The printing industry has change drastically in recent years. Now you can print-on-demand (POD) to sell your merchandise online. This method allows you to be hands off, not hold any inventory, only pay when ordered, and they take care of fulfillment. Research and choose the platform that best fits your needs.
- Printify – My favorite to use for apparel POD vendor. Less expensive, alternative to Printful.
- Pros: huge selection of printers, great pricing, many integrations.
- Cons: limited branding options, different quality from different vendors.
- Printful – The leading POD vendor most popular and familiar to people.
- Pros: user-friendly, great quality, 20% discount on samples, no subscription.
- Cons: pricing – which may lower your profit margin.
- Sellfy – Besides print-on-demand, you can also launch an entire online storefront!
- Pro: storefront, built-in marketing tools, order confirmation, no transaction fee.
- Cons: their most top tier plan can be $99/mo, sometimes slow uploads.
- Gelato – Great platform to fulfill your merch with a variety of products in their catalog.
- Pros: many locations for faster shipping, mobile app for insight, fair pricing.
- Cons: better benefits with subscription, no embroidery and engraving.
- Redbubble – A platform known by artists to display their graphic on merchandise.
- Pros: big community, marketplace, wide range of products, anti-piracy protection.
- Cons: base prices changes without warning, less control/flexibility, tiers.
- Spreadshirt – Another great place for artists to sell worldwide with many products.
- Pros: existing marketplace, artists earn their own commissions, eco-friendly.
- Cons: custom designs can get pricey.
- Zazzle – One of the forerunners of print-on-demand marketplaces. It has the second largest existing audience of any POD marketplace.
- Pros: large customer reach, marketplace, sell gifts & stationery.
- Cons: uploading process can improve, need better user-experience.
- SPOD – Another print-on-demand fulfillment service with focus on concern about sustainability. It offers a library of 50,000 free designs to create your artwork.
- Pros: simple shipping, sustainable production, intuitive dashboard.
- Cons: no custom branding.
- FineArtAmerica – They primarily focus on wall art, posters, and prints. Other types of products are offered, but this community is not really an apparel crowd.
- Pros: fast-growing marketplace, great for photographers, marketing & sales tools.
- Cons: not as much traffic as some other marketplaces.
