Gelato
Norway
Gelato is a print-on-demand platform from Oslo, Norway. Henrik Müller-Hansen founded the company in 2007. In August 2021 it raised 240 million dollars in a round led by Insight Partners, which was...
European Print on Demand Services
Prodigi
United Kingdom
Prodigi is a print-on-demand and dropshipping platform headquartered in Great Britain, with offices in London, Cardiff, Harrogate and Alton. The Prodigi Group grew by acquisition, for example of the print API Pwinty,...
Spreadshirt
Germany
EU
Spreadshirt is a print-on-demand pioneer from Leipzig, Germany. It began in 2002 as a student start-up and is today the best-known brand of Spread Group, together with Teamshirts and Spreadshop. Spread Group...
Teemill
United Kingdom
Teemill is a sustainable print-on-demand platform from the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom, with its main offices in Freshwater. It grew out of the clothing brand Rapanui, which two teenagers...
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Submit SuggestionPrint-on-demand services print and ship a product only after a customer has ordered it, so sellers need no stock. Designers, creators and small shops use them for T-shirts, posters, mugs and similar items. This page lists providers headquartered in Europe: Gelato from Oslo, Spreadshirt from Leipzig, Prodigi from the United Kingdom and Teemill from the Isle of Wight.
European print on demand services at a glance
| Provider | Country | Model | Production |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gelato | Norway | Platform linking shops to local print partners | Partners in 32 countries |
| Spreadshirt | Germany | Free shops (Spreadshop) and marketplace | Own sites in Europe and the US |
| Prodigi | United Kingdom | Dropshipping platform and print API | Own facilities plus 50+ suppliers |
| Teemill | United Kingdom | Free store with organic cotton clothing | Sites in the UK and EU |
Choosing a provider
Gelato and Prodigi work as backends: a seller connects an existing shop, for example on Shopify or Etsy, and orders are produced by a network of printers close to the customer. Prodigi also names WooCommerce, Squarespace, Wix and BigCommerce among its integrations and offers a print API. Spreadshirt is the all-in-one option: sellers open a free Spreadshop and the company handles production, shipping and customer service. Teemill is the choice for sellers who want a sustainable clothing brand, since its products are organic cotton and designed to be returned and remade.
What to know before starting
Print-on-demand providers do not charge a monthly fee for the basic service, but the sale price has to cover the base cost of the product and shipping, so the margin per item depends on that base price. Quality and delivery times depend on the production site that handles each order, so ordering samples is sensible. Some of the best-known providers are not listed because they are US companies: Printful, Inc. is a Delaware corporation based in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Printify, Inc. is registered in the US according to its legal imprint, even though its EU representative is a company in Riga.