Compare print on demand services for UK merchants. See per-item base costs, UK shipping, fulfilment speed, platform integrations, and margins side by side, all in GBP.
Browse all Print on Demand in our directory| Fulfilment cost /mo | £467/moBest margin | £478/mo | £517/mo | £541/mo | £573/mo | £579/mo | £634/mo | £765/mo | £1,227/mo |
| Cost per unit | $9.34 | $9.55 | $10.34 | $10.82 | $11.45 | $11.57 | $12.68 | $15.30 | $24.53 |
| Margin per unit | $30.66 | $30.45 | $29.66 | $29.18 | $28.55 | $28.43 | $27.32 | $24.70 | $15.47 |
| Profit /mo | £1,533 | £1,522.50 | £1,483 | £1,459 | £1,427.50 | £1,421.50 | £1,366 | £1,235 | £773.50 |
| Ratings | |||||||||
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| 4.5Trustpilot (226) | 4.0Trustpilot (61) | 4.7Shopify App Store (2,200) | 4.5Trustpilot (158) | 4.7Shopify App Store (7,400) | 4.8Shopify App Store (801) | 4.3Shopify App Store (418) | 4.0Trustpilot (4,194) | 4.3Trustpilot (1,920) | |
| Costs & margins | |||||||||
| Best£4 | £5 | £8.10 incl VAT | £6.82 | £6.95 | £8.77 | £6 | £15.30 (implied) | £26.45 incl VAT | |
| £6 | £6 | £3.59 | £4 | £4.50 | £2.80 | £8 | Included | £2.49 | |
| Free | Free | £19/mo (Growth, free above £9K/yr) | Free | £30/mo (Premium) | £15/mo (Gelato+, annual) | Free | Free | Free | |
| None | None | ~10% on a tee | None | Best~21% on a tee | ~20% on a tee | None | None | None | |
| Order at cost | Samples at base cost | 20% to 25% off | At cost | Standard pricing | Discounted samples | Sample credit (VIM) | Order at retail | Wholesale base for dropshippers | |
| UK fulfilment & delivery | |||||||||
| No (China) | Partial (claimed UK and EU node) | Yes (Wolverhampton) | Yes (UK lab) | Yes (via UK partners) | Yes (140+ facility network) | Yes (UK and EU partners) | Yes (100% UK, Isle of Wight) | Yes (London) | |
| 7 to 14 days | 7 to 20 days | 4 to 8 days | 2 to 3 days | 2 to 7 days | 4 to 5 days | 2 to 7 days | 2 to 4 days | Best1 to 4 days | |
| Yes (DHL, expensive) | Yes (DHL) | Yes (DHL or FedEx, 1 to 3 days) | Yes (tracked express option) | No (Express is US-only) | Yes (3 to 4 days) | Where the partner supports it | Case by case | Yes (around 3 days) | |
| Yes (ships worldwide from China) | Yes (ships worldwide) | Yes (US, EU, UK facilities) | Yes (50+ labs, 10+ countries) | Yes (global print network) | Yes (local production, 32+ countries) | Yes (global production network) | Yes (ships internationally from the UK) | Yes (worldwide tracked from the UK) | |
| 7 to 21 days | 3 to 25 days | 5 to 12 days | 5 to 15 days | 5 to 15 days | 5 to 12 days | 7 to 20 days | 7 to 21 days | 3 to 10 days | |
| AI | |||||||||
| Limited | Limited | Limited (Design Maker) | Native (AI Mockup Generator) | Native (AI Image Generator) | Native (Magic Mockups) | No | No | No | |
| No | No | Via 3rd-party (community) | API only | Via 3rd-party (community) | Via 3rd-party (community) | Via 3rd-party (Zapier) | API only | API only | |
| Integrations & tools | |||||||||
| Shopify, WooCommerce, Etsy, eBay, Wix | Shopify, WooCommerce, Etsy, Amazon, eBay, TikTok Shop | Shopify, Etsy, WooCommerce, Wix, Squarespace, BigCommerce, Adobe Commerce, Ecwid, Square, TikTok, Amazon, eBay | Shopify, Etsy, BigCommerce, CSV | Shopify, Etsy, WooCommerce, Wix, Squarespace, BigCommerce, eBay, Amazon, TikTok, Walmart | Shopify, Etsy, WooCommerce, Wix, Squarespace, eBay, Amazon, TikTok | Shopify, Etsy, WooCommerce, BigCommerce | Shopify, Etsy, WooCommerce, Wix, Ecwid, plus a built-in store builder | Shopify (native app) | |
| 800+ (all-over-print) | 150+ (claims around 1,000) | 500+ | Very large (500k+ SKUs) | Best1,300+ | 150+ | 525+ | Apparel and organic focused | 450+ | |
| Yes (free mockup and 3D preview) | Yes | Yes (Design Maker) | Yes (AI Mockup Generator) | Yes (AI mockups) | Yes (Magic Mockups AI on Gelato+) | Yes (basic, no on-model previews) | Yes (mockup previews) | Yes (design editor) | |
| Not confirmed | Yes | Yes | Yes (Print API) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (REST API) | |
| White-label supported | Custom packaging, labels, inserts | Inside labels, pack-in inserts, custom packaging | Via API and packing options | Neck labels, pack-in inserts (partner-dependent) | Labels, inserts | White-label slip; paid white-label packaging | Via your own store and subdomain | White-label and private-label dispatch | |
| Reprint on defects | Reprint or refund on defects (contact support) | Free reprint or refund on Printful errors (30 days) | Free reprint on defects | Free reprint or refund on defects (30 days) | Free replacement on defects (30 days) | Free reprint on defects | Circular take-back scheme; defects replaced | Defects replaced |
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