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Both cover merch & print on demand and digital products & storefronts. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
| Printful | Sellfy | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | From $29 |
| Pricing model | Free | Free trial, then paid |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Billing | Usage-based | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial | Not stated | 14 days |
| API | Not stated | Not stated |
| Data export | Not stated | Not stated |
| Their cut | None | None |
| Runs on | Not stated | Web |
| Covers | Merch & Print on Demand, Digital Products & Storefronts | Digital Products & Storefronts, Merch & Print on Demand |
| Works with | Nothing in particular | Nothing in particular |
| Founded | Not listed | Not listed |
| Reader rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Live deals | None right now | None right now |
Print on demand merch with no inventory to buy
Printful prints and ships when an order comes in, so nothing sits in your hallway. Quality is dependable and the catalogue is wide. Margins are thin unless you price above what feels comfortable.
Our note
The margin is the thing to check before designing anything. Work out the per-item cost and what you would honestly pay for the shirt yourself, because print on demand is where a lot of creators discover their audience will not pay $35 for a tee.
A storefront for downloads and merch
Sellfy sells digital files, subscriptions and print-on-demand merchandise from one storefront, prints and ships the merchandise itself, and takes no cut of a sale. The plans are banded by annual sales instead, which is the trade: a flat fee that steps up as you grow rather than a percentage of everything you ever sell.
Our note
Against Gumroad the choice is a flat fee against a percentage of every sale, so Sellfy wins once the shop is turning over a few hundred a month and loses under that. If merchandise is part of the plan, the print-on-demand side settles it.
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