Printify vs Gelato: Which Print on Demand Supplier to Choose
Both are print on demand suppliers that connect to your shop and ship your orders. The right choice depends on where your customers are and what you sell. This comparison uses the companies' own public pages, and one of them is a competitor's page, so verify figures on each official website.
| At a glance | Printify | Gelato |
|---|---|---|
| How orders are produced | You choose a print provider per product | Orders are routed automatically to a nearby partner |
| Catalog | Larger, wide range of product types | Smaller, leaning toward apparel and paper goods |
| Best fit | Sellers who want choice and control | Sellers with many customers outside the US |
| Connects to | Etsy, Shopify, WooCommerce and more | Etsy, Shopify, WooCommerce and more |
Catalog
Printify advertises the larger catalog of the two. Gelato's catalog is smaller and leans toward apparel, stationery and art prints. Look at the exact products you want to sell on the Printify and Gelato catalogs before you decide.
Production and shipping
Printify lets you choose a print provider for each product. Gelato routes each order automatically to a production partner close to the customer, in more than 30 countries. For customers in the United States, both advertise delivery in a few days to about a week.
Pricing and margins
On its own comparison page (data from September 2026), Printify lists a paid plan at $24.99 per month billed yearly against $19.99 for Gelato+, and a cheaper base price for a standard t-shirt. Because that page comes from Printify, compare base costs yourself for your own products on both platforms.
Print quality
Neither company prints everything itself: both work with partner printers, so quality varies between providers. Order samples of your top products from each before you commit to one.
Integrations
Both connect to Etsy, Shopify and WooCommerce. Printify also lists a free built-in storefront and more sales channels, according to its comparison page.
Which one to choose
Choose Printify if you want a wide catalog and control over which provider prints each product. Choose Gelato if many of your customers are outside the United States, or if you want orders routed automatically to a local producer. Read the Printify review for more detail on the first one.
Using either with Magicmoon
Magicmoon works with both suppliers: you pick one per product when you set up the product. See the Magicmoon review for how the flow works, and our Etsy guide if you plan to sell there.