Papello vs Printify: Print on Demand
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 7, 2026 for Papello, Nov 9, 2026 for Printify.
The short answer
- Printify lists 23 features Papello’s listing doesn’t mention, including All-over-print, Arts and crafts, Australia.
Head to head
- United States
- Canada
- United Kingdom
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · Connected Unlimited Stores
- · Custom Branded Inserts
- · Hands-Free Store Automation
- · Professional In-House Printing
- · White Label Packaging
- · Wide Product Range
Free
- · 24/7 merchant support
- · 5 online stores
- · Manual order creation
- · Product Creator
- · Unlimited number of product designs
Premium
- · 10 stores per account
- · 1:1 Mentorship and support with Sellers
- · ALL Free plan features
- · Order management with Printify Connect
- · Up to 33% discount on products
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featurePapello prints, packs and dispatches custom products under your brand, with no stock or fulfilment to manage. We print in-house, specialising in fine art prints, greeting cards and notebooks, and ship worldwide. Design in our free Studio, then add the Papello personaliser to your product pages so customers can add names, messages and photos with a live preview.
Printify lets anyone create amazing custom products with no production or shipping responsibilities, and no inventory. Easily add your designs to over 1,300 popular products, including apparel, accessories, home decor, and more. Order management is automated, so you can focus on the important stuff – designing products and promoting your store.
- Seamless order sync and fulfilment for hands-off selling
- Add custom branded inserts with white label packaging
- No stock holding required — only print when customers order
- Wide selection of custom products with great prices
- Upload your designs quickly and easily
- Zero risk as you don’t have to buy stock upfront
- Simple creation process for new items
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.
Adoption
| Measure |  Papello |  Printify |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 1,860 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | −8 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 102 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 6% |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Arts & Entertainment |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, Canada, United Kingdom |
Reviews
| Measure | Papello | Printify |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.7 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 4,363 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 18 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 16% |
FAQ
Papello and Printify: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Papello lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Custom packaging, Custom templates, Inclusive pricing, Multi-shipping. Printify lists 23 the others don’t mention, such as All-over-print, Arts and crafts, Australia, Automotive. 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 Nov 7, 2026 for Papello, Nov 9, 2026 for Printify; 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 Nov 7, 2026 for Papello, Nov 9, 2026 for Printify. 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.