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 sewing the catalog pieces our design team made, for stores that run on Tamm. These comparisons are written to be read before you commit to anyone, us included.