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Both are free to use and charge only when a customer orders. Printify is a print on demand platform with a partner network of print providers, and jewelry is one category in a catalog of over 2,000 products. Ownprint is one company that designs, engraves, packs and ships personalized jewelry from its own facilities in Rotterdam and California. Here is the side-by-side.
Our verdict: for print on demand jewelry, Ownprint is the better choice: one maker, lower base prices without a plan, production in Europe and the US, and a gift box with your message card on every order. For t-shirts, mugs and posters from the same account, Printify. Many sellers run both.
Get started for free No subscription • No card required • Pay only when you sellDesign, list, sell and ship personalized jewelry under your own brand. Ownprint is the software and the factory.
Every piece is engraved, packed and shipped by Ownprint in Rotterdam or California. On Printify, jewelry came from six different print providers when we counted, and each provider sets its own material, box and shipping.
EU orders are made in Rotterdam and never cross a border. US orders are made in California. 2 to 5 business days, then domestic shipping on both sides of the Atlantic.
Gift box, foil wrap, your message card, a complimentary wax melt for the buyer and a cleaning cloth. Add your logo on the box from $1.30 (€1.10) and your own thank-you card for $0.40 (€0.35).
Your buyer types a name or uploads a photo. Ownprint's designers turn it into the engraving file, front and back. You never prepare black vector artwork yourself.
Connect your store, publish listings from the app, orders sync on their own. Buyer personalization fields appear on Etsy and Shopify product pages with no extra app.
190+ ready designs, star maps, non-Latin alphabets, one-click background removal, studio mockups in three platings, an AI listing optimizer. AI tools run on prepaid Ownprint Points, pay per use, no plan.
Prices and policies as each company publishes them. Printify's catalog was opened on September 24, 2026 with the region set to the USA and checked again on October 7, 2026. Sources are listed in the full comparison.
| Ownprint | Printify | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Free to use, pay only when you sell | Yes | Yes |
| One price for everyone, no plans | Yes | Free + Printify Premium$39 a month, or $24.99 billed yearly, for up to 20% off |
| Engraved steel necklace, base price | $12.90 $12.90 (€11), engraving included | $18.50 Horizontal Bar Necklace; cheapest engraved pendant $13.98; $12.76 and $10.32 with Premium |
| Engraved gold necklace, base price | $14 $14 (€12) | $19.74 Oval Pendant, gold plated |
| Birthstone necklace, base price | $15.80 $15.80 (€13.50) | $14.31 Birthstone Circle Charm; $10.56 with Premium |
| Back engraving | +$4.10 (€3.50) sellers charge $8 to $10 for it | Front side only on the pendant we opened |
| Where you can sell | ||
| Etsy, direct integration | Yes | Yes |
| Shopify, WooCommerce and Squarespace | Yes | Yes |
| Amazon, eBay, Wix, BigCommerce and more | - | Yes, plus its own Pop-Up Store |
| Production and shipping | ||
| Who makes the piece | Ownprint, in its own facilities | One of six print providersthe provider sets material, box and shipping |
| Produced in the US | California | Yes, US-based providers |
| Produced in the EU | Rotterdam | No; European orders ship from the US |
| Production time | 2 to 5 business days | About 1 to 3 days shown per provider |
| Shipping to the US, first item | $8.15 $8.15 (€6.95) | $5.89 standard; economy $4.59 |
| Shipping to Europe, first item | $8.15 $8.15 (€6.95), domestic, 2 to 7 business days, no customs | $12.89 to $13.49 from the US, 10 to 30 business days in transit |
| What your buyer opens | ||
| Gift box included on every order | Yes | Depends on the provider and product |
| Message card with every order | Yes, seller-designed | Gift message on supported providers |
| Your own thank-you card or insert | $0.40 (€0.35) per order | $0.25 per insert $0.15 with Premium |
| Gift box with your logo | From $1.30 (€1.10) | Not listed on Printify's branding page |
| Design and personalization | ||
| Engraving file prepared for you | Yes, by Ownprint's designers | Seller supplies pure black vector art (SVG) |
| Photo engraving | Standard product, front and back | Photo pendants from one provider; sublimation or laser |
| Buyer personalization on your product page | Etsy and Shopify, up to 5 fields, 10 languages, free | Manual and automated layers on Etsy, Shopify and more |
| Same material and box on every order | Yes, one specification | Varies by provider: 316L steel with PVD, steel and sterling silver, zinc alloy |
| Catalog and company | ||
| Personalized jewelry | Yes, the whole catalog | 39 listings in a 2,000+ product catalog |
| Apparel, mugs, posters, phone cases | - | 2,000+ products |
| Making personalized jewelry since | 2020 | Founded 2015 |
| Support | Real people, 1 to 24 hours, weekdays; support and production are the same company | Printify's support team; the provider makes the piece |
Want every number and its source? The full comparison walks through prices, shipping, engraving, packaging, personalization and remakes, and shows where every figure comes from.
Read the full comparisonOwnprint has one price list. No plans, no monthly fee, and the base price includes the front engraving. Dollar figures are approximate; Ownprint bills in euros or in your own currency.
And where Printify is the better fit. Both are good at what they are built for, and plenty of shops run the two side by side.
Ownprint designs, engraves, packs and ships every piece itself. The tenth order looks like the first: same 304L steel, same 18k plating, same box. On Printify the material, the box and the delivery follow whichever of the six providers made the piece.
$12.90 (€11) for an engraved steel necklace and $14 (€12) in gold, for every seller from the first order. Printify's bar necklace is $18.50 and its gold pendant $19.74; the discounts need Premium at $39 a month.
European orders are made in Rotterdam and arrive in 2 to 7 business days for $8.15 (€6.95), no customs. Printify's jewelry listings all showed US-based providers when we checked, with 10 to 30 business days in transit to Europe.
Every order arrives as a gift: box, foil, your message card, a complimentary wax melt and a cloth. Your logo on the box from $1.30 (€1.10), your thank-you card for $0.40 (€0.35). On Printify, a box is stated per product and a branded box is not an option.
Printify's engraved listings ask the seller for pure black vector art. On Ownprint, the buyer's name, date or pet photo is turned into the engraving by Ownprint's designers, front and back, and photo engraving is an everyday product.
Six shapes, birthstones, three chain types, 190+ ready designs, an AI jewelry designer and a language converter for Greek, Cyrillic, Arabic and Hebrew, built by a team that only does jewelry.
Ownprint has produced personalized jewelry since 2020. Its longest-running sellers have thousands of orders behind them, Lisa alone over 9,000, and they tell their stories on video. Seller reviews are collected on the reviews page.
T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, posters and phone cases from the same account, a choice of providers, automated personalization layers across many channels, cheaper US domestic shipping, and Premium prices that beat Ownprint on the cheapest pendant if you already pay for the plan. Many sellers keep Printify for apparel and add Ownprint for the jewelry.
For jewelry, Ownprint. One company makes every piece in its own facilities in Rotterdam and California, the engraved steel necklace is $12.90 (€11) against $18.50 for Printify's comparable bar necklace, and the gift box and message card come with every order. Printify is the better choice for apparel, mugs and posters in the same shop, and the two work side by side on one store.
Yes. Printify's jewelry category held 39 listings when we counted on September 24, 2026, and 25 of them were labelled engraving, made by fiber laser at US-based providers. The seller uploads pure black vector artwork and the result is a one-colour etched design. On Ownprint the engraving file is prepared by Ownprint's designers from whatever the buyer typed or uploaded, front and back.
Not when we checked. Every listing in the jewelry category showed US-based providers, and the shipping tabs quoted $12.89 to $13.49 for the first item to Europe with 10 to 30 business days in transit. Ownprint makes European orders in Rotterdam and ships them domestically for $8.15 (€6.95) in 2 to 7 business days.
Without a subscription, Ownprint: $12.90 (€11) in steel and $14 (€12) in gold, engraving included, against $13.98 for Printify's cheapest engraved pendant, $18.50 for its bar necklace and $19.74 for its gold pendant. With Printify Premium, at $39 a month or $24.99 billed yearly, the cheapest pendant drops to $10.32, which is below Ownprint, and the bar necklace to $12.76, which is about the same.
On Printify's engraved listings, yes: the guidelines ask for pure black designs on a transparent background in SVG format, with thick, clear lines and no gradients or fine detail. On Ownprint, no: the buyer's text or photo is turned into the engraving by Ownprint's design team, so there is nothing to prepare per order.
Yes, and many sellers do. Both connect to the same Etsy or Shopify store, so you can list Ownprint necklaces next to Printify t-shirts and mugs. Each supplier fulfills its own orders, and the same niches sell on either.
Printify is a trademark of its owner; Ownprint is not affiliated with or endorsed by Printify. Ownprint bills in euros, or in your own currency in the app; dollar figures are approximate. Printify facts are quoted from Printify's own catalog, pricing page and help center as checked on September 24 and October 7, 2026 and may have changed since.
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