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?

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@TheLoveWizardz 9 ай бұрын

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.

@biggus3461 7 ай бұрын

so if i want to start the better option is printful for me ? i live in germany

@Yus1409 6 ай бұрын

thank you

@truckn 5 ай бұрын

*Thanks for that piece of information, I Live in Canada & Thailand 50/50 so this might be my best option.*

@saranshsharma2204 4 ай бұрын

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?

@lastday2. 3 ай бұрын

@@saranshsharma2204 Yeah bro

@mariedavis7875 10 ай бұрын

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!

@AdrlanCC Жыл бұрын

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!

@pellax Жыл бұрын

I have no words to describe how valuable info you have put in this vídeo

@dominickrodriguez3856 3 ай бұрын

Outstanding overview of the 3 platforms! Thank you for creating this.

@kenyan_bella0754 8 ай бұрын

You did an incredible job with the comparison. Thank you so much!

@JeredKing 6 ай бұрын

I have been watching these videos and I have to say your killing it in this niche .... Congrats to you good sir

@hydrophilly3174 9 ай бұрын

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.

@nylnyl. Жыл бұрын

I love your videos... info Filled . And straight to the point. Without time wasting like others. Keep up the good work 👍

@alekSheffy Жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks!! 😁

@goldenhippie1984 9 ай бұрын

I love the way you broke everything down and explained in numbers 😊

@ritawasley3042 Жыл бұрын

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.

@CorneliusRamsbottom Ай бұрын

I think you have sold me the correct POD service to use here Alek. Good comparisons, easily explained.

@FredJumayao 11 ай бұрын

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.

@truestblondie3401 Жыл бұрын

Wow. Great video. Thank you for sharing that and breaking it all down for us. Super helpful! Appreciate it greatly!

@kristiechiles Жыл бұрын

Alek, this is exactly what I was looking for! Thanks so much!

@waltsiwicki2100 Жыл бұрын

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.

@scorpiono23rd 3 ай бұрын

Thanks a million bro, your video helped me decide on a POD supplier 🤜🏾🤛🏻

@HeatherAnne 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this!!! In my comparison I was coming to the same conclusion and this confirmed for me. Yay!

@richburgess Жыл бұрын

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! 👍

@alekSheffy Жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

@mandyschutt 6 ай бұрын

WOW! So helpful! Thank you for the excellent breakdown!

@robinlewisart_1997 Жыл бұрын

Thank you great video, very informative. I'm using Printify ❤️

@urbancolab Жыл бұрын

This is the data I was looking for thank you so much.

@innereclipse484 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your honest review and valuable information

@natecullamar Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this breakdown! it really helps a lot

@catherineeco4513 Жыл бұрын

This was so helpful, thank you Alek! Great analysis!

@alekSheffy Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@ironcito1101 Жыл бұрын

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.

@alekSheffy Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

Printchester is a white labelled, print- on-demand and dropshipping Solution for brands & companies to manage and take your inventory issues away.

@thisisyoutubehandle Жыл бұрын

@@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

@galaxia4709 4 ай бұрын

@@printchester every pod company does that

@katef6611 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for a truly down to earth video. I’m hoping you have a beginner printify video.

@CuzWilsonShow 10 ай бұрын

Great information that I will be using to start my online store! THANKS

@danielwoods3375 11 ай бұрын

Alek your videos are awesome. Thank you!

@michaelcarpenter9409 Жыл бұрын

Another banger! Thanks for posting man.

@alekSheffy Жыл бұрын

Thanks man!! 😁

@RandomButBeautiful 8 ай бұрын

Amazing. I learned SO much from this! TY 👍

@katemmoon Жыл бұрын

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.

@richardglady3009 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for explaining “print on demand.” Lots of videos use the phrase, yours is the first to actually explain the process.

@mudslingerr Жыл бұрын

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”

@BloomBodega Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this! Very helpful information

@merrills8984 Жыл бұрын

Excellent videos Alec!

@bwagilo Жыл бұрын

Great video Alek, very interesting and useful information.

@alekSheffy Жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks!

@hindamohamedmilud2481 7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for the useful calculations 🙏❤️

@jananstunes Жыл бұрын

Thanks for all your info. This is legit . I'm subscribing

@llane375 Жыл бұрын

love the videos man!!!! way to go!!!!

@alekSheffy Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it!! 😁

@RailinX Жыл бұрын

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.

@InfiniteTriztan1111 Жыл бұрын

That was fantastic 👍

@tiffany2932asd Жыл бұрын

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?

@donjoe8850 10 ай бұрын

Yes same, they’ve always fixed the issue quickly for me.

@dewman7477 2 күн бұрын

Hey I just started Printify but if you do not mind me asking if you can help me?

@juneconnor8127 9 ай бұрын

Thank you, this was very helpful !

@jeanwoodman3847 Жыл бұрын

This helped a lot! Thank you!

@amdrecording Жыл бұрын

another great video. Thanks Alek!

@alekSheffy Жыл бұрын

Thanks again!

@tgfunky6848 7 ай бұрын

great video, thanks for the information, this has cut down my research.

@arkhi.anastasia Жыл бұрын

thank you for this detailed breakdown)

@TacticonArmament Жыл бұрын

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.

@philosophyandreligion Ай бұрын

Thank you for your honesty

@SafikunNesha-zf7eb 10 ай бұрын

Very good review about printful vs printify..👍

@renantoloi1801 10 ай бұрын

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

@edgar-mmxxiii 10 ай бұрын

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.

@koonyada Жыл бұрын

thank you so much for this. it's very helpful for me :D

@MartinezCalderonCo 6 ай бұрын

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.

@talldave1000 Жыл бұрын

Great video man. Thank you.

@alekSheffy Жыл бұрын

You bet!

@khanpachii 5 ай бұрын

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.

@NotCommon_Foh_1795 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Thank you!!! 🙌🏽🙏🏽✊🏽

@JoVan142127 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this information

@alinecoutinho1206 Жыл бұрын

OMG this videos is amazing and very helpful. Thanks to be honest

@alekSheffy Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!! I'm glad you liked it 😁

@TheTechPapi Жыл бұрын

LOve this video - thanks for the Margin / profit -- breakdown

@alekSheffy Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@mccall7122 Жыл бұрын

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 :)

@Mr.Review23 10 ай бұрын

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.

@6969SpAcE6969 9 ай бұрын

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!

@vinthilldesigns4861 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding! Thank you!

@sanketkhandagale7828 2 ай бұрын

Bro is Legend of Print on demand. Best explanation best animation best Information!!!👌🏼🤩

@alekSheffy 2 ай бұрын

thanks mate 🤝

@shaunafenderson397 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video😩

@alekSheffy Жыл бұрын

You're so welcome!

@jazzyrose3257 Ай бұрын

Great content! Have you used the other two platforms to compare service?

@graghoul 10 ай бұрын

youre a legend, thank you

@dogboymalone11 9 ай бұрын

GOOD SHIT. MANY THANKS.

@AniMoted Жыл бұрын

Great video, signed up for Printify through your link :)

@alekSheffy Жыл бұрын

Much love ♥️

@Justin_W Жыл бұрын

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.

@alekSheffy Жыл бұрын

Very true and useful when you work with other businesses

@adadwhodraws Жыл бұрын

I used your affiliate link! Great video! I am in!

@oscarsvensson4017 Жыл бұрын

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!

@alekSheffy Жыл бұрын

You got this! Sounds like a good plan.

@ItstheDaveShow1 Жыл бұрын

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

@alekSheffy Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@khilafahempire Жыл бұрын

Do they payout via bank account like directly to my debit card instead of PayPal or Stripe

@bettersense Жыл бұрын

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?

@ItstheDaveShow1 Жыл бұрын

@@bettersense for Printful it has been pretty quick, seems like just within a few days.

@padkirsch Жыл бұрын

@@bettersense with which print on demand provider

@BlairMuellerArt 5 ай бұрын

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!!

@ThatsYannaJay_ 5 ай бұрын

thanks for this, much needed details

@bradleyc79 7 ай бұрын

Thanks from Chicago

@franciscodagnino9280 Жыл бұрын

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

@alekSheffy Жыл бұрын

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

@dizzle86 Жыл бұрын

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

@AbdullahFarhanLife Жыл бұрын

@@dizzle86 As in add your own brand name?

@Moodboard39 10 ай бұрын

i see, thanks, im looking to start my art business there

@louisd95714 4 ай бұрын

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!

@galaxia4709 4 ай бұрын

good luck!

@helovesskybackup 7 ай бұрын

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.

@praveenphp Жыл бұрын

Hi Alex, I'm a big fan of your KZfaq 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.

@longstrideillustration Жыл бұрын

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!

@rajgosai6462 Жыл бұрын

I will definitely use your Printify affiliate link... as A Thank You😊

@musicmovie1216 9 ай бұрын

I love this video ! !!!!!!!!!

@stanleysimmonsreactions9056 7 ай бұрын

9:38 Depends on the shirt. I just got a Gildan shirt for $9.25

@moonbass4939 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this.

@alekSheffy Жыл бұрын

Any time

@FortniteTikToks38 Жыл бұрын

great vid

@usausa4647 Жыл бұрын

I love your videos. Can you make a tutorial video on how to do print on demand.

@alekSheffy Жыл бұрын

Working on it 🫡

@guyinsf Жыл бұрын

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.

@deewitt2833 10 ай бұрын

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

@guyinsf 10 ай бұрын

@@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.

@guyinsf 10 ай бұрын

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.

@videoscachondos1150 Жыл бұрын

Nice video ty

@hasnaingamerz5231 Жыл бұрын

Wow. Very very informative. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

@alekSheffy Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it

@CalebGonzCord 8 ай бұрын

Great video, Would you do the same analysis with Wall Art?

@sisbit4412 4 ай бұрын

Thank you ❤

@PODSupplements Жыл бұрын

Not sure I'd choose either TBH 👆

@SuicidelG Жыл бұрын

Can you do a video on how these shops are figuring out the values they're using for their "discount price" scams? I.E. how they're deciding what fake number to start with and percent discount?

@Glampingtenerifesouth 9 ай бұрын

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?

@Rcd710 2 ай бұрын

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?

@alanbeckco 10 ай бұрын

Alek, good video mate. Question though. Shipping is mega expensive outside the USA. Printify says they have fullfilment warehouses in Australia, yet they charge stupid amount of money to send here. For a big canvas print, It's $50 to ship inside the USA and $300 to send to Australia. That's crazy! For the cheapest mug, it's $15USD to ship outside of the USA. No one is going to pay that. We could include shipping costs on our products, but would need to charge $29USD just to make any profit and no one is going to spend that on a basic mug.

@mavreen17 8 ай бұрын

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?

@PRODNXBU Жыл бұрын

Launching a serious clothing brand within the next too months. This video was helpful!

@alekSheffy Жыл бұрын

I'm really glad!

@MrPazuzu 12 күн бұрын

Interesting video. As my concern is quality because I would try to create a "brand" more than yet another shop selling random products, which one is best in production? I mean for consitent quality over time. Thanks.

@Lita-yr4wt 6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@JasonTheTipTopTreasureSutherla Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@miscuploads9953 10 ай бұрын

bro that Printify pie chart, I'm in tears 😂 c'mon man

@Satronaut-pw3ij Жыл бұрын

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.

@alekSheffy Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

Printchester is a white labelled, print- on-demand and dropshipping Solution for brands & companies to manage and take your inventory issues away.

@agent_artifical Жыл бұрын

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 :)

@dagrlygirl Жыл бұрын

same, i just wanna stay committed.

@dagrlygirl Жыл бұрын

same, i just wanna stay committed.