8 Best Print On Demand Platforms For Beginners

Print on demand is one of the most convenient fulfillment models out there there's no inventory to store no costumer service or shipping involved on your behalf. Because of this print on demand has become a popular choice for everyday people looking to make some extra passive income.

1. Printify has the largest selection of products

2. Printful is the most flexible platform

3. SPOD has the fastest fulfillment service

4. Sellfy is the most user friendly platform

5. Print Aura is great for small orders

6. T-Pop most environmentally friendly

7. Apliiq most high quality products

8. Gooten least amount of order errors

   Printify is one of largest print on demand platforms with over 800 products to choose from and over 4 million sellers. Printify's platform is pretty user friendly and has a built in mock up generator. Printify is connected to multiple printing companies meaning quality and shipping time can vary, this is something to keep in mind when choosing a printing company. Platform connects seamlessly to Ebay, Etsy and Shopify. Free plan is limited to 5 stores per account paid plans start at $24.99 a month with annual billing optional that gives a 20% discount. I personally recommend and use Printify for my own print on demand store.

   Printful has been around since 2013 and offers over 330 products including some not commonly found on other platforms like embroidered aprons and trending swimwear. Printful has simple integration and custom mockups, and they make it easy to sell directly on social media. Platform integrates to etsy and amazon stores. With 17 fulfillment centers over 5 continents you can take orders and deliver anywhere in the world. There is a free plan and 2 paid plans printful plus is $9 per month comes with some tools and product mockups the pro plan unlocks tons of tools and features and cost $49 per month.

   SPOD boasts one of the fastest fulfillment times of all the platforms with most orders shipping in less then 48 hours. It offers very competitive pricing and a very easy product designer, but they don't offer as many products as some other platforms. Shipping is calculated based on order value not by product making it much easier. This is a green company with water saving printing and ship with plastic free packaging. All returns are donated to charity or made into insulation nothing goes to waste. There are no monthly fees but you will be charged the base cost of the item when an order is placed.

   Sellfy is a go to for anyone looking to get started as it's an all in one platform, that allows you to design and sell on the same platform no need for a etsy store. They also allow you to complete control of the design of your store front as well as your products. It comes with built in sales and marketing tools and the quality of their products is very good. Paid plans start at $14.99 a month with a 14 day free trial and a 30 day money back quarntee.

   Print Aura offers the broadest collection of products we have seen across all platforms this is great for people looking to beyond just shirts. Shipping is pretty quick with most orders shipping with in 3-5 days but with flat rate shipping fees like $5.50 for a t-shirt products can get expensive. Platform integrates with etsy, shopify, opencart and storeenvy. Print Arua has no monthly or sign up fees.

   T-Pop is an eco friendly platform out of europe with the largest selection of eco friendly products of any platform. It integrates with etsy, WooCommerce and shopify but you can also sell directly through T-Pop with their direct sales feature. All products are shipped without any plastic packaging and use green printing techniques, orders in europe generally ship with in 2-7 days and international orders can take 5-10 days. T-Pop is free you are only charged when an order is placed.

   Apliiq Allows you to add your own custom branded clothes or embroidered patches making it great for anyone wanting to start their own fashion clothing line. Orders are usually shipped in under 7 days with shipping available to over 150 countries. They also offer 20% off on bulk orders and for $100 a year you can get a plan that includes 100 custom woven labels.

   Gooten with over 150 products and 95% on time order rates with less then 2% error rate they are one of the most reliable platforms in the game. Gooten focuses more on business to business orders rather then small orders making it great for team uniforms and stuff but not so much for the person wanting to buy one shirt. Shipping and pricing are competitive with the other platforms we mentioned.