Free Print on Demand Services
Which print-on-demand services a startup can sell branded merch and products with for free today, with no monthly fee, what each charges per order, what the free plan leaves out and what the first paid plan costs, read from each provider's own page.
Free allowances read on each provider's own pages, all checked on or after . Print-on-demand services change their free plans from time to time: confirm the terms on the provider's page before you rely on it.
Print-on-demand services a startup can start with for free today include Printful (Free plan, no monthly fee), Redbubble (Free to create an account and shop), Printify (Free of charge to use the platform), Gelato (Free to sign up, pay only for what you sell), and Gooten (Free to use, no upfront or hidden fees). Each of the 9 free plans below links to the provider's page that states it, with its main limit, the fees on each order, whether a card is needed and what the first paid plan costs.
Print on demand lets you sell T-shirts, mugs, posters and other branded products without buying stock: the service prints and ships each item when a customer orders it. Most fulfillment services are free to join, and marketplaces sell your designs for you.
The headline rarely tells you how far it goes. You pay the product and shipping cost on each order, lower product prices often sit on a monthly plan, and some cap the stores you can connect or take a fee on earnings. Each service below shows what is free, its main limit, the fees on each order, whether a card is needed and what the first paid plan costs, quoted from the provider's own page with the date we read it.
Which services we picked and the order they appear in are our editorial choices; the terms are the providers'. Some of these providers pay us a referral commission when someone signs up through our link: those links are labeled, and they play no part in which services are listed or where.
Print-on-demand fulfillment with a free plan
Connect your store and have products printed and shipped per order, no monthly fee.
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Printful
Sellers who want a free plan with no monthly fee
Printful's Free plan has no monthly fee to create products or connect a store, and you pay only for fulfillment once a customer orders. The Growth plan is $24.99 a month and becomes free at $12K a year in sales.
- First paid plan
- Growth: $24.99 a month (source: printful.com)
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Printify
Shops that need up to five stores on a free plan
Printify's platform is free of charge, with 5 stores per account and no platform or listing fees. Its Premium plan is from $24.99 a month billed yearly.
- Fees per order
- No platform or listing fees (source: printify.com)
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Gelato
Sellers who want to pay only for what they order
Gelato says you can sign up for free and only pay for what you sell, with no commission. The free plan covers 2 connected ecommerce stores, and Gelato+ is $29.99 a month billed monthly.
- Fees per order
- No upfront costs or commission (source: gelato.com)
- First paid plan
- Gelato+: $29.99 a month (source: gelato.com)
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Gooten
Sellers who want no upfront or hidden fees
Gooten is free to use with no upfront or hidden fees, and you are only charged when a customer purchases a product from you.
- Fees per order
- Charged only when a customer buys (source: gooten.com)
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SPOD
Shop owners who pay only for each order
Spreadconnect is and always will be free of charge, and for each order you are invoiced for the product and shipping costs only. You can create unlimited products without warehousing.
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Prodigi
Print sellers who want no set-up or monthly fees
Prodigi is free to use. There are no set-up fees, no monthly subscriptions and no hidden costs.
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CustomCat
New sellers who want a free plan first
CustomCat's Lite plan is free. The 20-40% off standard pricing is a Pro feature, and Pro costs $30 a month.
- First paid plan
- CustomCat Pro: $30 a month (source: cc.customcat.com)
Start free at CustomCatTerms read on cc.customcat.com on CustomCat: the free allowance and how to start - 8
Apliiq
Brands that want to start free and add branding later
Apliiq says you can start free with print on demand, then add sewn branding and move to warehousing when you are ready.
Print-on-demand marketplaces
Upload designs and sell on a marketplace that prints and ships, free to join.
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Redbubble
Artists who want to sell designs without stock
Creating an account and setting up a shop on Redbubble is free, and a platform fee comes out of your monthly gross earnings. You need to upload at least 5 designs to your shop.
Start free at RedbubbleTerms read on help.redbubble.com on Redbubble: the free allowance and how to start
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How this comparison is built
The list covers print-on-demand services a founder can use for free today without applying to a program. The order and the "best for" notes are our editorial reading of each service's terms. Every term comes from the service's own pricing or help page on the date shown, never from a third-party list; follow each link for the full conditions. A monthly plan for lower product prices, a cap on stores or designs, branding or shipping fees on each order can matter more than the headline, so the comparison quotes them wherever the provider states them. Some of these services pay StartupPerks a referral commission, and their links are labeled as referral links; that decides neither whether nor where a service appears, and no service pays for a placement on this page.
Read the full methodologyCommon questions
What is the best free print on demand service?
By the terms each provider states, Printful has a free plan with no monthly fee, Printify is free to use with no platform or listing fees, Gelato is free to sign up with no upfront costs or commission, and Prodigi has no set-up or monthly fees.
Is Printful free?
Printful's free plan has no monthly fee: you pay for fulfillment once a customer orders. Growth costs $24.99 a month.
Is Printify free?
Printify is free of charge to use, with no platform or listing fees and up to 5 stores per account. Premium starts from $24.99 a month billed yearly.
Can I sell print on demand designs without my own store?
Yes. Redbubble is free to create an account, and a shop needs at least 5 designs; Redbubble takes a platform fee on monthly gross earnings.
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