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Printful vs Spreadshop
Printful and Spreadshop are both creator merch platforms. Fees — Printful: Set retail price over base cost, keep margin. Spreadshop: Free - earn a margin per sale.
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. Spreadshop: Free - earn a margin per sale.
- Only Printful offers Via your own store and Quick Stores payouts via Stripe. Only Spreadshop offers Bank transfer and PayPal.
- Spreadshop is the older platform — founded in 2002, 11 years before Printful (2013).
- Printful is based in United States, Spreadshop in Germany.
Which should you choose?
Choose Printful if…
- You want to withdraw via Via your own store and Quick Stores payouts via Stripe.
Choose Spreadshop if…
- You want to withdraw via Bank transfer and PayPal.
- You prefer a long track record (since 2002).
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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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Spreadshop
A free merch shop by Spreadshirt - open a store, upload designs onto 250+ products, and earn a margin on every…
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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 | Free - earn a margin per sale |
| Minimum payout | $25 (Quick Stores payouts) | — |
| Payout speed | Monthly for Quick Stores profits | Settled by the 15th working day for the previous month, then paid within 15 working days. The bank may take up to 15 more business days. |
| Withdraw via | Via your own store, Quick Stores payouts via Stripe | Bank transfer, PayPal |
| Availability | Worldwide | Worldwide |
| Founded | 2013 | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Charlotte, United States | Leipzig, Germany |
| Popularity | 42 views · 0 likes | 43 views · 0 likes |
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Printful or Spreadshop?
Printful: Set retail price over base cost, keep margin. Spreadshop: Free - earn a margin per sale.
How fast do Printful and Spreadshop pay out?
Printful: Monthly for Quick Stores profits. Spreadshop: Settled by the 15th working day for the previous month, then paid within 15 working days. The bank may take up to 15 more business days.
Where are Printful and Spreadshop available?
Printful: Worldwide. Spreadshop: Worldwide.