February 2021 Review
Best On-Demand Printing
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Printify and Printful stand as the two biggest print-on-demand services, and its a booming business forecast to hit $10 billion. The POD model allows you to not hold any inventory or pay any upfront fees until a product is sold to the customer. Its a great way to test a business idea since it has low overheads and a marginal barrier to entry, just like dropshipping.
But in the end, this comparison will put a pivotal consideration on the strengths and snags of each print-on-demand solution.
Printify edges out Printful for a number of reasons. We review and call out their strengths and weaknesses in our article.
#1: Printify – When you’re starting out its pricing is way cheaper. It also had the best customer reviews and we found its intergations with marketplaces the best.
#2: Printful – Great integrations, but Printiful has classified all its service pricing into separate sections like in-labels, packing slips, shipping. Also, their online reviews of their customers service lacked luster.
Our Conclusion
Printify had more product features and both are free to integrate their POD services to your dropshipping store. We loved Printify’s designs, product quality and quick customer service. Wee found that their service is likely going to win more on repeat customers. And that was key.
Printful is a good second choice providing great designs and speedy shipping (for a price). UX was nice too.
Both of them are great, but we preferred Printify due to product selection, quality, shipping speed and customer reviews. Not to mention their products are, in our opinion, overpriced (but that’s how they make their money!)
If you’re want to add POD products to your dropshipping store we would recommend trying Printify first.
Why Did We Go With Sendinblue?
Sendinblue (free monthly plan up to 300 emails per month, unlimited contacts, and Lite plan starts at $25 per month 10,000 to 100,000 emails)
We love that Sendinblue is an ll-in-one platform that will help you grow your business through building stronger customer relationships.
They can be up to 5 times cheaper for bulk emails versus Mailchimp! If you’re a high volume sender, moving from Mailchimp to Sendinblue will generate serious savings. When it comes to sending bulk email campaigns, Sendinblue is the cheaper option.
You can get more features for $0 with Sendinblue. If you’re on a budget or just starting out, you’ll be glad to know that both Sendinblue and Mailchimp offer free plans. However, the majority of Sendinblue’s email marketing features are available for free.
We found that Sendinblue is the smartest and most intuitive platform for growing businesses.
2. Mailchimp
MailChimp (Free plan up to 2,000 contacts 1 audience included and Essential plan starts at $9.99 ip to 50,000 contacts 3 audiences included)
Mailchimp’s all-in-one Marketing Platform helps you market smarter.
Whether you’re starting from scratch with CRM or bringing an existing audience into Mailchimp, connecting your favorite tools and keeping all your contact data in Mailchimp helps you stay organized and improve your marketing. Best of all, their audience dashboard will help you get to know your audience at a glance, visually showing you segments within your audience data that you can send targeted campaigns to with just a few clicks.
Create beautiful, branded emails that make you look like a pro. Engage your audience with email marketing. Whether you’re just starting out or you’re already a pro, Mailchimp’s easy‑to‑use email builder has the tools you need to grow your business.
Our Conclusion
They all have pros and cons. Sendinblue is our top choice as it is the cheaper option when it comes to sending bulk email campaigns compared to Mailchimp, also Sendinblue can work out up to 5 times cheaper per month in certain cases. MailChimp is a good second choice being an all-in-one Marketing Platform for small business with a smaller feature set, and Marketo is on our last spot due to their higher plan pricing although they have grown into a leader in marketing automation.
All of them monetise users and marketing automation, and in that regard you could start at the beginning of the list and work down to see which one suits you best.