Contrado
$4,600/mo est.
- Base cost (t-shirt)
- $34
- US shipping
- $12
- Prints in the US
- No (London, UK)
- US delivery
- 5 to 10 days
- Rating
- 4.3
- Fulfilment cost /mo
- $4,600/mo
Contrado
UK-founded premium POD in London, handmade and made to order in the UK, with white-label dispatch and Shopify-only integration.
- Base cost
- $34
- US shipping
- $12
- US delivery
- 5 to 10 days
- Rating
- 4.3
Best for
Design-led brands selling premium, made-to-order pieces who value craftsmanship over price.
Pricing breakdown
All prices in USDLast verified June 24, 2026Every fee we track, grouped by where it applies.
Strengths and trade-offs
Pros
- UK-made in London (handmade, made to order)
- Premium handmade quality
- White-label and private-label dispatch
- Around 95% of orders produced within 48 hours
Cons
- Premium pricing (around $34 for a tee)
- Shopify-only native integration
- Ships internationally from the UK (slower US delivery)
- Not suited to high-volume budget selling
About Contrado
Contrado is a UK-founded print on demand service based in London that makes everything in the UK, by hand and to order, with fast dispatch (around 95% of orders produced within 48 hours). It positions itself at the premium end, with a standard unisex t-shirt around $34, and offers white-label and private-label dispatch so the parcel arrives branded as your store.
Contrado is the choice when quality and made-to-order craftsmanship matter more than headline price. For US customers it ships internationally from the UK with tracking (roughly five to ten days), and it integrates natively with Shopify and offers a REST API for custom sites, but it does not connect to the wider range of platforms that the network-model rivals do, so it suits design-led brands selling premium pieces rather than high-volume budget sellers.
Contrado was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
How Contrado compares
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Assumes $15,000/mo volume, $50 average transaction, 70% in-person and 30% online.
Gelato
$1,700/mo est.
- Base cost (t-shirt)
- $12
- US shipping
- $5
- Prints in the US
- Yes (130+ facility network)
- US delivery
- 3 to 6 days
- Rating
- 4.8
- Fulfilment cost /mo
- $1,700/mo
Printful
$1,694/mo est.
- Base cost (t-shirt)
- $12.25
- US shipping
- $4.69
- Prints in the US
- Yes (Charlotte, Dallas)
- US delivery
- 3 to 7 days
- Rating
- 4.7
- Fulfilment cost /mo
- $1,694/mo
Prodigi
$1,650/mo est.
- Base cost (t-shirt)
- $11.50
- US shipping
- $5
- Prints in the US
- Yes (Charlotte NC plus partner labs)
- US delivery
- 5 to 10 days
- Rating
- 4.0
- Fulfilment cost /mo
- $1,650/mo
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