Platform type tour1 / 7
Print-on-demand like Redbubble in 7 slides
Upload designs, earn royalties — the platform prints and ships.
10live print-on-demand platforms
17.5%median cut
2open almost worldwide
How it works2 / 7
Earning on print-on-demand platforms
How the money is made: selling digital products
- Make it once
- Upload and list it
- Buyers download it
- Royalties paid out
Against all 53 platform types
Skills needed
- None12 types
- Some34 types
- Specialist7 types
Startup cost
- None23 types
- Low14 types
- Medium10 types
- High6 types
First payout
- Days12 types
- Weeks14 types
- Months23 types
Typical earnings
Varies widely.
Best for: Artists and designers who want royalties without handling stock or shipping
The leaders3 / 7
The best-known print-on-demand platforms
RedbubblePrint-on-demand marketplace★ 3.620–50%
ZazzlePrint-on-demand marketplace★ 3.6Designers set their ow…
ThreadlessPrint-on-demand marketplace★ 3.8Set your own artist ma…
SpreadshirtPrint-on-demand marketplace★ 3.7Design commissions and…
Amazon Merch on DemandPrint-on-demand program★ 2.913–37%
TeePublicPrint-on-demand marketplace★ 3.8Flat royalty per sale
Best documented first: researched listings, then those with a Wikipedia article, then web traffic. Open one to take its tour.
Against other types4 / 7
How print-on-demand platforms stack up
35largest of 53 platform types we list
Live platforms by type
| Item | Live platforms |
|---|---|
| Marketplaces | 75 |
| Remote job boards | 68 |
| Freelance sites | 58 |
| Payment receiving platforms | 53 |
| Delivery platforms | 41 |
| Tutoring platforms | 39 |
| Task platforms | 38 |
| Print-on-demand platforms | 10 |
Getting paid5 / 7
How print-on-demand platforms pay out
The withdrawal methods listed by the 10 print-on-demand platforms whose payout options we have verified. PayPal is offered by 8 of them.
- PayPal853%
- Bank transfer427%
- Check17%
- PayPal or credit17%
- every 14 days17%
Best first platform6 / 7
Where to start
Our pick to start withThreadlessThe highest rated of the 7 print-on-demand platforms that are free to join.3.8/ 5- Verified earnings
- Open worldwide
- Free to join
- 10 years running
- 20 years running
- Fully documented
Picked by formula from verified facts, not paid placement. How the rating works
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