one charges a subscription and a slice of every sale.
the other charges for the file it renders.
The usual reason people go looking is the second invoice line. Zakeke's monthly plan is the advertised number, but the 1.5% to 1.9% taken from each sale is the one that grows, and it grows with your revenue rather than with anything the software does differently.
Published plans, side by side.
| Subscription | Per-order / per-item fee | Product limit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zakeke | $69.90 to $299.90 per month | 1.5% to 1.9% of every sale made through Zakeke, minimum $0.02 | 10, 50 or 100 published products depending on plan |
| Print.App | None | None | Unlimited designs and projects |
Competitor figures are their published plans as of August 2026, taken from Zakeke listing on the Shopify App Store . Prices change, and plans can differ by platform and region. Check the current figures before making a decision. Print.App charges $0.10 per print file download after 100 free each month, with no subscription and no fee tied to your order value.
There is also a free tier restricted to development stores, and a 14-day trial on the paid plans. Figures are from Zakeke listing on the Shopify App Store, as of August 2026.
A percentage fee charges you for the value of the order rather than the work performed. Rendering a print-ready file for a $1,200 roll-up banner is not more expensive to produce than one for a $12 mug, but at 1.7% the banner costs $20.40 to process and the mug costs $0.20. Print.App charges $0.10 for either.
At 500 personalized items a month on $12,500 of sales, the Grow plan works out at roughly $342 once the percentage is added. The same month on Print.App is $40, because 100 files are free and the remaining 400 cost $0.10 each. The gap widens as your average order value rises, which is the opposite of what you want from a supplier.
Zakeke's plans limit how many products you may publish, at 10, 50 and 100. For a print shop with a broad catalog that is a real constraint, and it is the thing most likely to push you onto a higher tier regardless of sales. Print.App does not cap designs or projects.
If your product sells on a photoreal 3D render or an AR try-on, Zakeke does things Print.App simply does not do. Print.App is built for the other half of the job: getting a file out the end that a press can run, with managed CMYK, ICC soft-proofing and vector PDF output. Pick on which half your business turns.
No signup, no install, no trial clock.
The charging model. Zakeke charges a monthly subscription, caps how many products you can publish, and takes 1.5% to 1.9% of every sale made through it. Print.App charges $0.10 per print file download after 100 free each month, with no subscription, no product cap and no share of your revenue.
As of August 2026, the Shopify plans are $69.90 a month for up to 10 published products with a 1.9% fee per sale, $129.90 for up to 50 products at 1.7%, and $299.90 for up to 100 products at 1.5%. There is a 14-day trial. Check their listing for current figures.
Because it is charged on the value of the sale, not on the work done. Rendering a file for a $1,200 signage job takes exactly the same effort as one for a $12 mug, but a percentage fee charges roughly a hundred times more for it. The higher your average order value, the worse the arithmetic gets.
Yes. Zakeke has 3D product configuration, AR preview and virtual try-on, none of which Print.App offers. It also supports more platforms, including BigCommerce and Magento. If your sell depends on a photoreal 3D render rather than on print output, Zakeke is the stronger tool.
No. Print.App installs into the store you already run on Shopify, WooCommerce, PrestaShop or OpenCart, and adds an editor to the products you choose. Your catalog, theme and checkout stay where they are.