Review of Best Shirt Printing Companies (2025)
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If you want to get custom T-shirts printed and aren't sure which company to use, we tested SIX popular shirt printing companies and are here to share our results with you.
Custom shirt printing sites we tested:
VIDEO: Our full review
We did a thorough review of these shirts and shared our results in this video and I'll share a summary of our results below.
For each printing service, we tested:
- The fit of the shirts - Were they comfortable and true to size?
- The print quality - We compared color, consistency, and opacity
- The print placement - Was the design centered and straight?
After trying them all on and comparing the prints, we determined our favorites!
How we compared the shirts and the printing
For each test, we had our logo printed in full color, at approximately 5-6" across. (Some printers let you specify the size, and others adjust the design size to fit the particular shirt size ordered.)
From each company, we ordered two shirts, one to fit me and one to fit Jo:
- For me, we picked a size Small in whatever the most popular "Comfort" style was (ex: tri-blend).
- For Jo, we picked a size XL in a whatever the least expensive "Value" style was (ex: classic or basic).
The actual shirt styles we purchased
Here are the specific shirts styles we purchased from each company. Remember that we chose the "comfort" style for my shirts and the "value" style for Jo's so that we could test different shirt qualities as well as the printing itself.
- CafePress
- Zazzle
- Redbubble
- Canva
- (S) Women's Fit
- (XL) Women's Fit
- NOTE: Canva only has one style choice for Women's shirts
- Printify
- (S) Bella+Canvas 3001
- (XL) Unisex Softstyle T-Shirt Gildan 64000
- Print provider we used: Monster Digital
- Printful
- (S) Bella+Canvas 3001
- (XL) Unisex Classic Tee Gildan 5000
Testing shirts from Cafepress
In summary:
- Both shirts were way too tight and too small
- Color consistency across prints was so-so
- Color match to our original design was a little off
- Design detail and edges were good
- Opacity was good
- Feel, flexibility, and stretch of the print were good
Testing shirts from Zazzle
In summary:
- Both shirts were too small and restricted at arms and neck
- Color consistency across prints was so-so
- Color match to our original design was good
- Design detail and edges were good
- Opacity was so-so
- Feel of the print was rough and it had minimal flexibility and stretch
Testing shirts from Redbubble
In summary:
- Both shirts were true to size and the fit was great
- Color consistency across prints was terrible
- Color match to our original design was unreliable
- Design detail and edges were good
- Opacity was unreliable
- Feel, flexibility, and stretch of the print were good
Testing shirts from Canva
In summary:
- Both shirts were true to size and the fit was great
- Color consistency across prints was great
- Color match to our original design was a little off
- Design detail and edges were good
- Opacity was good
- Feel of the print was plastic-y, but the flexibility and stretch were good
Testing shirts from Printify
In summary:
- Both shirts were true to size and the fit was fantastic
- Color consistency across prints was slightly off
- Color match to our original design was a so-so
- Design detail and edges were good
- Opacity was good
- Feel of the print was a little rough but the flexibility and stretch were good
Testing shirts from Printful
In summary:
- Both shirts were true to size and the fit was fantastic
- Color consistency across prints was great
- Color match to our original design was great
- Design detail and edges were good
- Opacity was good
- Feel of the print was a little tacky but the flexibility and stretch were good
Comparing size differences across all shirts
The wide variety of sizes of the shirts we ordered, both in S and XL sizes, was astounding. We've stacked them up from smallest to largest so you can see the difference.
- CafePress
- Zazzle
- Canva
- Printify
- Redbubble
- Printful
- Canva
- CafePress
- Zazzle
- Printify
- Printful
- Redbubble
Our conclusion:
Printify has the most true-to-size shirts. If you order one of the shirt styles near the top of the lists, you may want to size up.
Comparing print quality across all shirts
Watch this chapter in our video to see our comparison about the print quality across shirts.
In summary:
- Best color: Zazzle, Redbubble, Printful
- Best consistency across multiple prints: Zazzle, Printful, Printful, Printify
- Best opacity: Canva, Printful, Printify
Comparing print placement across all shirts
Watch this chapter in our video to see our comparison of the print placement across shirts.
In summary:
- Best placement: Canva, CafePress, Printify
Our favorites for print quality
Our overall favorite shirts
What's next?
In the meantime, if you've got any other printing companies you'd like us to test, leave them in the comments below.
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