Mate vs Printful

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Mate

5.0·1reviews

致力于实现客户、订单精细管理、订单快速处理以及物流协调，提升业务效率，降低成本，满足不同行业对于高效管理的需求

shopifyFree to install

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Printful

4.8·4kreviews

Create and sell custom products with print-on-demand dropshipping

shopifyFree to install

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At a glance

9 metrics · ★ = leads on this metric

Feature comparison between Mate and Printful: Print on Demand
Metric	Mate	Printful: Print on Demand
Rating	★ 5.0 ★	4.8 ★
Total reviews	1	★ 4k
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Pricing	Free to install	Free to install
Pricing tiers	1 tier	★ 2 tiers
Listed features	3	★ 4
Featured placements	—	5

AppRanks verdict

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The call

Mate and Printful each lead on different measured dimensions — pick by the one that matters most to you.

Where Mate leads

Higher average rating: 5.0★ vs 4.8★.

Where Printful leads

More published reviews: 3,964 vs 1.
Ranks higher in Dropshipping: #7 vs #72 of 397.

How this is generated

Built only from the Shopify App Store listing data shown on this page. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparisons. Read the methodology

Read each app's audit: Mate audit • Printful: Print on Demand audit

1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

Field	Mate	Printful
Tagline	“致力于实现客户、订单精细管理、订单快速处理以及物流协调，提升业务效率，降低成本，满足不同行业对于高效管理的需求”	“Create and sell custom products with print-on-demand dropshipping”
Listing audit	58/100 listing audit	90/100 listing audit
Screenshots	4 images	7 images
Languages	English and Chinese (Simplified)	English
Platforms	Shopify	Shopify
Developer	杭州量子星空科技有限公司	Printful Latvia AS

Listed since	Jun 2024	Nov 2013

Listed	June 21, 2024	November 25, 2013

Keyword	Mate	Printful
dropshipping	#89	#56

9. Quality signals

Reviews · velocity · latest sentiment

Signal	Mate	Printful
Average rating	5.0 ★ (1)	4.8 ★ (4k)

5 latest reviews · each app

Mate

Review text isn't collected for this app yet (1 reviews on the marketplace).

Printful

Oct 20, 2026
It's good quality
Lights Out · Australia
Oct 19, 2026
Grace & Glory · United States
Oct 19, 2026
Chick Wilfong · United States
Oct 18, 2026
Professional process management strengthens the seller's position in relation to the customer.
DESMOND · Türkiye
Oct 18, 2026
Not now
1803 Nation · United States

Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Is Mate or Printful: Print on Demand cheaper?

Both Mate and Printful: Print on Demand offer a free plan. Mate lists no paid plan with a published price; Printful: Print on Demand lists no paid plan with a published price. Prices are as listed on the Shopify App Store; check what each tier includes in the Pricing section above.

Which has better reviews, Mate or Printful: Print on Demand?

Mate has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 1 reviews) compared to Printful: Print on Demand (4.8★ from 3,964 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose Mate or Printful: Print on Demand?

Mate holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.8★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Mate or Printful: Print on Demand?

Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; Printful: Print on Demand has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (3,964 vs 1).

Which works better for small vs large Shopify App Store merchants?

AppRanks cannot say which fits a larger or smaller operation — there is no store-size measurement in the Shopify App Store data. What it can show: Mate has 1 published reviews; Printful: Print on Demand has 3,964 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.

Can I migrate data between Mate and Printful: Print on Demand?

Migration support varies by app and category. Mate and Printful: Print on Demand both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Mate" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Mate vs Printful

Mate

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At a glance

AppRanks verdict

1. Listing metadata

2. Pricing & plans

3. Features

4. Categories & rankings

5. Category features

6. Search rankings

7. Featured placements & badges

8. Activity in the last 90 days

Mate · 1 changes

Printful · 1 changes

9. Quality signals

5 latest reviews · each app

10. App details

Frequently asked

Is Mate or Printful: Print on Demand cheaper?

Which has better reviews, Mate or Printful: Print on Demand?

Should I choose Mate or Printful: Print on Demand?

Which is faster to set up, Mate or Printful: Print on Demand?

Which works better for small vs large Shopify App Store merchants?

Can I migrate data between Mate and Printful: Print on Demand?

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AppRanks verdict

1. Listing metadata

2. Pricing & plans

3. Features

4. Categories & rankings

5. Category features

6. Search rankings

7. Featured placements & badges

8. Activity in the last 90 days

Mate · 1 changes

Printful · 1 changes

9. Quality signals

5 latest reviews · each app

10. App details

Frequently asked

Is Mate or Printful: Print on Demand cheaper?

Which has better reviews, Mate or Printful: Print on Demand?

Should I choose Mate or Printful: Print on Demand?

Which is faster to set up, Mate or Printful: Print on Demand?

Which works better for small vs large Shopify App Store merchants?

Can I migrate data between Mate and Printful: Print on Demand?

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