Dreamship: Print on Demand vs SurgePrint: Print on Demand

Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 16, 2026 for Dreamship, Feb 19, 2026 for SurgePrint.

The short answer

  • On the Shopify App Store: Dreamship 4.8 from 11 reviews and SurgePrint 5.0 from 1 reviews.
  • SurgePrint lists 7 features Dreamship’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom packaging, Custom shipping, Embroidery.

Head to head

App Store reviews

Dreamship: 11
SurgePrint: 1
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Pitch
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Print on Demand and Warehousing

Categories
  • Print on demand (POD)
  • Print on demand (POD)
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Jan 18, 2023
Mar 3, 2021
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
1 last full month
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Detected stores
0active installs
0active installs
Most common store size
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Top countries
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Momentum

New reviews each month

Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.

0510JanMayDecAugNovAprMayDreamship: Print on Demand: 1 reviews in January 2023Dreamship: Print on Demand: 6 reviews in February 2023Dreamship: Print on Demand: 2 reviews in July 2023Dreamship: Print on Demand: 1 reviews in December 2023Dreamship: Print on Demand: 1 reviews in March 2024Dreamship: Print on Demand: 1 reviews in August 2024Dreamship: Print on Demand: 1 reviews in January 2025Dreamship: Print on Demand: 2 reviews in November 2025Dreamship: Print on Demand: 1 reviews in January 2026Dreamship: Print on Demand: 2 reviews in April 2026Dreamship: Print on Demand: 1 reviews in May 2026SurgePrint: Print on Demand: 1 reviews in May 2023
DreamshipSurgePrintCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
$29.99/month
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Plans
BasicFree to install
Only pay for the products you order. Optional subscription for better catalog prices.
Plus$29.99/month
Product and shipping costs are billed per order, at discounted Plus catalog pricing.
Free
Coverage
20 of 27 features74%
26 of 27 features96%
Unique strengths
  • Jewelry
  • Custom packaging
  • Custom shipping
  • Embroidery
  • Hats
  • +3 more
Print on demand (POD)
74%20/27
96%26/27
Product customization
57%4/7
100%7/7
Products
83%10/12
92%11/12
Shipping options
75%6/8
100%8/8
1197onlybothonly
DreamshipSurgePrint27 features listed across both App Store listings

Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.

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Integrations

Dreamship4.8(11)SurgePrint5.0(1)
Works with also listed by another
  • Dreamship
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How it sells itself

From your first sale to your millionth sale, our expansive network of vetted on-demand fulfillment partners enables your business to grow globally. Dreamship is built for existing internet marketers looking for a professional partner to scale their business. Dreamship is designed to eliminate hassles, like sourcing partners, procuring new products, managing vendors, and quality control, so you can focus on selling.

SurgePrint is your long- awaited Print on Demand platform. We create true partnerships with our merchants and help them to scale up their business. We migrate or create products for you. We give you industry insights. Your dedicated account manager will create custom pricing depending on your business and help you beat competition.

Key points
  • Unlimited product possibilities. We have 100s of products in our catalog.
  • Fast, quality fulfillment. We print and ship most products in 1-2 days.
  • Zero inventory costs. Only pay us once you have an order.
  • Zero minimum requirements. Our entire catalog is ready for one-off fulfillment.
  • Done for You service - if you need help, we migrate or create products for you
  • Exclusive access to best printing facilities around the globe.
  • Free Premium Mockups - show your designs in beautiful real life scenes.
Screenshots
Design it. Print it. Ship it.
Production time trackerApparelProduct catalog
Landing page
Customer products pageImage upload pageCheck out pages

All the numbers

Every figure, side by side

A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.

Showing only the rows where the apps differ.

Adoption

MeasureDreamshipSurgePrint
Detected storesNot publishedNot published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesNot publishedNot published
Top store countriesNot publishedNot published

Reviews

MeasureDreamshipSurgePrint
App Store rating4.8 ★5.0 ★(ahead)
App Store reviews11(ahead)1
New reviews, 28 days00
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureDreamshipSurgePrint
Free planNot listedNot listed
Lowest paid monthly plan$29.99/monthNo monthly plan listed
Longest free trialNot listedNot listed
Plans listed2Not published

Listing

MeasureDreamshipSurgePrint
Shopify category rank#116(ahead)in Print on demand (POD)#285in Print on demand (POD)
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedJan 18, 2023Mar 3, 2021
Languages1English1English
DeveloperDreamship Inc.Surge Print: Print on Demand

FAQ

Dreamship and SurgePrint: common questions

Which has better reviews, Dreamship or SurgePrint?
On the Shopify App Store: Dreamship 4.8 from 11 reviews and SurgePrint 5.0 from 1 reviews.
What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
Dreamship lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Jewelry. SurgePrint lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Custom packaging, Custom shipping, Embroidery, Hats. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
Where does this comparison’s data come from?
Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Oct 16, 2026 for Dreamship, Feb 19, 2026 for SurgePrint; estimated figures are labeled.

How Shoplist compares apps

Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Oct 16, 2026 for Dreamship, Feb 19, 2026 for SurgePrint. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.