printify publicly lists the following: Save 36% on Premium with yearly billing.
Does Printify have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Printify is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Printify have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Printify is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Printify open source?
Printify is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
Does Printify have an API?
Yes. Printify offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Printify integrate with?
Printify's listing names Etsy, Shopify, TikTok Shop, Amazon, eBay, WooCommerce, Wix and Squarespace.
Who makes Printify?
Printify is made by Printify, Inc.
What are the alternatives to Printify?
The closest alternatives to Printify in our directory are Printful, Gelato, Gooten, Spreadconnect and CustomCat.
How does Printify compare with other print-on-demand and dropshipping services?
Printify's GPA of 3.4 is higher than 14 of the 14 other print-on-demand and dropshipping services we grade.
Is Printify good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Printify A for value for money. Its paid plans start at $24.99 a month, against a middle price of $24 for the category: 6 of the 10 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Printify?
To replace Printify you would be making printers that make and ship each order.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Printify’s own pages on Oct 18, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 18, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Printify's own pages on 18 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Printify, Inc. Prices change, so check printify.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
2,281
Tools graded, in 73 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
ToolGPA is free to read. It may earn a commission from affiliate links and it works with sponsors, but anything paid for is labelled and no one can pay for a grade. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
2,281
tools graded
73
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Printify, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/printify
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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See our other guides
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- Print on Demand & Dropshipping Insider's GuideEvery one of the 15 print-on-demand and dropshipping services we grade, compared
- CJdropshipping Insider's GuideDropshipping supplier and sourcing agent with factory-price products3.2 GPA
- Printful Insider's GuidePrint-on-demand company that makes and ships orders in-house3.2 GPA
- Prodigi Insider's GuidePrint-on-demand platform for wall art, prints and gifts, with an API3.2 GPA
Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Printify’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; anything paid for is labelled, and no one can pay for a grade. Printify is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Printify, Inc. Prices and plans change: check printify.com before you buy.