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Printful vs SPOD
Printful and SPOD are both creator merch platforms. Fees — Printful: Set retail price over base cost, keep margin. SPOD: Set your own margin over base cost.
Updated · from each platform’s published fees and payout terms · how we verify
Key differences
- Fees — Printful: Set retail price over base cost, keep margin. SPOD: Set your own margin over base cost.
- Only Printful offers Via your own store and Quick Stores payouts via Stripe. Only SPOD offers Profit via your own store.
- Printful is the older platform — founded in 2013, 5 years before SPOD (2018).
- Printful is based in United States, SPOD in Germany.
Which should you choose?
Choose Printful if…
- You want to withdraw via Via your own store and Quick Stores payouts via Stripe.
- You prefer a long track record (since 2013).
Choose SPOD if…
- You want to withdraw via Profit via your own store.
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Printful
A print-on-demand fulfillment service - connect it to your own store and it prints and ships your designs as o…
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SPOD
A Spreadshirt-owned print-on-demand service with fast production for custom merch.
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| Type | Creator merch like Fourthwall | Creator merch like Fourthwall |
| Category | Stock & Digital Goods | Stock & Digital Goods |
| Vetted | No | No |
| Work from home | Yes | Yes |
| Fees | Set retail price over base cost, keep margin | Set your own margin over base cost |
| Minimum payout | $25 (Quick Stores payouts) | — |
| Payout speed | Monthly for Quick Stores profits | — |
| Withdraw via | Via your own store, Quick Stores payouts via Stripe | Profit via your own store |
| Availability | Worldwide | Worldwide |
| Founded | 2013 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | Charlotte, United States | Leipzig, Germany |
| Popularity | 41 views · 0 likes | 38 views · 0 likes |
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Printful or SPOD?
Printful: Set retail price over base cost, keep margin. SPOD: Set your own margin over base cost.
Where are Printful and SPOD available?
Printful: Worldwide. SPOD: Worldwide.