Printful vs. Printify 2023 (My Thoughts after $1,000,000)
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- Printify vs. Printful in 2023. Which should you use? I break down the cost differences, the operational differences, between the platforms, and ultimately what I would use if I could start over after making over $1,000,000.
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Printful or Printify is probably one of the first questions you'll have to answer before starting your online Print on Demand business.
Most videos I've seen focus on the Quality of the products, but the issue is that most companies offer very similar quality and delivery times. Hopefully in this video I can give you some insight as to what you should focus on when picking a POD company.
Here's some information I didn't say in the video that might be helpful:
Quality: All platforms offer great quality (assuming you pick a good print provider on Printify)
Delivery Times: Delivery Times obviously vary from platform-to-platform, but I've found Printify has faster options than the others.
Seller Support: I believe Printify, Printful, and Gelato all offer great seller support.
Fulfillment Locations: Printify has the largest integration service, but that doesn't mean they're all amazing. I would actually give a point to Printful here if you're a heavily international seller.
Product selection: All three platforms have a great selection of products to choose from.
Integrations: Printful has a direct Amazon integration, but Printify has a Walmart integration. At the end of the day, both can be connected to almost any platform and this shouldn't be a factor in picking.
0:00 - Intro
1:06 - Print on Demand Rundown
1:32 - How Printify & Gelato are Different
2:40 - Downsides to Integration-Model
4:36 - Price Breakdown
5:43 - No Discount Costs (Mugs)
6:29 - 10K+ Orders Costs Breakdown (Mugs)
8:58 - 10K+ Orders Costs Breakdown (T-Shirts)
10:44 - 10K+ Orders Costs Breakdown (Mugs)
11:17 - Affiliate Commissions & How I Would Start Over
What is print on demand?
How does print on demand work?
What are the best print on demand companies?
How much does print on demand cost?
How do I start a print on demand business?
Can I use print on demand for my Etsy store?
How long does it take for a print on demand order to be shipped?
How do I design my own product for print on demand?
Can I use my own designs with print on demand?
How do I choose the right print on demand company for my business?
One thing you didn't talk about is the taxes and delivery time. Printful having facilities in the US, Europe, and Canada, makes things way easier to sell "internationally". I tried Printful and Printify and the results are not even a match. Being able to sell in every western countries without having to bother with custom fees and different partners is a bliss. If a customer buy something from the US, printful will automatically assign the order to their US facility. If the customer buy from France, it will choose the spain facility. And that changes everything. For a canva bought with a US partner for a customer in France, the customer will have to pay custom fees, and the delivery alone will jump from 13$ on printful to 45$ on printify and that's without the custom fees. And on top of that, printful mock up are way more nicer and SEO friendly.
so if i want to start the better option is printful for me ? i live in germany
thank you
*Thanks for that piece of information, I Live in Canada & Thailand 50/50 so this might be my best option.*
I too want to start dropshipping. But can I start this business from India? like i want to sell on western countries through Printful but living in India, is it possible?
@@saranshsharma2204 Yeah bro
I love your videos... info Filled . And straight to the point. Without time wasting like others.
Keep up the good work 👍
Hey, thanks!! 😁
I have no words to describe how valuable info you have put in this vídeo
This was a very informative and well put together video. I appreciate the time you took to be very detailed in a step by step method. Great job!
Outstanding overview of the 3 platforms! Thank you for creating this.
Great video! I started not long a go with POD and I tried to inform myself as best as possible how it works, where to buy, what to sell.. this video made me save many hours of documentation. Thank you!
Damn Thank You!! This was a great breakdown that would have taken me forever to figure out thank you so much for putting the time in for this.
I have been watching these videos and I have to say your killing it in this niche .... Congrats to you good sir
You did an incredible job with the comparison. Thank you so much!
Great video! I’ve had mostly great experience using Printify and can’t wait to grow my business more. The customer service has been excellent for the few issues I’ve had. They even reshipped 2 large multiple item orders for free which were lost due to my customers entering wrong addresses. Can’t beat that kind of service.
That was fantastic 👍
Good to know!!! Im still deciding between the two companies and saw alot of mixed reviews. Do you have any recommendations on which tshirt company within Printify have good quality and fast delivery?
Yes same, they’ve always fixed the issue quickly for me.
Hey I just started Printify but if you do not mind me asking if you can help me?
Hi Alek. Thank you for the informative videos. it would be really helpful if you did a video on what your process is for managing an Etsy store. Like, how much time it takes to upload lostings, how you handle returns or customer issues. Do you offer customization for customers. And how much time investment do you make with an Etsy store. I'm sure your audience would really benefit from your perspective.
Absolutely fantastic video Alek, really appreciate the breakdown of these, it's saved me a lot of time deciding. I'll definitely use your affiliate link as well! Keep up the great work! 👍
Thanks man!
Wow. Great video. Thank you for sharing that and breaking it all down for us. Super helpful! Appreciate it greatly!
Thank you for such a detailed review and for providing estimated numbers. This is great for newbies like me trying to navigate this great potential business/income idea.
I love the way you broke everything down and explained in numbers 😊
It'd be interesting to do a per-product choice of quality/price. Things like those "sister of the birthday boy" t-shirts will most likely only be used once or twice, so people probably prefer cheap and don't care much about high quality and durability. If it's something classier that can be used more long-term, then choose quality.
That's fair! I've orders some shirts from Monster Digital and washed them about 15 times, and the print is still bright so I really haven't had complaints with the quality which is great!
Printchester is a white labelled, print- on-demand and dropshipping Solution for brands & companies to manage and take your inventory issues away.
@@alekSheffy Interesting comment. Is 15 washings a lot to you? I have t-shirts from years back that I have washed hundreds of times. One particular shirt that cost 5 bucks in Thailand still has the same print although the material is starting to break finally
@@printchester every pod company does that
Thanks a million bro, your video helped me decide on a POD supplier 🤜🏾🤛🏻
I like Alek’svideo he is real and true. Showing Both positive and negatives as well as how hard it is to start.
Thank you Alek keep up the great videos.
Alek, this is exactly what I was looking for! Thanks so much!
I think you have sold me the correct POD service to use here Alek. Good comparisons, easily explained.
This is the data I was looking for thank you so much.
WOW! So helpful! Thank you for the excellent breakdown!
Thank you for your honest review and valuable information
Thank you for this breakdown! it really helps a lot
Great information that I will be using to start my online store! THANKS
Thank you great video, very informative. I'm using Printify ❤️
This was so helpful, thank you Alek! Great analysis!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much for this!!! In my comparison I was coming to the same conclusion and this confirmed for me. Yay!
Alek your videos are awesome. Thank you!
Another banger! Thanks for posting man.
Thanks man!! 😁
Thank you for a truly down to earth video. I’m hoping you have a beginner printify video.
Thanks for this! Very helpful information
Thanks for explaining “print on demand.” Lots of videos use the phrase, yours is the first to actually explain the process.
it’s because he uses the printify affiliate link. he has to advertise one of them to make money off that. he is a smart person he knows this is way too broad of a topic to be boiled down to “you’d have to sell 10k mugs to make a good profit”
great vid
Amazing. I learned SO much from this! TY 👍
what happens in case of return / replacement on both platforms?
Excellent videos Alec!
Thank you very much for the useful calculations 🙏❤️
thanks for the data-driven no-fluff video. Other creators could take a page out of your book. This video was incredibly helpful. A 1-stop shop decision made for me. Thanks again.
This helped a lot! Thank you!
Thank you, this was very helpful !
thank you for this detailed breakdown)
Great video Alek, very interesting and useful information.
Hey, thanks!
love the videos man!!!! way to go!!!!
Appreciate it!! 😁
Printful is expensive and they know it because they're proactive on inventory levels.
My main issue with Printful on design is that they don't allow you to create variants within the design generator the way Gelato lets you unsync product variants, but Gelato's folder structure is nonexistent if you have multiple stores in one account. I have to scroll and scroll to find previous designs from multiple stores.
another great video. Thanks Alek!
Thanks again!
I've been going to have a crack at this on and off for about 2 years now and usually do a whole lot of research so much so that I get overwhelmed and then I give up before I start.
Usually what ends me is when I see so many other people doing the same thing on sights like Etsy and I just think as a noob how can I even scratch the surface.
Found your vids so far really inspiring and I am committing this time round in 2023 to at least giving it a good hot go.
You'll get it man! I sucked at first, and there's no way around that. But you'll never hit your goals if you don't get started!
Printchester is a white labelled, print- on-demand and dropshipping Solution for brands & companies to manage and take your inventory issues away.
How is it going @Satronaut2009 ? I started a few days ago :) would be nice to have a few people arround to just talk about the journey :)
same, i just wanna stay committed.
same, i just wanna stay committed.
Thank you for your honesty
great video, thanks for the information, this has cut down my research.
thank you so much for this. it's very helpful for me :D
Thanks for all your info. This is legit . I'm subscribing
Great video man. Thank you.
You bet!
Thanks for making this video Alek, it's all so so so confusing because I make videos, not t shirts, but I do need to merch
Thank you for this information
Outstanding! Thank you!
Very helpful. Thank you!!! 🙌🏽🙏🏽✊🏽
Very good review about printful vs printify..👍
As for me I will always prefer quality first then speed. before profit because in the end no matter how much, you will always end up in profit and that is all that matters. Thanks for this information.
LOve this video - thanks for the Margin / profit -- breakdown
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for great content and for being a calm youtuber, and not a screamy bouncy jackrabbit, like 99% of the youtubers in this niche :)
One thing to note is that some Printify vendors offer bulk discounts. I was able to use this on an order of 300 mugs about 6 months ago.
Very true and useful when you work with other businesses
OMG this videos is amazing and very helpful. Thanks to be honest
Thanks for watching!! I'm glad you liked it 😁
I own a 7 figure drop shipping ecommerce business, and as a business owner this advice is super helpful! all of this advice is pure GOLD for all who want to sell with these platforms. I apricate this advice.
Is there a way to formally contact you via email or some other messages service? I’d greatly appreciate being able to ask some advice. I won’t bite your whole hand off, I promise!
got into this but the breakdown of the mug margin with no discount is what I need to find out for T shirts. Fot those, you start with 10k sales. good channel .I'd really appreciate knowing the winner in this category.
You have to mention that printful automatically chooses the right print provider for each location. Printify produces and ships from the print provider location you've selected, always.
I have used Printful for a couple years now, been pretty decent so far. haven't tried the other ones though. Love the automation with Etsy
Thanks for sharing!
Do they payout via bank account like directly to my debit card instead of PayPal or Stripe
What is the average shipping time that you are experiencing. My brother just started his store and it is taking over a month just to ship out a hoodie.... How do you speed up ship time?
@@bettersense for Printful it has been pretty quick, seems like just within a few days.
@@bettersense with which print on demand provider
Not sure I'd choose either TBH 👆
Bro is Legend of Print on demand. Best explanation best animation best Information!!!👌🏼🤩
thanks mate 🤝
not even selling mugs but looking into it. Been selling printed and framed posters locally and I'm looking into expanding my "business", adding mugs to my formula would fit perfectly with my targeted audience. Thank you!
You got this! Sounds like a good plan.
Once you add tax, the prices are higher. And when you factor in NOT being in the US, it's even higher for shipping. Mugs cost me like $27 (incl tax, shipping, printing fees)... so I have to charge around $30+ depending on the size and style of mug. It's kinda crazy.... AND I pay for a subscription so I get a small discount on all products. It's the shipping that kills us. Some times, shipping is MORE than the actual item!!
thanks for this, much needed details
youre a legend, thank you
GOOD SHIT. MANY THANKS.
Thank you for this video😩
You're so welcome!
Great content! Have you used the other two platforms to compare service?
Really helpful! I found you through Search as I'm re-thinking my webshop and offerings, you saved me a bunch of time :) I just Subscribed for more of your tips!
Great video, Alek, but be careful with Printify costs. At least for t-shirts, they change with color and size. Printful has a much simpler structure - usually same price from S-XL and no change for color. Printful also allows you to print your logo on the label, which I couldn't find on Printify. Just did the math this morning: Printful is more profitable - at least for my business.
Bottom line: make sure you do your research
Sure, that's a good point. How are you more profitable if you're paying for label prints? Monster Digital has the same pricing structure S-XL, Printify just allows each print provider to price their own products accordingly
Was looking for a comment about this. One of the main reasons I am most likely going with printful is because I want to be able to brand my products (neck label, sleeves, etc) and I couldn’t seem to find that same options with printify
@@dizzle86 As in add your own brand name?
i see, thanks, im looking to start my art business there
Hi Alex,
I'm a big fan of your TH-cam channel and I'm always impressed by how clear and engaging your scripted content is. I was wondering if you could share some tips on how you script your videos and deliver your message so effectively. i want to purchase them such as teleprompter, etc if any
Specifically, I'm curious about your process for coming up with your script, organizing your ideas, and delivering your message in a clear and engaging way. Any insights you could share would be greatly appreciated.
The main reason is I am a UDEMY instructor. I am good at coding but delivering content on CAMERA is getting hard so please share some tips on how to overcome this...
I really appreciate you reading my email, and I hope to hear back from you soon.
Hey Alek, thanks for this very clear and useful video. That said, Printify seems really nice for a local market, for example you want to sell in the USA, you can then select the USA manufacturer, but if you want a world wide shipping, then if becomes slightly more difficult as it doesn't make sense to send products made in usa to Europe or asia, it is more risks of breaking, shipping problems, and more CO2. Am I right or is there a solution to that?
unless im mistaken couldnt you choose to use printify for the items you choose to sell only in the US. Then use printful only for the items you want to sell elsewhere?
Great video, signed up for Printify through your link :)
Much love ♥️
Thanks from Chicago
Thanks for this.
Any time
I started out 9 months ago with my Etsy tshirt shop and after my research it came down to two, Printful and Printify. I ended up with Printify in the end because of the price. I thought the cut that Printful takes was a bit too high. Gelato is new to me. Thanks for this video and affirming what I had chosen myself.
Question- when using either Printful or Printify if you get an order for T Shirts do you pay Printify or Printful 1st then they begin producing the shirts? What if you get a Big order like (50) shirts. Then you have to pay 50x (I’m guessing $8 per shirt) $400 out of pocket
@@deewitt2833 Yes they take it out of your bank account their cut but if you're selling 50 tees and their cut is $8 a shirt which means they're deducting $140 from your bank account remember you're also getting hopefully the same amount per shirt in profit so let's say at a conservative estimate of also $8 per shirt of profit. Let's also say each of your shirts is listed for $16 on your store so at 50 shirts $280 will be transferred to your bank account but yes you will get that most likely after Printify takes their cut of $140 from your bank account first. Of course I'm excluding the fees from Etsy or whatever storefront you're using but you can calculate that portion on your own.
Sorry my calculation was way off. So with 50 shirts and Printify's cut is $8 per shirt their total amount that they will charge you is $400 but hopefully you're also getting $400 in profit if you're listing the shirt at a price to give you a profit of $8 per shirt too.
Thank you ❤
I will definitely use your Printify affiliate link... as A Thank You😊
You have given the best info i have ever found online. I have researched like a mad person and never has anyone broken pricing and profit margins with multiple PODs like you. You have motivated me to start immediately. Subscribed. GOAT 🐐!!!!!!!
I love this video ! !!!!!!!!!
Greatly appreciate your video on this topic. I am just getting started and have been going back and forth on whether to use Printful or Printify. I am leaning heavily towards Printify as you and another YT content provider have pretty much sealed the deal for me. However, in looking at the Printify platform I am concerned about the fact that most of the US POD suppliers on there have ratings under 9%. Should this be a concern? Just curious. Thx.
Use the score combined with the average production time to pick the best ones. The providers I mention in this video are still my favorite
Thank you very much for the breakdown Alek. I literally just started a few days ago, and have elected to use Printify as the POD provider. It sure feels good that I made a good decision. Please wish me luck :) P.S.. You just earned another subscriber!
good luck!
Nice video ty
You are one of the few people whose referral link I will use when I decide to start an etsy store 🤙 I look forward to every one of your videos 🤍
Thanks man! I really appreciate the kind words. 🤙
I used your affiliate link! Great video! I am in!
awesome video ! the only thing that killed me this whole time was the HUGE chunk they take out of the profits.. would it be easier to get your own label printer or idk how to make any of this stuff or what its called, but then even when you grow your business you would defiantly have enough money to hire people to do it when the work load grows.. i know you thought about that before yk, id loveeeee to hear your thoughts on it or what researched you tried or whatever may be the case.
Hey Alek! Complete beginner here, I was wondering what benefits is there to link Printify to Etsy over a custom Shopify account? Is Etsy cheaper?
Hi, thanks for the video. How do you feel about the new partnership between Prinful and Amazon? How would Etsy stack up against Amazon as a better place to have your store? I would be interested in your thoughts.
Thanks!
Thank you for all that information. I will be selling on a website as well and noticed that the Gelato plugin had terrible reviews and was not up today. What's your view on Printful's integration if you have one?
Thanks!
I really enjoyed your brilliant video. I am a newcomer to Etsy. I’m totally lost with a strategy. As a graphic designer, I can make fascinating designs for T-shirts. With regard to the fact that I am a novice in this platform and that no one seems to know my page, should I work only on T-shirts? Or can I put my designs on T-shirts, mugs, to name but a few. Thank you so much.
I love your videos. Can you make a tutorial video on how to do print on demand.
Working on it 🫡
Launching a serious clothing brand within the next too months. This video was helpful!
I'm really glad!