Head to head

Apliiq vs Printful

Compare Apliiq and Printful on the products they share, with base costs, shipping assumptions and source dates together.

matched products: 2
cheaper at Apliiq: 0
cheaper at Printful: 2

Apliiq (In-house fulfillment)·Printful (In-house fulfillment)

The short answer

Printful is cheaper on both matched products.

Cheaper means the lower listed total for one item, base price plus first-item US shipping, where Apliiq and Printful list the same product with the same print method (for printed apparel, on the same blank).

The typical gap is $4.13 per item (median). The largest is $4.28 on Unisex Staple T-Shirt.

Printful's biggest leads: Unisex Staple T-Shirt ($4.28) and Unisex Pullover Hoodie ($3.97)

If you pay for a plan

Every total here is a free-plan price. Printful Growth ($24.99 a month, free for a year once your yearly sales reach $12,000) takes up to 33% off products; there are no per-product Growth prices in this data, so it is not counted.

Sizes, colors and print providers can differ within a match: open a row's source before choosing.

Same product. Costs side by side.

One item delivered to the destination shown, in USD. Each row is the same catalog product and print method at every supplier shown. Sizes, colors, providers and plan tiers may differ: open a price's date for its variant, and its base price for the source, before choosing. Totals exclude tax, extra print areas and subscription fees. Where one fully sourced total is lower, it is highlighted; ties and totals on estimated shipping are not.

Listed fulfillment costs for shared products, by supplier
Product	Apliiq	Printful
Supplier site	Visit Apliiq	Visit PrintfulPartner
Unisex Pullover HoodieDTG · US	$35.79 (Base cost plus first-item shipping) $23.99 base + $11.80 shipping Listed price, Sep 2026 Variant Gildan 18500 pullover hoody, adult, dropship qty 1, digital (DTG) print Apliiq's dropship price for one adult Gildan 18500 with a digital (DTG) print, $22.99 from its own price table ($15.50 is the undecorated blank), plus the $1.00 per-item dropship fulfillment fee Apliiq charges on top of that table. Excludes shipping, tax and extras.	$31.82 (Base cost plus first-item shipping and the holiday surcharge)$3.97 lower $22.63 base + $8.79 shipping + $0.40 holiday surcharge Live price, Nov 13, 2026 Variant Gildan 18500 Unisex Heavy Blend Hooded Sweatshirt (Ash / L), cheapest US variant (Printful catalog) Lowest published US catalog variant: Gildan 18500 Unisex Heavy Blend Hooded Sweatshirt (Ash / L); variant 20550. USD; excludes shipping, tax, extras and subscription discounts.
Unisex Staple T-ShirtDTG · US	$21.55 (Base cost plus first-item shipping) $15.59 base + $5.96 shipping Listed price, Sep 2026 Variant Bella+Canvas 3001 tee, dropship qty 1, digital (DTG) print Apliiq's dropship price for one Bella+Canvas 3001 with a digital (DTG) print, $14.59 from its own price table ($7.10 is the undecorated blank), plus the $1.00 per-item dropship fulfillment fee Apliiq charges on top of that table. Excludes shipping, tax and extras.	$17.27 (Base cost plus first-item shipping and the holiday surcharge)$4.28 lower $11.92 base + $4.95 shipping + $0.40 holiday surcharge Live price, Nov 13, 2026 Variant Bella + Canvas 3001 Unisex Short Sleeve Jersey T-Shirt with Tear Away Label (Aqua / L), cheapest US variant (Printful catalog) Lowest published US catalog variant: Bella + Canvas 3001 Unisex Short Sleeve Jersey T-Shirt with Tear Away Label (Aqua / L); variant 4023. USD; excludes shipping, tax, extras and subscription discounts.

≈ includes estimated shipping. Printify's shipping is checked with its price; other shipping figures keep their own source date. Open each source to check the listed variant and pricing basis.

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Apliiq vs Printful attributes
Compare	Apliiq In-house fulfillment	Printful In-house fulfillment
Fulfillment model	In-house fulfillment	In-house fulfillment
Produces in	USA (Los Angeles, CA)	USA (Charlotte NC, Dallas TX); Mexico; Latvia (EU); Spain (EU); UK; Canada; Japan; Brazil; Australia
Products compared	2	156 more
Strengths	US (LA) in-house apparel manufacturer specializing in custom/private-label fashion: cut-and-sew, sublimation, embroidery, dyed garments, private-label neck tags and packaging. Premium streetwear/brand-builder focus.	Owns and operates its own fulfillment centers on multiple continents for consistent quality and warehousing/branding options; deep Shopify/Etsy/WooCommerce integrations; strong brand recognition. One published base price per product (no provider marketplace), discounted on its paid Growth plan.

Coverage is limited to the offers we track. It is not a measure of total catalog size or quality. Prices above are ordered by supplier, without a partner ranking boost.

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BestPrintOnDemand is an informational cost-comparison tool for print-on-demand sellers, not a print supplier, and nothing here is financial or business advice. Base prices, shipping and plan terms come from each supplier's own sources on the dates shown; they change and vary by size, color, print method and region. Confirm the final price with the supplier before you list a product.