Head to head

CustomCat vs Printify

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

matched products: 2
cheaper at CustomCat: 2
cheaper at Printify: 0

CustomCat (In-house fulfillment)·Printify (Print network / marketplace)

The short answer

CustomCat is cheaper on both matched products.

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

The typical gap is $0.55 per item (median). The largest is $0.61 on 15oz Ceramic Mug.

CustomCat's biggest leads: 15oz Ceramic Mug ($0.61) and 11oz Ceramic Mug ($0.50)

If you pay for a plan

Every total here is a free-plan price. Printify states the Premium price of every product, and Premium itself costs $39 a month, or $24.99 a month billed yearly. With Premium, Printify would be cheaper on 2 of 2 matched products; CustomCat's free-plan price would be lower on none. What Premium takes off each product.

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	CustomCat	Printify
Supplier site	Visit CustomCatPartner	Visit PrintifyPartner
11oz Ceramic MugSublimation · US	$12.21 (Base cost plus first-item shipping and the holiday surcharge)$0.50 lower $6.82 base + $4.99 shipping + $0.40 holiday surcharge Listed price, Sep 2026 Variant XP8434 11oz white mug (ORCA Coatings), full-wrap dye sublimation CustomCat's CC Lite (free plan) price, one print location included, full-wrap dye sublimation; CC Pro subscribers pay less. Ships in CustomCat's Lightweight Drinkware class. Excludes shipping, tax and extras.	$12.71 (Base cost plus first-item shipping and the holiday surcharge) $5.02 base + $7.29 shipping + $0.40 holiday surcharge $11.44 with Premium Live price, Nov 12, 2026 Variant White ceramic mug, 11oz (sublimation), lowest landed US print provider (Printify catalog) Print provider Printful (US), the lowest landed US total on Printify: $5.02 on the Free plan ($3.75 with Printify Premium) plus $7.29 US standard first-item shipping. Blank + 1 print, USD; excludes tax and extras.
15oz Ceramic MugSublimation · US	$15.31 (Base cost plus first-item shipping and the holiday surcharge)$0.61 lower $7.42 base + $7.49 shipping + $0.40 holiday surcharge Listed price, Sep 2026 Variant 21504 15oz white mug (ORCA Coatings), full-wrap dye sublimation CustomCat's CC Lite (free plan) price, one print location included, full-wrap dye sublimation; CC Pro subscribers pay less. Ships in CustomCat's Heavyweight Drinkware class. Excludes shipping, tax and extras.	$15.92 (Base cost plus first-item shipping and the holiday surcharge) $6.13 base + $9.39 shipping + $0.40 holiday surcharge $14.35 with Premium Live price, Nov 12, 2026 Variant White ceramic mug, 15oz (sublimation), lowest landed US print provider (Printify catalog) Print provider Printify Choice (US), the lowest landed US total on Printify: $6.13 on the Free plan ($4.56 with Printify Premium) plus $9.39 US standard first-item shipping. Blank + 1 print, USD; excludes tax and extras.

≈ 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.

Beyond price

Supplier overview

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CustomCat vs Printify attributes
Compare	CustomCat In-house fulfillment	Printify Print network / marketplace
Fulfillment model	In-house fulfillment	Print network / marketplace
Produces in	USA (Detroit, MI)	USA; UK; EU; China; Australia; Canada (70+ print providers in 140+ facilities)
Products compared	2	116 more
Strengths	Long-established (20+ years) US in-house manufacturer with fast domestic production, DTG/embroidery/sublimation, and low base costs. Detroit-based.	Marketplace/aggregator connecting merchants to 70+ third-party print providers, so merchants can shop the lowest base cost and compare providers per product; largest catalog; free plan. Quality varies by chosen provider.

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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What these numbers tell you

Coverage counts describe our sourced records, not the suppliers’ entire catalogs. A missing offer means we have no comparable listing, not that a supplier cannot make the product.

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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.