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Printify Sticker Review: Is This the Best Printing Service?
I previously compared RedBubble, Society6, Printful, and Zazzle as options for print-on-demand merchandise in the form of stickers. Setting up a sticker and art shop is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time, but I’ve had trouble finding a solution that fit what I wanted to make and also fit my lifestyle.
Since I work full-time and have a host of other side projects, managing a physical inventory or printing things at home is not a great option for me. When I looked at print-on-demand a few years ago (I believe it was 2018), I ran into some issues with quality and eventually closed up shop.
In time, however, print-on-demand has come a long way. There are a lot more options now, so I compared those four options as a way to dip my toes back in and see what is available.
Of that previous group, I felt that Printful had the best quality for the best price, but it came at the cost of having to run your own storefront either on a website or integrating with Etsy. I didn’t love the idea of administrating a shop, but I was open to it if it meant I could offer the kind of products that I envisioned.
I thought I had found all the big hitters, but I actually found one more: Printify. Printify operates the same way as Printful. They don’t have a marketplace built in, but they do integrate with the same kinds of website builders, as well as Etsy.