Software · head to head
Sellfy vs Printful
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Sellfy every plan caps annual sales volume: $10k on Starter, $50k on Business and $200k on Premium; Printful the Growth plan is $24.99 a month and only becomes free once a store reaches $12,000 a year in sales
- They diverge on capability: Sellfy covers Physical & digital products, Printful covers Print on demand.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Sellfy and Printful actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown), founded (2013).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Sellfy
- Physical & digital products
- Membership/subscription sales
- Email marketing
- Marketing automation
- Affiliate program
- Analytics
- Mobile app
- Multi-currency support
Only in Printful
- Print on demand
- Custom products
- Dropshipping
- Automated fulfillment
- Quality control
- Inventory sync
- Bulk orders
- Designer tool
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Sellfy
- Selling digital downloads, subscriptions or print on demand goods from a hosted storefrontnot Printful
- Running a small creator store without building a sitenot Printful
Printful
- Print on demand fulfilment for apparel and merchandisenot Sellfy
- Attaching a fulfilment backend to an existing online storenot Sellfy
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Sellfy
- Every plan caps annual sales volume: $10k on Starter, $50k on Business and $200k on Premium
- Exceeding the cap forces a plan upgrade rather than an overage charge, so growth is a step change in cost
- Maximum file size per digital product is tied to the plan, at 10 GB, 15 GB and 20 GB
- Email marketing credits are metered per plan, from 2,000 to 50,000
- Cart abandonment, upselling and the affiliate programme all require the Business plan
- Payment processing fees from PayPal or Stripe are charged on top of the subscription
Printful
- The Growth plan is $24.99 a month and only becomes free once a store reaches $12,000 a year in sales
- Product discounts of up to 33% are tied to that paid plan, so the lowest unit costs are unavailable to small sellers
- The free plan allows one sample order a month, capped at 3 items
- Shipping and taxes are calculated separately from the quoted product price
Pricing, plan by plan
Sellfy
Free- FreeFree
- Unlimited products
- Basic store
- Email support
- Pro$29/month
- All Free features
- Custom domain
- Email marketing
Printful
Free- FreeFree
- Unlimited integrations
- Basic dashboard
- Order fulfillment
Which should you pick?
Choose Sellfy if
- You need physical & digital products.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want membership/subscription sales.
Choose Printful if
- You need print on demand.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want custom products.
Questions people ask
- Is Sellfy or Printful better?
- Neither clearly leads. Sellfy starts at Free and Printful at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Sellfy or Printful?
- Sellfy starts at Free and Printful at Free.
- Does Sellfy or Printful run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Sellfy for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Sellfy best used for?
- Sellfy is most often used for selling digital downloads, subscriptions or print on demand goods from a hosted storefront, running a small creator store without building a site. Of those, selling digital downloads, subscriptions or print on demand goods from a hosted storefront and running a small creator store without building a site are not what Printful is typically brought in for.
- What can Sellfy do that Printful cannot?
- Sellfy covers Physical & digital products, Membership/subscription sales, Email marketing, Marketing automation. Printful covers Print on demand, Custom products, Dropshipping, Automated fulfillment.