specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Printful
providerId: printful
created: '2026-06-25'
modified: '2026-06-25'
reconciled: true
tags:
- Print on Demand
- Fulfillment
- Ecommerce
- Dropshipping
- Merchandise
- Plans
description: >-
  Printful does not charge a fee to use its API. There are no upfront or
  monthly costs to create products or connect a store; merchants pay only the
  per-product fulfillment cost (blank product plus one standard print
  placement) plus shipping when a customer places an order. Optional add-ons
  (extra print placements, inside labels, embroidery digitization) carry
  additional per-item fees. An optional Printful Growth membership ($24.99/mo,
  14-day free trial, free for a year once yearly sales reach $12,000) provides
  product discounts of up to 33% and other perks.
notes: >-
  Per-product fulfillment costs vary by garment brand, product type, and
  printing technique and change over time. Verify current product base prices,
  shipping rates, and membership terms on the Printful pricing and plans pages
  during reconciliation. A targeted base-price increase took effect 2026-02-26.
sources:
- https://www.printful.com/pricing
- https://www.printful.com/plans
- https://help.printful.com/hc/en-us/articles/10720462952988-What-should-I-know-about-the-Printful-Growth-plan
plans:
- id: printful-free
  name: Free
  type: free
  description: >-
    Free to use with no monthly subscription and no API usage fee. Includes
    full catalog access, store integrations, the API, and automatic
    fulfillment. Merchants pay only fulfillment and shipping per order.
  entries:
  - label: API Access
    name: api_access
    type: free
    metric: requests
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $0 (no API fee)
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Product Fulfillment
    name: fulfillment
    type: usage
    metric: products
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: per-product base cost (blank + one standard print placement); varies by product
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Shipping
    name: shipping
    type: usage
    metric: orders
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: flat-rate by product category and destination
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Extra Print Placement
    name: extra_placement
    type: usage
    metric: placements
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: ~$2.49-$5.25 per additional placement
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Inside Label
    name: inside_label
    type: usage
    metric: items
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: ~$0.99 per item
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Embroidery Digitization
    name: embroidery_digitization
    type: usage
    metric: designs
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: ~$2.95-$6.50 per design
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Catalog
  - name: Store Products
  - name: Orders
  - name: Files
  - name: Mockup Generator
  - name: Shipping Rates
  - name: Warehouse
  - name: Webhooks
- id: printful-growth
  name: Printful Growth
  type: subscription
  description: >-
    Optional paid membership giving up to 33% off product pricing plus
    discounted branding and exclusive deals. Becomes free for a year once
    yearly sales reach $12,000.
  entries:
  - label: Growth Membership
    name: growth
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $24.99/month (14-day free trial; free for a year after $12,000 in yearly sales)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Up to 33% Product Discounts
  - name: Discounted Branding
  - name: Exclusive Deals
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com