Printful

Shopify dropshipping app by Printful Latvia AS·Create and sell custom products with print-on-demand dropshipping

Snapshot

4.70(3,249 reviews)#3of 539 inDropshipping

Ongoing.AI tracks Printful daily — category rank, keyword positions in App Store search, install footprint, listing changes, and reviewer sentiment — back to when we first observed the listing.

Rating

4.70

3,249 reviews

Pricing

From $24/mo

freemium

Built for Shopify

No

Years live

12

launched Nov 25, 2013

Last updated

Jun 30, 2026

Shopify listing

Recent activity

Review trajectory.

Daily review count and rating drift. The blue line is cumulative review count; the dashed amber overlay is the rating on the right axis. Boring is good — sudden swings stand out against an otherwise stable curve.

New reviews

7-day Δ

+11

28-day Δ

+33

Rating change

7-day Δ

+0.00

28-day Δ

+0.00

3,2583,2313,2043,1763,1495.003.752.501.250.00May 28Jun 5Jun 14Jun 22Jul 1Total reviewsRating (0–5)
Printful added 33 reviews over the last 28 days.

Category rank over time

Where Printful sits day-by-day in Dropshipping.

Position across the Dropshipping page, snapshot daily. Lower is better — the Y axis is inverted so the strongest ranks sit at the top of the chart. Open the full Dropshipping leaderboard →

#7#13#19#25#31May 28Jun 5Jun 14Jun 22Jul 1Printful · #13German Drop ‑ EU Dropshipping · #12CJdropshipping · #14
Best position observed: #13. Printful climbed 8 positions over the window. Greyed lines: the apps sitting immediately around it on the latest snapshot.

Catalog position

Where Printful sits in the App Store.

Rank and percentile inside the Dropshipping category — the competitive shape of the niche around this app.

Rank in Dropshipping

#3

of 539 active apps

Review count percentile

100th

vs category siblings

Rating percentile

70th

vs category siblings

Years on App Store

12

since 2013

Listing change cadence

What Printful has changed lately.

Every pricing tweak, tagline refresh, and Shopify-side listing ping. Captured from Ongoing.AI’s per-scrape diff log — the cadence and the content of changes, in one strip.

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PricingIdentity & listingCadence

Reviews

What merchants are saying

4.70(3,249 reviews)
  • 90%positive2,947
  • 3%neutral88
  • 7%negative226

Popular mentions

  • customer support
  • product quality
  • ease of use
  • pricing
  • bug
  • performance
  • onboarding
  • shipping

Top themes

  1. customer support128
  2. product quality71
  3. ease of use58
  4. pricing50
  5. bug25
  6. performance21
  7. onboarding16
  8. shipping14

What merchants praise

The ease of use is phenomenal. Running an e-commerce store can be overwhelming, especially if you are new to the industry. Printful has provided our small business with useful information through videos, guides, and Sparky, which has guided us in the right direction. We have recently purchased samples and found the work that Printful does to be of exceptional quality. I am pleased with the service Printful offers and excited to venture into the print-on-demand e-commerce industry. Thank you, Forged Echos LLC - opening soon.
Forged Echos LLC · 5

What merchants complain about

Muy mal, no se puede elegir qué productos quieres vender para asegurar que se produzcan en la UE, así que a veces puedes vender productos y que el cliente esté obligado a pagar aduana también.
Neuro Mart Shop · 1

Plans

Printful pricing tiers.

Free Plan

Free to install

  • Global fulfillment and shipping
  • Built-in design tools
  • Product mockup generator
  • 20% off sample orders

Growth Plan

$24.99/month

  • Exclusive 90-day free trial
  • Up to 33% off all products
  • 9% off product branding
  • Free digitization for samples
  • FREE once you reach $12K in yearly sales

Capabilities

What Printful can do.

The 38 capabilities Printful lists across each of its 2 categories, in Shopify’s own taxonomy. Pulled directly from the App Store listing.

Dropshipping

Products you can sell

6
  • Clothing and accessories
  • Bags and luggage
  • Home and garden
  • Baby products
  • Sports products
  • Pet products

Sourcing locations

7
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • Japan
  • Latvia
  • Mexico
  • Spain
  • United States

Print on demand (POD)

Product customization

5
  • Private labels
  • Custom packaging
  • Design tools
  • Mockup generator
  • Pack-ins

Products

14
  • All-over-print
  • Bags
  • Blankets
  • Apparel
  • Embroidery
  • Hats
  • Shoes
  • Drinkware
  • Holiday gifts
  • Home decor
  • Pet products
  • Wall art
  • Eco-friendly
  • Organic

Shipping options

6
  • White label
  • Bulk shipping
  • Custom shipping
  • Eco shipping
  • Global fulfillment
  • Order tracking

FAQ

Printful — frequently asked questions.

What is Printful on Shopify?
Printful, officially listed on the Shopify App Store as Printful: Print on Demand, is a Shopify app in the Dropshipping category. Looking 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. It’s time for you to take full control of your ideas, time, and finances—start or expand your existing online business with Printful! It averages 4.70 out of 5 across 3,249 merchant reviews on the Shopify App Store.
How much does Printful cost?
Printful offers a free plan and a single paid plan at $24/month. The free plan includes Global fulfillment and shipping, Built-in design tools, Product mockup generator, and 20% off sample orders. The paid plan unlocks advanced features like additional integrations, automations, and deeper customization.
Is Printful free?
Yes — Printful offers a free plan alongside paid options. The free plan includes Global fulfillment and shipping, Built-in design tools, and Product mockup generator. Paid plans start at $24/month for advanced features.
When was Printful launched?
Printful launched on November 25, 2013 — over 12 years on the Shopify App Store. In that time it has gathered 3,249 merchant reviews.
Is Printful Built for Shopify?
Printful does not currently carry Shopify's Built for Shopify badge. The badge is awarded to apps that meet Shopify's published standards for performance, ease of use, and merchant value — many high-quality apps operate without it.
What are the best Printful alternatives?
Merchants commonly compare Printful with DSers, Printify, CJdropshipping, and Trendsi. Each alternative covers a similar use case but differs on pricing model, integration depth, and the specific themes merchants praise in reviews — see the alternatives section above for a side-by-side.
What do merchants praise about Printful?
90% of analyzed merchant reviews skew positive. The themes most often cited in positive reviews are ease of use, product quality, and customer support — see the review fingerprint above for the full breakdown.
What complaints come up about Printful?
7% of analyzed merchant reviews are negative. The pain points most often raised in critical reviews are customer support, product quality, and pricing — see the review fingerprint above for the per-merchant detail.

Methodology

Where the numbers come from.

Ratings, review counts, pricing tiers, “Built for Shopify”, launch date, and category memberships come from the live Shopify App Store listing — refreshed daily by Ongoing.AI’s crawler. The review-count trajectory is the diff between today’s snapshot and snapshots from 7 and 28 days ago. Topic counts and sentiment come from the review corpus, topic-tagged with Claude. Install footprint is observed via Ongoing.AI’s tech-detection pass against actively-tracked Shopify storefronts. Catalog position is computed at snapshot time against every active app sharing the primary category. Snapshot generated .

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