Printify: Print on Demand

Printify makes selling custom merch effortless! Great product variety, excellent print quality, and reliable shipping. Customer service is super helpful too. Perfect for creators who want to focus on designing while they handle the rest.

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I'm paying the subscription for PlaceIt - but I am not seeing that it is easy to add the designs before uploading. I also wish there was a way to add video before uploading to Shopify

I love what I can design but get stuck with the ability to connect to advertising engines. It took a long while to be able to connect and sync products to other online stores.

If you’re looking to do embroidery, stay away. Im not sure i can convey just how bad the experince has been. They are not able to tell you why something "fails" digitsiation. Just that it does. The poor communication and what feels like constantly shifting embroidery guidelines make it unusable. You can submit a simple design a simple as three large uppercase letters (e.g., “ABC”) and have it approved - then submit the exact same design with different letters (e.g., “DEF”) and have it fail without any useful explanation. We check each design and all meet the guidelines so when you get told "does not meet" it woud be somewhat helpful if they could say "what part" does not meet .

All you're told is: “Digitization failed for the embroidery. Please update the design to meet the embroidery criteria.” We only submit designs that already meet the stated embroidery criteria, so when we ask, “Can you be more specific?” we either get no response, or the reply contradicts the embroidery guidelines.

Example 1 – Polo Shirts:
We ordered samples of three different polo shirts to compare shirt quality and embroidery. Immediately, there were issues. We were advised:
• Front Print – Digitized Successfully
• Right Sleeve – Digitized Successfully (this included multiple lines of text, complex script, and an image of an aircraft)
• Left Sleeve – Digitization Failed

The left sleeve simply had a 1” x 2” rectangle. We were told it was “too complex.” Yes, apparently a rectangle is too complex.
When we pointed out that the other sleeve included an aircraft shape and complex script (clearly more detailed), we were then told the sleeve was “unsuitable for filled designs.”

We referred them to their own embroidery guidelines, which say nothing about filled designs being unsuitable. In fact, it specifically mentions that small gaps will be filled, and advises to “keep your design simple.” You know, like a rectangle? I don’t think a shape gets any simpler.
Nearly a week later, we still have no clarity on why it failed. As far as we can tell, it meets all the criteria. Thankfully this was only a sample - imagine a customer dealing with this. (Which, when you think about it, we are too.)

Example 2 – Embroidered Caps:
• Cap 1 – Featured 3 capital letters – approved, no issues.
• Cap 2 – Same design, different letters – rejected. Order cancelled.
We were told: “Digitization failed for the embroidery. Reason for rejection: Small Shape/Text.”
We asked, “Can you be more specific - which shape or text is the issue?”
Their reply: “We are currently in touch with the team responsible for the embroidery process and will keep you informed with any updates.”
We referred them to the Cap 1 order, which used the exact same layout and was approved.
The next day, we were told:
“Your order had to be cancelled and refunded to allow for production to continue.”
What the...? We still have no idea why it failed - awaiting response.

I was hoping Printify embroidery would be a good alternative to Printful. While Printify is slightly more expensive, it doesn’t charge a digitization fee like Printful does. But clearly, that comes at a huge cost in frustration and reliability.

UPDATE 28 Aug: Whlst their other products and support was previously (5 stars), there has since been NO support on any orders. When tying to login to view support tickets it says "user suspended". No details why and no explanation. Chatbot also does not connect to an agent. At this stage, there is NO support. Horrible experience for what was once a great service.

It's great for basic design and mock ups. For greater design freedom you will need to advance in order to generate greater products. However, with printing/shipping and design all being enabled through one website that helps generate product descriptions/tags/keywords as well it is much more fluid than AMAZON'S website will ever be.

Love it but feel the listings page can be improved making it easier to manage and find listings.

I really love how well Printify and Printful work for my company. My colors are precious to me and take years to develop. I trust these collection of companies as they get it right. Well done. My only suggestions, always strive for More sizes and it would be nice if more print on demand were available on natural fabrics. Keep up the brilliant work.

It can be a little wonky but will say it is working much better than Printful was for me. I had to just trash Printful completely and switch to you guys which went better and faster than expected. Already have two shirts done in less than the time I spent fighting not able to get anything done with their app. But there are some little things. One of my designs just would NOT work on the Printify app and I don't understand the issue with it. *shrug*