Printify: Print on Demand vs Printlooper
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026 for Printify, Oct 28, 2026 for Printlooper.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $39/month for Printify and $19/month for Printlooper.
- Printify lists 35 features Printlooper’s listing doesn’t mention, including All-over-print, Apparel, Arts and crafts.
Head to head
Create and Sell Custom Products, We Handle the Rest.
- 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
- · 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
Basic Plan
- · 5% + $0.79 platform fee per order
- · Up to 50 active product listings
- · Visual analytics
Pro Plan
- · 4% platform fee, no per-order fee
- · Up to 100 active product listings
- · Visual Analytics
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featurePrintify 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.
Printlooper gives your store three ways to add products without holding stock. Print on demand: list 3D-printed designs licensed from independent designers, or custom merch with your own art, made only after a customer buys. Dropshipping: list ready-made products from independent maker shops that ship from their own stock. Or generate an exclusive 3D model with AI. Price it with live margins and publish to Shopify.
- 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
- Browse a marketplace of ready-to-sell product designs
- Select your supplier. Then select from their materials & color options.
- Automatically generate product images for each material and variant.
- Sync products and variants directly to your Shopify store.
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 |  Printify |  Printlooper |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 1,855 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | −9 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 105 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 6% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Arts & Entertainment | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, Canada, United Kingdom | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Printify | Printlooper |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.7 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 4,363 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 13 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 13% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Printify | Printlooper |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $39/month | $19/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 30 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Printify | Printlooper |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #9(ahead) | #211 |
| Shopify App Charts | #4 in Print on demand (POD) | #5 on Pricing moves in Print on demand (POD) |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 8, 2015 | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Printify | Printlooper LLC |
FAQ
Printify and Printlooper: common questions
- Is Printify or Printlooper cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $39/month for Printify and $19/month for Printlooper. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Printify lists 35 the others don’t mention, such as All-over-print, Apparel, Arts and crafts, Australia. Printlooper lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Real-time updates. 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 8, 2026 for Printify, Oct 28, 2026 for Printlooper; 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 8, 2026 for Printify, Oct 28, 2026 for Printlooper. 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.