# Spreadconnect > Spreadshirt's print-on-demand service, formerly SPOD Spreadconnect, formerly SPOD, is Spreadshirt's print-on-demand fulfillment service: it prints your designs on 250+ products such as T-shirts, hoodies, mugs and caps in its US and European facilities and ships most orders within 48 hours. It connects to stores on Shopify, TikTok Shop, WooCommerce, Squarespace, Magento and Shopware, reaches Amazon and eBay through Order Desk, and has an API. There is no subscription or fee to use it. - **Category:** Print on Demand & Dropshipping - **Made by:** Spreadshirt Print On Demand GmbH - **Website:** https://www.spreadshop.com/spreadconnect/ - **Runs on:** Web - **Facts last checked:** Oct 18, 2026 ## Pricing Spreadconnect is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** No upfront costs, subscription or fees. Each order is invoiced at the product's base price plus any extra print areas, shipping and tax. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | No setup or running fees. You pay the base product price, which includes one print area, plus shipping and tax on each order. | Read from https://www.spreadshop.com/helpcenter/getting-started/how-much-does-spreadconnect-cost-me/ on Oct 18, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Spreadconnect before buying. ## Key features - **48-hour production:** Spreadconnect says it produces and ships 95% of orders within 48 hours from its facilities in the US and Europe. - **Store integrations:** Connect Shopify, TikTok Shop, WooCommerce, Squarespace, Magento or Shopware, or route Amazon and eBay orders through Order Desk. - **API:** A customizable API for selling Spreadconnect products from your own website or software. - **Printing methods:** Digital direct-to-garment printing, sublimation for mugs and phone cases, DTF transfers, and flex, flock and special flex prints for designs of up to three colors. - **Design tool and library:** A drag-and-drop designer for your own artwork, with a library of ready-made designs to choose from. - **250+ products:** T-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, mugs, caps and hats and other accessories, with an unlimited number of products per store. ## Good for - Shopify and TikTok Shop sellers who want fast US or EU production - Brands that already know Spreadshirt or Spreadshop - Sellers who want no monthly fee at all ## Worth knowing - Orders cost the base product price plus shipping and tax: the site's earnings calculator starts from a $9.00 base price, and each extra print area adds $5. - Flex, special flex and flock prints add a one-time $2.50 per order. - Etsy is not among the listed integrations; Amazon and eBay work only through Order Desk. - Spreadconnect cannot ship to some countries, which its help center lists separately for its US and European facilities. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 3.0 out of 4**, graded Oct 18, 2026. Spreadconnect, formerly SPOD, is Spreadshirt's print-on-demand service, and it says 95% of orders are made and shipped within 48 hours from its US and European facilities. There's no subscription or fee at all. The catch for many sellers: Etsy isn't one of its integrations, and Amazon and eBay only work through Order Desk. - **Value for money: A.** The figure is $0 a month: no setup, subscription or running fees, and you pay the base price, shipping and tax per order. Each extra print area adds $5, and flex or flock prints add a one-time $2.50 per order. Its rival printers are free to sell on too. - **Free plan and trial: A.** Free outright. No upfront costs, no subscription and no fees, with an unlimited number of products per store. - **Features: C.** Fast and complete for apparel, mugs and caps: 250+ products, DTG, sublimation, DTF and flex prints, a design tool with a design library, and an API. The gap: Etsy isn't among its integrations, and it can't ship to some countries. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You connect a store such as Shopify or WooCommerce, design in the drag-and-drop tool and publish, so there's setup before your first sale. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, with Shopify, TikTok Shop, WooCommerce, Squarespace, Magento and Shopware, Amazon and eBay through Order Desk, and an API. No phone or desktop app on record. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Spreadconnect'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 - Spreadconnect'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). - Spreadconnect 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.** Spreadconnect 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, TikTok Shop and WooCommerce 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, TikTok Shop, WooCommerce, Squarespace, Magento, Shopware, Order Desk **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/printful-vs-spod) - [Printify](https://toolgpa.com/tools/printify): Print-on-demand marketplace with 2,000+ products and 70+ printers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/printify-vs-spod) - [Gelato](https://toolgpa.com/tools/gelato): Print-on-demand service that prints orders near the buyer. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gelato-vs-spod) - [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-spod) - [Tapstitch](https://toolgpa.com/tools/tapstitch): Print-on-demand clothing maker with its own blank garments. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/spod-vs-tapstitch) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 18, 2026: - https://www.spreadshop.com/helpcenter/getting-started/how-much-does-spreadconnect-cost-me/ - https://www.spreadshop.com/helpcenter/getting-started/how-is-the-product-price-calculated/ - https://www.spreadshop.com/helpcenter/production-shipping/is-spreadconnect-available-in-all-countries/ - https://www.spreadshop.com/spreadconnect/ - https://www.spreadshop.com/legal-information/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/spod Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).