The guide

Limits and honest comparisons

"Print on demand suits everyone" is a line we write more often than anyone, and it is not true. Once one product sells steadily, a batch from a local factory beats it on cost per piece by a margin nobody argues with, and the price of that is capital paid up front and a minimum you commit to before the market has said a word. A seller whose buyers are spread across continents gets more from Printify's marketplace than any single factory can stock, and Printful's own facilities print with a consistency that is worth the difference. A design that needs film transfer on polyester or on dark fabric needs a printer that runs DTF, and we do not run it today; better to know that before the first order than after it. What Tamm does is narrow and real: direct-to-garment printing on one line inside a factory and warehouse in Saudi Arabia, and cut-and-sew apparel behind the store you already sell from. These comparisons are written to be read before you commit to anyone, us included.