Print on demand software allows e-commerce businesses to create customized products that are automatically manufactured when a customer purchases an item such as a shirt, mug, or tote bag. With print on demand, there are no minimum order quantities so businesses can only pay for a product after a customer has purchased it, which makes it an ideal solution for B2B companies. Each print on demand product is automatically fulfilled and shipped by the provider, which saves the seller time and money by simplifying the process of selling customized merchandise.
Print on demand software integrates with e-commerce platforms to provide a front-end marketplace for vendors to intake customer orders. Print on demand solutions overlap somewhat with drop shipping software and print fulfillment software but are ultimately differentiated by their ability to manufacture and fulfill customized products automatically at a large scale.
To qualify for inclusion in the Print On Demand category, a product must:
- Manufacture custom products in large quantities without a minimum order amount
- Provide the option for automated fulfillment through integration with an e-commerce store
- Have the capacity to scale production from individual items to large quantities
