Printful: Print on Demand vs PrintShrimp: 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 6, 2026 for Printful, Oct 13, 2026 for PrintShrimp.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Printful 4.8 from 4,018 reviews and PrintShrimp 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- Only PrintShrimp lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $24.99/month for Printful and $21.95/month for PrintShrimp.
- Printful lists 32 features PrintShrimp’s listing doesn’t mention, including All-over-print, Apparel, Australia.
Head to head
Top-rated print on demand dropshipping & warehousing service
- 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 Plan
- · 20% off sample orders
- · Built-in design tools
- · Global fulfillment and shipping
- · Product mockup generator
Growth Plan
- · 9% off product branding
- · Exclusive 90-day free trial
- · FREE once you reach $12K in yearly sales
- · Free digitization for samples
- · Up to 33% off all products
Free to install.
- · 5 listings / month
- · Unlimited manual listings
Plus
- · 3 templates
- · 50 listings / month
- · Unlimited manual listings
- · £19/mo
Premium
- · 10 templates
- · 150 listings / month
- · Unlimited manual listings
- · £34/mo
Pro
- · 500 listings / month
- · Unlimited manual listings
- · Unlimited templates
- · £59/mo
Max
- · 1,000 listings / month
- · Unlimited manual listings
- · Unlimited templates
- · £99/mo
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureLooking to start a printed or embroidered t-shirt business? Or sell wall art or blankets from the comfort of your home? Do it with Printful—we’re a print-on-demand dropshipping supplier ready to support you every step of the way and take care of the boring stuff (you know, like fulfillment). We’ll print, package, and ship your products to your customers.
Sell custom printed wall art, framed prints and more without ever holding stock. PrintShrimp connects your Shopify store to our print-on-demand network - when a customer places an order, we import it, print and pack the items, and ship them directly to your customer.
- Quick set-up. Connect to Printful and start selling fast.
- Easy-to-use design tools for you to create or upload your designs.
- High-quality products that will keep customers coming back for more.
- Custom branding with packaging, pack-ins, packing slips, and more.
- Imports your eligible store orders into PrintShrimp automatically
- Prints, packs and ships each item directly to your customer
- Writes fulfilment status and tracking back to your store
- Sells custom printed products with no stock or minimums
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 |  Printful |  PrintShrimp |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 61,566 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | −143 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 108 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 11% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Arts & Entertainment, Home & Garden | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, Canada, United Kingdom | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Printful | PrintShrimp |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.8 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 4,018(ahead) | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 105 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 15% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Printful | PrintShrimp |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $24.99/month | $21.95/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 2 | 5 |
Listing
| Measure | Printful | PrintShrimp |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #3(ahead) | #52 |
| Shopify App Charts | #5 on the Shoplist 100 | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Nov 25, 2013 | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Languages | 5 | 1 |
| Developer | Printful Latvia AS | PrintShrimp |
FAQ
Printful and PrintShrimp: common questions
- Is Printful or PrintShrimp cheaper?
- Only PrintShrimp lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $24.99/month for Printful and $21.95/month for PrintShrimp. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, Printful or PrintShrimp?
- On the Shopify App Store: Printful 4.8 from 4,018 reviews and PrintShrimp 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Printful lists 32 the others don’t mention, such as All-over-print, Apparel, Australia, Baby products. PrintShrimp lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Inclusive pricing, Multi-shipping, Personalization. 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 6, 2026 for Printful, Oct 13, 2026 for PrintShrimp; 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 6, 2026 for Printful, Oct 13, 2026 for PrintShrimp. 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.