Best Print on Demand Companies in 2026

Printful was founded in 2013 and operates its own on-demand production facilities on several continents, fulfilling more than a million items a month. Its co-founder Lauris Liberts is chairman. In November 2024 it announced a merger of equals with Printify, with Alex Saltonstall as chief executive of the combined group; both brands continue to operate separately.

Printful has no monthly fee on its Free plan; merchants pay only for fulfilment when an order is placed. The Growth plan costs $24.99 a month, includes a 14-day trial, becomes free once a merchant reaches $12,000 a year in sales, and offers up to 33% off product prices, 9% off branding and 25% off samples. Branding services include printed inside labels at $0.99 and outside labels at $2.49 per item, and embroidery digitisation costs $2.95 to $6.50 per design. Printful states that 86% of orders are fulfilled in the customer's region. Base prices are generally higher than network-based competitors, which is the cost of in-house production control.

Printify was founded in 2015 and routes orders to independent print providers rather than producing in-house. At the time of its 2024 merger announcement with Printful, it had generated more than 60 million orders; its founder Jānis Berdigans is executive chairman and Anastasija Oļeiņika became president and head of platform of the merged group. Its pricing page lists more than 70 print providers, more than 140 print facilities and over 2,000 customisable products.

The Free plan costs nothing and allows five stores per account with unlimited designs. Premium costs from $39 a month, or from $24.99 a month billed annually, and adds ten stores, up to 33% off new products, Printify Connect order management, AI mock-ups and early feature access. Enterprise is custom-priced for high daily volumes with unlimited stores, a custom API and a dedicated account manager. Because providers vary, quality, production time and shipping origin depend on the provider a seller chooses for each product, which requires more supplier management than single-producer services.

Gelato was founded in Oslo in 2007 by Henrik Müller-Hansen. In August 2021 it raised US$240 million at a valuation of just over US$1 billion, in a round led by Insight Partners with SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and funds managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management. At that time it reported more than 100 production partners worldwide and production in 33 countries.

Gelato's model is to route each order to a partner near the end customer, cutting delivery distance and customs friction for international sellers. Gelato's own pages blocked automated access during research, so current plans, prices, network size and product counts are not quoted here and the network figures above date from 2021. Sellers should confirm current partner coverage for their target countries and compare product quality across partners, as with any network model.

Gooten operates a managed network of vetted decorators and preferred fulfilment partners. It lists more than 500 custom products and more than 200 exclusive products, more than 30 apparel brands and six exclusive drinkware brands, and claims 99% order accuracy and a service-level target under three days.

Gooten integrates with Shopify, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, TikTok Shop and Etsy and offers a custom API; order uploads are also possible through OrderDesk or manually. Its site gives no pricing, directing users to sign up, order samples or contact sales, and several network statistics on its home page displayed placeholders rather than figures when consulted, so production and shipping averages are not quoted here. The managed-network model means Gooten, rather than the seller, chooses the producer for each order, which reduces supplier management but gives sellers less direct control than Printify's provider selection.

Spreadconnect is the print-on-demand fulfilment service of Spreadshirt (Spreadgroup), previously branded SPOD; the spod.com domain now redirects to it. It lets sellers offer custom apparel and merchandise through their own stores and marketplaces, with integrations for Shopify, TikTok Shop, WooCommerce, Order Desk, Magento, Squarespace and Shopware, plus a custom API.

Spreadconnect states that it "is and always will be free of charge": sellers are invoiced only for product and shipping costs and keep the difference between that and their retail price. It claims 95% of orders ship in under 48 hours and ships worldwide. The catalogue has more than 250 products, including T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, caps and tote bags, produced by digital printing, sublimation, DTF transfer and flex or flock printing for designs of up to three colours. Separate support contacts serve the United States and Europe. The catalogue is narrower than network platforms such as Printify.

Prodigi operates in-house manufacturing in Alton (UK), Charlotte (North Carolina) and Venlo (Netherlands), with engineering offices in Harrogate and Amsterdam; its founders are James Old, Tom Gallard and Steve Levin. It also works with more than 50 print-on-demand suppliers in over ten countries.

Wall art is its main category: prints and posters, framed prints, canvas, metal and wooden prints and photo tiles, with stationery, homewares, technology accessories and apparel alongside. Prodigi is free to use with no setup fees or subscriptions. It integrates with Etsy, Shopify, WooCommerce, Squarespace, Wix and BigCommerce and offers a print API, online order form and CSV import. It states that more than 80% of its custom products are ready for dropshipping within 24 to 48 hours. The site gives two different catalogue counts (more than 500,000 customisable products and over 250 products), so neither is used here as a ranking factor.

Fourthwall is a creator commerce platform on which creators build a shop, sell print-on-demand catalogue products, their own self-sourced products, digital products and memberships. It offers a Free plan at $0 a month, described as free forever, with up to two team members and 5 GB of digital products, and a Pro plan at $15 a month with $120 of annual shop credit, priority 24/7 support, no fees on digital products, unlimited team members and 100 GB of digital storage; Enterprise is custom.

Catalogue products carry a flat fee equal to each product's listed cost, deducted from the selling price with no extra margin; self-sourced products carry a 0% platform fee; digital products cost 5% on the Free plan; memberships 5%; and US card payments 2.9% + 30¢. Fourthwall is relevant to creators displaced by the closure of Spring in October 2026. As an all-in-one storefront it is less suitable for merchants who already run a Shopify store and only need fulfilment.

Redbubble is a print-on-demand marketplace owned by Articore Group, which also owns TeePublic and is investing in Dashery, a creator storefront platform, and Frankly Wearing, an Indian print-on-demand marketplace. Artists upload designs and Redbubble sells products carrying those designs to consumers through its marketplace.

For the year to 30 June 2026 Articore reported total revenue down 6.9% to A$408.5 million and marketplace revenue down 6.5% to A$354.5 million, while gross profit rose 1.7% to A$175.9 million and gross margin reached a record 49.6%. Redbubble's own site blocked automated access during research, so its artist-margin terms are not quoted here. The marketplace model removes the need for a store or advertising, but artists have little control over base prices, promotions or customer relationships, and they compete with very large numbers of other designs.

Zazzle describes itself as a people-powered design platform selling personalised cards and invitations, business cards, apparel, mugs, pillows, wall art, party and wedding supplies, and officially licensed merchandise from brands such as Disney and Marvel. It states that it hosts more than 50 million designs from more than 900,000 independent creators.

Creators open a store free of charge and earn a royalty on each sale of a product featuring their design; Zazzle handles production, fulfilment and customer service. Unlike most marketplaces, Zazzle lets each creator set the royalty rate for each design, which affects the retail price customers see. Its strength in customisable templates suits designers of invitations and stationery, where buyers personalise names and dates, but as with any marketplace the creator does not own the customer relationship.

Lulu prints books on demand through a global network of printers and has been a Certified B Corporation since 2016. It distributes to more than 40,000 book retailers and ships to more than 200 countries and territories.

Its pricing calculator estimates print costs for print books, photo books, comic books, magazines, yearbooks, calendars and ebooks, shows distribution options and potential earnings, and provides free templates. For direct sales, Lulu integrates with Shopify, Wix and WooCommerce; it also offers a Print API, an order import tool for pre-orders and crowdfunding, a direct buy button and volume discounts for bulk orders. Unlike apparel POD platforms, Lulu is built around books and bound print products, so it complements rather than replaces a merchandise supplier.

Teelaunch offers a print-on-demand catalogue to which sellers add their own designs. Featured products include hoodies and T-shirts, posters, 20 oz insulated tumblers, 11 oz mugs and metal signs, with categories spanning accessories, drinkware, home goods, jewellery, kitchenware, office and sports products, hats, tote bags and wall decor. It integrates with Shopify, Etsy, WooCommerce, TikTok and Order Desk and provides an API.

Teelaunch's home page does not state plans, fees, headquarters or production locations, so its cost and delivery times cannot be compared with platforms that publish them. Its breadth outside apparel, especially in drinkware, jewellery and gifts, is its main differentiator, and sellers should order samples to assess quality.

T-Pop is a print-on-demand platform with a French-language site that promotes "eco-responsible" products and claims to offer the most responsible products on the market. It advertises zero-plastic packaging and shipping with a carbon-neutral carrier, and states that it operates in more than 100 countries.

T-Pop advertises no fees and no commissions: it is paid only when a catalogue product sells and it produces the item. Detailed pricing sits on a separate page, and the home page does not list third-party integrations or production locations, though it mentions a developer programme and status page. T-Pop suits sellers whose brand positioning depends on sustainability, but its environmental claims are its own and buyers should check product-level certifications.