CustomHub vs Printify
Printify connects sellers to print providers. CustomHub lets you be the print provider — and run the whole operation yourself.
Same industry, opposite sides of the table.
A marketplace for print providers
Sellers pick products, connect their stores, and Printify routes the order to one of 80+ print providers worldwide. The seller never touches the product. The provider never sees the customer.
The software to run a print provider operation
You bring the printers. CustomHub handles everything else — orders, gang sheets, dealer management, supplier routing, storefronts, and shipping. You can even onboard sellers just like Printify does, but on your own terms.
Two sides of the same industry
Printify built a marketplace. Sellers list products, and Printify matches them with print providers. The providers do the actual printing and shipping, and Printify takes a cut for connecting the two sides.
Here's the thing most people don't think about: those 80+ print providers on Printify? They need software to manage all those incoming orders. To generate gang sheets. To route work across their production lines. To track what shipped and what didn't.
That's what CustomHub is for. We're the software that the production side of the POD industry runs on.
And you don't need to be on Printify's network to use it. You can run your own dealer network, accept orders through your own storefront, and manage your own sellers — all through CustomHub's dealer portal system.
The Full Comparison
Different products for different people. Here's what each one does.
| Feature | CustomHub | Printify |
|---|---|---|
| Connects sellers to print providersPrintify is a marketplace | ||
| 80+ print provider networkPrintify's core value | ||
| Mockup generator | ||
| Etsy / Amazon / Shopify integration | ||
| Product designer tool | ||
| You control your own production | ||
| You keep 100% of marginsPrintify takes a cut via provider pricing | ||
| DTF gang sheet generation | ||
| Pick list with sequential fulfillment | ||
| Be a print provider for other sellersFlip the Printify model | ||
| Dealer portal with white-labeling | ||
| Custom price lists per dealer | ||
| Prepaid wallet for dealers | ||
| Multi-supplier order routing | ||
| Branded storefront with custom domainPrintify has Pop-Up Store | ||
| Shipping label printingPrintify's providers handle shipping | ||
| Order management with custom statuses | ||
| Scan-to-ship barcode system | ||
| Production reporting & analytics | ||
| No equipment needed to start selling |
When to Pick Which
Use Printify if...
- You don't own printing equipment and don't plan to
- You want to design products and let someone else produce them
- You're a seller, not a printer
- You want access to a wide product catalog without inventory
- You're testing designs and want minimal upfront investment
Use CustomHub if...
- You own printers and produce orders in-house
- You want to run a fulfillment operation for other sellers
- You need DTF gang sheets and sequential fulfillment
- You want to control production quality and timelines
- You want to build a dealer network with white-label portals
- You route production across multiple suppliers or locations
Printify has 80+ print providers.
CustomHub makes you one of them.
Own your production. Own your margins. Run a dealer network on your own terms. CustomHub gives you the platform to do it.
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