I Tested Printful, Gelato, & Printify in 2024 - Do NOT Choose Wrong!!

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  • Опубліковано 24 лис 2024

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  • @SantrelMedia
    @SantrelMedia  4 місяці тому +4

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    GELATO santrelmedia.com/gelato
    PRINTFUL santrelmedia.com/printful
    PRINTIFY santrelmedia.com/printify
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  • @DanielGarstea
    @DanielGarstea 3 місяці тому +51

    my personal rating for the 3 of the shirts:
    Printify:
    general color - 9/10
    Color Black - 7/10
    Outline(Contour) - 8/10
    Gelato:
    general color - 10/10
    Color black - 9/10
    Outline - 10/10
    Printful:
    General color - 8/10
    Color black - 6/10
    Outline 6/10
    In general i would choose Gelato for the shirt's quality

  • @AcG-FL
    @AcG-FL 2 місяці тому +26

    🎯 Key points for quick navigation:
    00:00 *📊 Overview of Print on Demand Suppliers*
    - The video explores three major print on demand suppliers: Gelato, Printify, and Printful, comparing their workings and offerings.
    - Print on demand eliminates inventory concerns for sellers.
    - Each supplier operates differently, with distinct advantages and disadvantages.
    - The choice of supplier can affect shipping times and print quality based on location and printer supplied.
    02:18 *💰 Pricing Structures of Print on Demand Services*
    - Detailed breakdown of the pricing structures for Gelato, Printify, and Printful, including free plans and upgrade options.
    - Printify offers a free plan with an option to save 20% with a paid plan.
    - Gelato's pricing starts with a free plan and scales with additional features at higher costs.
    - Printful's plan allows for revenue-based free access to premium features.
    08:30 *🛒 Product Selection and Comparison*
    - Discussion on the variety of products offered by each supplier, focusing on the Gilden 5000 t-shirt as a case study.
    - Printify has a wide selection of products across various categories.
    - Gelato offers fewer products but at competitive pricing.
    - Printful maintains a balance of products but doesn’t have as extensive a catalog as Printify.
    12:23 *👕*
    - The process of ordering samples across the three suppliers, assessing design tools, and product features.
    - Printful provides a comprehensive design tool allowing for extensive customization.
    - Gelato offers competitive pricing for sample orders, beneficial for initial testing.
    - Printify's design tool is described as more basic compared to its competitors.
    17:41 *🧢 Specialty Product Offerings*
    - In-depth exploration of specialty products like embroidered hats, analyzing each supplier's options.
    - Printify has limited hat options but provides a few varying styles.
    - Each supplier features different embroidery options, influencing decision-making.
    - The selection and quality of specialty products vary across the suppliers.
    00:17:47 *🎩 Product Selection Comparison*
    - Comparing hat options across Printful, Gelato, and Printify, focusing on design tools.
    - Printful has a vast selection of hats with easy design uploads.
    - Gelato also offers a user-friendly interface, providing a similar experience as Printful.
    - Printify's design tools are less intuitive, limiting the real-time design process.
    00:23:00 *🚚 Shipping and Order Process*
    - Discussing shipping times and order processes across Printful, Gelato, and Printify.
    - Printify has the fastest shipping time at 6 days, while Printful took around 7-8 days due to a review process.
    - Gelato was slightly longer in processing time, taking about 8 days total.
    - Printful's order review process is beneficial for design accuracy.
    00:25:30 *🎨 Quality Assessment of Samples*
    - Evaluating the quality of hats and shirts received from the three platforms.
    - Gelato's and Printful's hat stitching is high quality, while Printify's print quality is disappointing.
    - Printful's design modifications contributed positively to the final appearance of its products.
    - All t-shirts showed consistent quality across vendors, suggesting reliability in printing.
    00:30:00 *✅ Benefits and Recommendations*
    - Outlining the key benefits of Gelato, Printful, and Printify based on the overall review and analysis.
    - Gelato offers personalization features and competitive pricing, particularly for t-shirts.
    - Printful excels in embroidery quality and customer service through its design review process.
    - Printify provides a vast product library and various supplier options, making it good for testing diverse products.
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  • @lynetteholliday8099
    @lynetteholliday8099 4 місяці тому +75

    I was going to move to Gelato but decided to got back to Printify. I ordered from Gelato and the delivery time was too long. I am in Michigan but across the water from Canada and my products were shipped from Canada (I assume based on on physical miles) a mug took 3 weeks and I was not able to contact anyone, chat kept giving me scripted answers, super frustrating. And I didn’t get my 50% discount on my samples and also could not talk to customer service to assist so I paid full price.

    • @skoczek35
      @skoczek35 3 місяці тому

      what about ppl from Europe ? whos deliver the faster way?

    • @letgonflo
      @letgonflo 2 місяці тому +3

      Ugh. Sorry you went through that but I appreciate the inside scoop. If I can't receive good (or better) customer service, then that POD is a 'never use' for me. If they can't even get customer service right, I don't want to experience their product quality control.

    • @kseriesmedia
      @kseriesmedia Місяць тому +2

      Omg yes I’m going thru this rn! Lyn thank you for this. Ordered from. Gelato it’s been 12 days now. It says it’s shipping from NY but I still not received tracking info

    • @AussieFiggy
      @AussieFiggy Місяць тому +2

      I started listing with gelato, since the “multiple printing places local to your customer” sounded pretty great, but it’s a total headache with what’s available in which countries.
      Trying to order, FOR MYSELF, it won’t let me order more than one shirt. Turns out one of the colours isn’t in stock in Aus, despite their product availability saying it is, and it just gave me a generic error message, so I missed out on the 50% sample of up to $100, and there’s no easy way for me to check what the issue is when placing an order!
      Looking at how on Earth to shift my existing listings to Printify.

    • @SKYABOVECALIFORNIA
      @SKYABOVECALIFORNIA Місяць тому +2

      I can't recommend gelato at all! So far I've only had bad experiences with the customer service, which doesn't deserve the name. In addition, again and again problems, starting with the editor, the mockups, the integration and the availability of products, up to product quality, bad prints and very long delivery times. Especially before the holidays - and here it should be said that the deadlines stated by Gelato itself were not met, but they advertised them in a big way. Apart from that, small product portfolio that they hardly developed further. So never again Gelato!

  • @ProfitPro_Tips
    @ProfitPro_Tips Місяць тому +57

    I love this video!

  • @elephantintheroom5678
    @elephantintheroom5678 4 місяці тому +64

    I want a video comparing these three for wall art prints with complex, detailed, subtle colours, and intensities. If possible.

  • @brendapena2328
    @brendapena2328 Місяць тому +4

    This is one of the best videos I found explaining the difference between all 3 companies, thank you so much !

  • @FollowMagicBrad
    @FollowMagicBrad Місяць тому +8

    I think Printful does their own in-house work, so the consistency of the product would be better as opposed to a company that outsources to multiple suppliers.

  • @sarah_zen
    @sarah_zen 2 місяці тому +20

    The real test is washing them. How did that turn out?

  • @amyc5549
    @amyc5549 2 місяці тому +11

    I don't agree with printful being the best for the hat. I think the fact that it's not a true round circle was a fail for The hat. Do you think they could make it a true circle? I mean, how do you rectify that? I also think the printify t-shirt looked better. I don't know if it just had to do with the light in your studio and it seemed that the space was larger for the printed graphic on the printify t-shirt. Great tutorial, Great video. Thanks so much

  • @anadulce2726
    @anadulce2726 8 днів тому

    Thank you so much for this video! It was great to see the real samples! My eyes choose the Gelato print :) but maybe the print more close to your file is Printify ... the embroidery, I personally think it could be improved in all three, Gelato circle is better though, the Printful circle like you said doesn't look correct, at least to my eye.

  • @Somethingwithrocks
    @Somethingwithrocks 3 дні тому +1

    Ive been looking into trying Printful for specific items with my own designs. But Inside Printfuls terms and conditions contains a section under "Rights You Grant Printful." which seems to describe a "Gotcha" term where anything you made that you give to them to print or make is now in theory entirely theirs to do whatever they like with and not give you anything in return. If im wrong please correct me. It seems insanely predatory for them to put this in their terms and conditions.

  • @golfballlife1832
    @golfballlife1832 28 днів тому +1

    I use Printful. They have great branding options to make your brand stand out from competitors.

    • @kaushik909
      @kaushik909 6 днів тому

      I have heard some negative reviews from famous people who are in the POD business for quite a while. They say their fabric isn't that good, their DTG printing ain't good, they take like 21 days to ship the products as a result the customers always mail him and leave negative reviews!

    • @golfballlife1832
      @golfballlife1832 6 днів тому

      @kaushik909 never had a problem. Great customer servi6, quality and shipping on time

  • @suziegalstian8201
    @suziegalstian8201 3 місяці тому +5

    Thank you so much! This helped me decide and I'll definitely use the affiliate links. Love the giraffe t-shirt from Gelato 😊

  • @8EtherealDreams8
    @8EtherealDreams8 Місяць тому +4

    I think you should have modeled the merchandise before and after washing too for a true comparison.

  • @Saintly2
    @Saintly2 2 місяці тому +14

    Note: Printful is extra expensive if shipping to Canada due to how they ship. Customers will HAVE to pay duty/taxes upon delivery. I use about a dozen POD companies and they are the only one that does this. Simply awful. I’ve had to limit them to the US Market. Very disappointing. 😖😠

    • @micheal824
      @micheal824 Місяць тому

      Why do they have to pay duty/taxes they have a printing location in Toronto ?

  • @lynnez7389
    @lynnez7389 2 місяці тому +2

    FYI I ordered a tote bag from Gelato with one of my paintings and was really disappointed in it. The colors are very dull and undefined. Everyone likes it, it gives it a rustic feel but it's not the vibrancy of my painting. I've ordered one from printify but haven't gotten it yet. I've also ordered a wall print of another painting for a sample as well as one from lumaprints so we'll see how these all turn out. Also, I'm going to have my daughter re-photo the paintings with her dslr hoping that will make a difference. I don't see how it really would but that's just an uninformed guess.

  • @elephantintheroom5678
    @elephantintheroom5678 4 місяці тому +8

    Even on screen, Gelato was clearly a better T-shirt print.

  • @TheKylie777
    @TheKylie777 2 місяці тому +4

    Great video, thank you! Which video is the Shopify tutorial you mentioned using Gelato as the POD provider please?

  • @patriciawilkerson6435
    @patriciawilkerson6435 Місяць тому

    Yeah, that's a pretty cool incentive. i think so too.

  • @kseriesmedia
    @kseriesmedia Місяць тому +5

    I made custom 3 long shirts as samples from gelato from santrel video and I have not gotten a tracking or nothing. It’s been 12 days. Gelato is coming from NY and I’m in California.

    • @Key_1111
      @Key_1111 Місяць тому +3

      Did you ever get it?

    • @kseriesmedia
      @kseriesmedia Місяць тому +1

      @@Key_1111 yes 14 days way to long. Just imagine someone who orders from you

    • @Key_1111
      @Key_1111 Місяць тому

      @kseriesmedia Yeah that's a long time. I'm leaning towards Printful!

  • @pokerchump25
    @pokerchump25 4 місяці тому +11

    Ive noticed that when ive made sample orders for some of the bags and wallart to see the products, they seem to go out of stock shortly after. it's annoying putting things on my website that the providers can't keep in stock

    • @chloecasper1366
      @chloecasper1366 4 місяці тому +1

      which platform were this? We were also thinking of selling wall art and tote bags, but are yet to order samples (we've chosen printful and gelato to compare)

  • @cclenh1217
    @cclenh1217 2 місяці тому +1

    Thank you for giving me some idea and direction 😄

  • @mylaanslickk
    @mylaanslickk 16 днів тому

    Straight to the point 💯🔥

  • @emmatoemmaloi
    @emmatoemmaloi 2 місяці тому +1

    thank you you help me deside what im gonna choose😄😃✅

  • @offgridwifey
    @offgridwifey 22 дні тому

    Paused the video at 20:27 to see if ordering a similar hat from Printify was a possibility to see that it was.
    As a general question, why didn't you choose a similar style/quality hat to that on Gelato or Printful?

  • @arkofimagination
    @arkofimagination Місяць тому +1

    Informative video. Thanks.

  • @nevett
    @nevett 2 місяці тому +4

    That Printful shirt seems to wash out a lot of the color detail, e.g. the glasses frames ended up being the same color as the giraffe's spots. Gelato color accuracy seems to be much more accurate.

    • @swirlspace
      @swirlspace 2 місяці тому +1

      agree, printful tshirt color not as good. But their embroidery is better with wider selection for hats

  • @David-dy3bb
    @David-dy3bb 3 місяці тому +7

    Gelato says it will ship from whatever location is closest to you. From experience I believe once you place the order it’s out of their hands. I don’t think they own the actual shipping/printing facilities. That may be why you can’t reach them. they wouldn’t know where your order is so you’re getting these scripted answers via email. 12 days for one shirt to arrive from they said Ohio. I’m less than 500 miles from Ohio.

    • @Meskarune
      @Meskarune Місяць тому

      To create a custom printed item the company has to create the screens for the items, then print them, then package and ship. It can take 2 weeks to create a t-shirt or cup, then shipping on top. It's not already made like items you buy off web shops, they have to produce the item first, so 12 days is actually a great turn around time fyi.

    • @David-dy3bb
      @David-dy3bb Місяць тому +2

      @@Meskarune my thing is then say 12 days instead of giving the runaround or false times. Not to mention not being able to get hold of them. Looking at the tag they evidently didn’t mean to leave in my package the order didn’t even start being printed until I kept sending emails about where it was then they put a rush on it. The printing was also bad. If you took 12 days it should’ve been a lot better fyi. They use third party printers so they really have no control.

    • @Meskarune
      @Meskarune Місяць тому +1

      @@David-dy3bb Dude, it normally takes 2 weeks to make custom screen prints on a shirt. Why were you even emailing about this before 2 weeks? And yeah, if they rushed the print because you were impatient then I'd expect it to be bad. The products get made one by one custom. If you to buy something instantly you have to get ready made.

    • @David-dy3bb
      @David-dy3bb Місяць тому +1

      @@Meskarune I got an email with a shipping date and I thought this is right in line with what they said. the status didn’t change after almost a week so I inquired about it. Mind you THEY gave me that date. I kept getting automated responses with no human interaction which was frustrating. I even got one saying the delay was weather related. Coming from Ohio going to TN, in August.
      I’ve ordered samples from them before and had no issues, but this was not good. It showed they had no idea of what was going on or control over this third party printer. You keep saying 12 days is normal however I was not told 12 days, and was sent a shipping date with tracking number. I was also told that tracking numbers don’t mean anything and are not exact 🤦‍♂️. My point is I wouldn’t use them for apparel printing because they seem to have no control over the process in my opinion. The customer service was not good at all. The metal print I had ordered a sample for was good and I got it in less than 12 days 😂

    • @LindseyReed
      @LindseyReed Місяць тому

      @@David-dy3bb "...tracking numbers don’t mean anything." LOL!

  • @courtneydane2693
    @courtneydane2693 Місяць тому

    Can we have more video like this with more providers? I would love to know what you think about awkward styles, custom cat, prodigi, etc

  • @numberoneappgames
    @numberoneappgames Місяць тому

    Thanks for the video. It was comprehensive! :D

  • @hazelcham3le0n1
    @hazelcham3le0n1 21 день тому

    Did you mistakingly say “Printful” for the hat selection? Or did you mean Gelato? Just clarifying. Thanks for your insight!

  • @printscometrue
    @printscometrue 3 місяці тому +5

    For example, I have a Shopify store with Printful connected, and a customer makes an order in my shop. In this case does Printful connect to me to discuss the details or to my customer?

    • @printscometrue
      @printscometrue 3 місяці тому

      @@absolutefreedom8035 Thank you!

    • @GlenFair
      @GlenFair 2 місяці тому +2

      If a customer places an order it'll go straight to Printful so you won't have to do anything. They'll make it and ship it to your customer and charge your credit card

  • @JamesThomas-fj7ih
    @JamesThomas-fj7ih 4 місяці тому +4

    An important criterion for newbies is selling. I have heard elsewhere that Printify has a "pop up store" which means you don't have to link to other stores. Is this the case with Gelato and Printful too, or do you have to link your products to Shopify, Etsy, etc?

    • @writeafterthis
      @writeafterthis 3 місяці тому +1

      Printful has a "Quick Store" option. You can have multiple stores.

    • @catherinevalverde
      @catherinevalverde 3 місяці тому +1

      ​@@writeafterthiscómo dijo el video es solamente un intermediario tienes que pagar otras tiendas como shopify, para poder vender tus productos

  • @utopia8761
    @utopia8761 3 місяці тому +7

    But which ones do you use honestly?

  • @amorfrancis5609
    @amorfrancis5609 Місяць тому

    Very helpful thank you!

  • @_maggie
    @_maggie 2 місяці тому +2

    etsy's taxed p.o.d. shirts is crazy confusing. do you have insight into this?

  • @mattving61
    @mattving61 4 місяці тому +18

    Tried gelato not a fan . Ai customer service. Terrible quality

    • @catherinevalverde
      @catherinevalverde 3 місяці тому

      😮😮😮😮

    • @kseriesmedia
      @kseriesmedia Місяць тому

      Yes AI sucks. SMH I bought stuff too smh

    • @SKYABOVECALIFORNIA
      @SKYABOVECALIFORNIA Місяць тому

      I can't recommend gelato at all! So far I've only had bad experiences with the customer service, which doesn't deserve the name. In addition, again and again problems, starting with the editor, the mockups, the integration and the availability of products, up to product quality, bad prints and very long delivery times. Especially before the holidays - and here it should be said that the deadlines stated by Gelato itself were not met, but they advertised them in a big way. Apart from that, small product portfolio that they hardly developed further. So never again Gelato!

  • @diannecornils2339
    @diannecornils2339 2 місяці тому +2

    So helpful

  • @ngawinikeelan1877
    @ngawinikeelan1877 Місяць тому

    Really helpful.

  • @heatherholbrook911
    @heatherholbrook911 2 місяці тому +1

    does this info apply the same to Canadians wanting to ship into the US? Which is best for Canadians?

  • @sunnyinyourarea
    @sunnyinyourarea 2 місяці тому +3

    Did you order anything from Merchize? Im waiting forr my sample from them...

    • @soon.tobemillionaire
      @soon.tobemillionaire 2 місяці тому

      I got pretty good experience with Merchize. The product quality is superb. Shipping is fast as well.

  • @Bompabibi
    @Bompabibi 2 місяці тому

    What’s your favorite “best of” tee and sweatshirt? I would like a high quality tee and sweatshirt.

  • @arkofimagination
    @arkofimagination Місяць тому +2

    If a customer order a T-shirt from my Etsy store, for example, do I have to pay first to one of these companies before they print and ship the product to the customer?

    • @GoodVibesHub333
      @GoodVibesHub333 Місяць тому +2

      No they don't. They pay Etsy and Etsy pays the POD company and you, based on the cost structure.

    • @arkofimagination
      @arkofimagination Місяць тому

      @@GoodVibesHub333 Okay. Thanks for the info. I just read somewhere that I had to pay the printing company first, before they deliver the product to the customer.

  • @benjamin-collie
    @benjamin-collie Місяць тому +2

    I just don't see the point the profit margin will be tiny that's if anyone even buys them

  • @TiffanyBridgerBird
    @TiffanyBridgerBird 2 місяці тому +1

    Why does he say Gelato is free /forever, but when I registered Gelato has a free trial that does not last forever? Does anyone know how to get Gelato for free forever?

  • @worldwideslinger
    @worldwideslinger 21 день тому

    Im currently using Printful and I absolutely HATE their design/mock up process. Very confusing and inconsistant end result when you add it to your store. I watched your video because Im seriously thinking about taking my entire store down out of frustration with Printful.

  • @rinnn2412
    @rinnn2412 3 місяці тому +2

    I want to sell Stained Glass Suncatcher for this halloween, but don't know what is the best POD provider. Any suggest for me?

  • @MillionaireMindset548
    @MillionaireMindset548 Місяць тому +1

    23:00

  • @muradlonelypilgrim
    @muradlonelypilgrim 2 місяці тому +3

    Can i sell my product all 3 platforms same time?

  • @EimantasK
    @EimantasK 20 днів тому

    Can it be that Gelato is your product? :D cuz photo of two guys there seems to have you, no?

  • @clarktrim9144
    @clarktrim9144 2 місяці тому +1

    Please someone answer! How do I get design resolution and DPI good enough to print full size like those giraffe shirts? On gelato

    • @breejones2501
      @breejones2501 2 місяці тому +3

      If a design you’re using is not a high enough resolution and the dpi too low, you can do two things. 1) upscale the design. There are plenty of websites that offer upscaling as well as videos on here about it and 2) you can turn your design from a jpg or png to an svg. Once an svg you can export it in any size you want. Again there are videos on here about converting to svg.

  • @michaelstann3390
    @michaelstann3390 4 місяці тому +2

    So can you link the Products that you make on gelato to any website. ? I don't have any of those other stores created like Shopify. Or etsy, but I do have a website that has a products section.Can I add it there? I'm new to print on demand. Thank you.

    • @catherinevalverde
      @catherinevalverde 3 місяці тому +2

      No te recomiendo shopify

    • @firetabs
      @firetabs 2 місяці тому +2

      I think a solution would be having your own website and taking pictures from your Gelato items/products putting them on on your website. Thereafter, let your site redirect buyers to the selected item on Gelato. However, this solution might drive potential buyers away from you. I hope I make sense.

  • @CanguroRuso
    @CanguroRuso Місяць тому

    Affiliate & Discount Promo links don't work. :(

  • @MotivationalCollection20
    @MotivationalCollection20 3 місяці тому +1

    What is 5 store means???

    • @sugafreebree
      @sugafreebree 2 місяці тому +1

      This means you can have up to 5 different stores under one account. For example, you have a tee shirt only shop and you then you have a second shop for artwork prints like posters, greeting cards and wall tapestry.

  • @OsajeOsly
    @OsajeOsly 4 місяці тому +2

    Hello bro u are really trying with your video cause I have been using some the the one u recommend but I think u need more traffic to make hit acc grown and have much siscruber

  • @sylviaowusu8161
    @sylviaowusu8161 Місяць тому

  • @SKYABOVECALIFORNIA
    @SKYABOVECALIFORNIA Місяць тому +1

    I can't recommend gelato at all! So far I've only had bad experiences with the customer service, which doesn't deserve the name. In addition, again and again problems, starting with the editor, the mockups, the integration and the availability of products, up to product quality, bad prints and very long delivery times. Especially before the holidays - and here it should be said that the deadlines stated by Gelato itself were not met, but they advertised them in a big way. Apart from that, small product portfolio that they hardly developed further. So never again Gelato!

    • @SKYABOVECALIFORNIA
      @SKYABOVECALIFORNIA Місяць тому

      It is absolutely incomprehensible to me how you can recommend this company.
      This morning, October 17, 2024, you have once again reached a new peak of impudence, incompetence and absolute intransparency. A whole series of mockups that are not particularly good or special, but which Gelato pays dearly for with PLUS or GOLD subscriptions, can no longer be used because the usage rights are supposedly expiring. That's quite a thing, but it gets even better - the mockups used and saved are to be removed by October 18, 2024 and replaced with new ones. So within just under 18 hours.
      We can only advise everyone not to use Gelato as a POD service provider under any circumstances!

    • @DwightKurt-xb8cp
      @DwightKurt-xb8cp 28 днів тому

      What do you prefer now for quality?

  • @JustLookin2150
    @JustLookin2150 2 місяці тому +1

    Did you film this video with a potato?

  • @delilahzarri8723
    @delilahzarri8723 3 місяці тому +7

    This is sponsored obviously. I hate gelato. I use PRINTIFY for some things, printed mint for candles, teelaunch for lawn signs and I do not sell apparel. All of the print providers use DTG and obviously do not clean and tune their printers. I sell high ticket items. All these videos are bs. Most don’t even sell.

    • @JVGJ-e9o
      @JVGJ-e9o 2 місяці тому

      Why do you hate gelato?

    • @G0dismabestfren
      @G0dismabestfren 19 днів тому

      I have the same question as the other person who posted before me. I think I have to agree with the cleaning of the printers because one of my designs came out weird in color and also the edges of my logo was not clean.

  • @MarionCaffroy
    @MarionCaffroy Місяць тому

    Is that a hickey I see?! lol
    Diiirty boy 🫦