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

The short answer

CustomCat and Printify are each cheaper on 1 of 2 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 $1.00 per item (median). The largest is $1.49 on 15oz Ceramic Mug.

Totals use each supplier's standard prices before any paid plan discount. 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 “Variant & 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
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11oz Ceramic Mugsublimation · US
$11.81 (Base cost plus first-item shipping)$0.50 lower

$6.82 base + $4.99 shipping

Listed price, Sep 2026

Variant & source

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. US first-item shipping $4.99 (Light Drinkware).

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$12.31 (Base cost plus first-item shipping)

$5.02 base + $7.29 shipping

Live price, Sep 28, 2026

Variant & source

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.

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15oz Ceramic Mugsublimation · US
$14.91 (Base cost plus first-item shipping)

$7.42 base + $7.49 shipping

Listed price, Sep 2026

Variant & source

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. US first-item shipping $7.49 (Heavy Drinkware).

Open base-price source
$13.42 (Base cost plus first-item shipping)$1.49 lower

$6.13 base + $7.29 shipping

Live price, Sep 28, 2026

Variant & source

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 $7.29 US standard first-item shipping. Blank + 1 print, USD; excludes tax and extras.

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≈ 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

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CustomCat vs Printify attributes
CompareCustomCat
In-house fulfillment
Printify
Print network / marketplace
Fulfillment modelIn-house fulfillmentPrint network / marketplace
Produces inUSA (Detroit, MI)USA; UK; EU; China; Australia; Canada (90+ print partners in a global network)
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StrengthsLong-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 90+ 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

  • The cheaper supplier changes from product to product, so a lower total on one product says nothing about another: compare the specific products you sell.
  • 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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