Quick answer
Printful vs Printify comes down to cost against control: on our example t-shirt, Printify costs $15.39 for the shirt and US shipping, against $16.87 on Printful. Printful handles fulfillment in-house and sells inside and outside labels, while Printify prints through its network of 140+ facilities. Both have a free plan and connect to your own store or to Etsy, so compare the margin first and branding second.
Nation, an AI store builder, publishes this page. It is pre-launch, with a waitlist on withnation.ai, so it is not in the comparison or the cost example. See where Nation fits.
How we compared
Both services print your design only after a buyer orders, so you hold no stock. They were checked against the same five questions.
- Product base price What the service charges you to print one item. Your margin is your retail price minus this and shipping.
- Shipping What one item costs to ship to a US address, read from each service's own shipping information.
- Plans The free plan, the paid plan, and what the paid plan takes off product prices.
- Branding options Labels, inserts and packaging that carry your brand instead of the service's.
- Where you sell Your own store, where you bring every buyer, or a marketplace such as Etsy that brings its own shoppers.
Printful vs Printify at a glance
Each service is shown on its free plan. The source and check date for every number are listed under each service and at the end of the page.
What one $25 t-shirt order costs you on each
Neither service takes a share of your sale price. Printful charges the cost of production and shipping, and Printify has no platform fees and earns a margin on the product fulfillment price. What you pay is the cost of the product and its shipping. Example: you sell a Bella+Canvas 3001 t-shirt with one front print for $25 to a buyer in the US.
- Printify $15.39 no monthly plan T-shirt base price $11.40, US shipping, one shirt $3.99
- Printful baseline $16.87 no monthly plan T-shirt base price $11.92, US shipping, one shirt $4.95
Assumes one Bella+Canvas 3001 t-shirt in a standard color and size with one front print, shipped to a US address, on each service's free plan, with no branding add-ons and no tax. Printful's figures were read on its own product and shipping pages. Printify's price and shipping depend on the print provider you choose; its figures come from Printify's own comparison page, with data from January 2026. Fees charged by the store or marketplace you sell on are left out because they are the same with either service.
Printful and Printify in detail
Each service gets the same five lines: price, cost per order, what it is strong at, who it is best for and its main limit.
The baseline. Printful handles fulfillment in-house, with 567 custom products in its catalog.
- Price
- Free plan at $0 /month. Growth is $24.99/month, free once you reach $12K/year in sales.
- Fees per sale
- You pay the product base price, for example $11.92 for a Bella+Canvas 3001, plus shipping of $4.95 for one t-shirt to the US.
- Strong at
- Branding: inside labels at $0.99 per label, outside labels at $2.49 per label, and embroidery.
- Best for
- Makers who want their brand on the label and one company handling every order.
- Limit
- A higher product and shipping cost than Printify in the example, so a smaller margin at the same retail price.
Printify prints through its network of 140+ facilities. You pick a print provider for each product, and price and shipping follow that choice.
- Price
- Free plan at $0/month. Premium is From $39/month, or from $24.99/month billed yearly.
- Fees per sale
- You pay the provider's base price, for example $11.40 for a Bella+Canvas 3001, plus shipping of $3.99 for one t-shirt to the US.
- Strong at
- A lower product and shipping cost in the example, and a choice of print providers for the same product.
- Best for
- Makers who want the widest margin and are willing to compare providers.
- Limit
- Printify says that with its many suppliers, quality and shipping times can vary, so check the provider before you list a product.
Which one fits you
You want the widest margin on each item.
Printify
Lower base prices in the example: $15.39 against $16.87 for the same shirt and shipping.
You want your brand on the label and inside the box.
Printful
Printful sells inside labels at $0.99 per label and outside labels at $2.49 per label.
You print a lot of orders each month.
Either, on a paid plan
Printful Growth gives Up to 33% off product pricing; Printify Premium gives Up to 20% discount on all products.
You sell on Etsy.
Either
Printful connects to Etsy and Printify connects to Etsy, and Etsy brings its own shoppers. Compare the cost of your actual products on both before you list.
Where Nation fits
Nation
Category: an AI store builder
Nation says one description of what you make builds the store, then agents handle orders, customers and delivery and run ads, content and social posts, with you approving the work. Because pricing is not announced yet, it is not compared here.
Limits today
- Status: pre-launch, with a waitlist on withnation.ai.
- Pricing and fees: not announced yet.
- Shopper marketplace: no shopper marketplace has been announced.
- Track record: no independent reviews or public stores yet.
Nation publishes this page. Nation is not a print service, is not ranked here and is not in the cost example.
Describe what you makeDisclosure and method
Nation, an AI store builder, publishes this page. Nation is not ranked here and is not in the cost example.
The page covers Printful and Printify for makers who sell their own designs. Neither company paid to be included, and none of the links are affiliate links.
Every price was read on Printful's and Printify's own pricing, product and help pages on 3 Oct 2026. Each service's section names its source, and the full list is below.
Questions about Printful vs Printify
Which is better, Printful or Printify?
Printful or Printify is better depending on what you value. Printify had the lower cost in our example, $15.39 against $16.87 for one t-shirt with US shipping, so it leaves more margin. Printful handles fulfillment in-house and sells inside and outside labels, which suits makers who want their brand on every item.
Is Printful or Printify cheaper?
Printify was cheaper than Printful in our example. A Bella+Canvas 3001 t-shirt costs $11.40 on Printify and $11.92 on Printful before shipping. Printify's figure dates from January 2026 and its prices depend on the print provider you choose, so check the price and shipping for each product you plan to sell.
Printify vs Printful for Etsy: which works better?
Printify and Printful both connect to Etsy, so Etsy's shoppers can find your designs with either service. Etsy charges its own fees on top of the product cost, including $0.20 per listing and a 6.5% transaction fee. Those fees are the same with either service, so the lower product cost in our Printify example leaves more margin on each Etsy sale.
Do Printful and Printify charge monthly fees?
Printful and Printify both have a free plan with no monthly fee. Printful Growth costs $24.99/month and is free once you reach $12K/year in sales. Printify Premium costs From $39/month, or from $24.99/month billed yearly. The paid plans lower product prices, so they pay off only with enough orders each month.