# Honest comparison: PrintBlob vs Zakeke

PrintBlob is a WooCommerce plugin that runs the designer on your own site, free or with PrintBlob Pro at $69 a year or $99 once (limited-time offer until 31 December 2026) and no fee per sale, while Zakeke is a hosted service from $59 a month (billed yearly) plus 1.9% of every customised product sold that does far more than PrintBlob: 3D configurators, AR and virtual try-on, layered PDF and DXF files for engraving, Pantone colour and many platforms.

## How do PrintBlob and Zakeke compare at a glance?

| | PrintBlob | Zakeke |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A WordPress plugin; PrintBlob Pro is its paid add-on | A hosted service; its free WooCommerce plugin connects your shop to it |
| Where designs are made and kept | In your shop, on your server | On Zakeke's servers, shown in your shop |
| Price | Free; Pro $69 a year or $99 once (limited-time offer until 31 December 2026) | Starter $59 a month billed yearly ($69.90 monthly); Grow $110 ($129.90); Scale $255 ($299.90); Enterprise on request |
| Fee on each sale | None | 1.9% (Starter), 1.7% (Grow), 1.5% (Scale) of each customised product sold, at least $0.03 |
| Products you can sell | The bundled t-shirt (free); your own products on your own photos (Pro) | 10, 50 or 100 published products by plan |
| Print files | Pro: per printed side, a transparent PNG at 300 DPI, a vector PDF and an SVG at the print area's exact size, and a CMYK PDF through your printer's ICC profile | PDF, PDF with layers, PNG, DXF and BMP for engraving; CMYK and Pantone from Grow |
| 3D and AR | Pro: a 3D view built from the product's front and back photos | 3D configurator, 3D models from a photo, AR viewer, virtual try-on |
| Templates and clipart | Pro: design templates, and a clipart library of your own art | Yes: templates, text effects, collage, artwork uploads in PDF, EPS and AI |
| Platforms | WooCommerce | WooCommerce, Shopify, PrestaShop and others from one account |
| Languages | 43 languages | 23+ languages in the customiser (its WordPress.org listing) |
| On WordPress.org | Listed since 16 October 2026 | Listed since 8 June 2017: 1,000+ active installs, rated 4.7 out of 5 from 131 ratings |

## Where is Zakeke stronger?

- **3D, AR and try-on.** Zakeke sells 3D configurators for made-to-order products, 3D models made from one product photo, an AR viewer and virtual try-on. PrintBlob Pro's 3D view shows the garment with its design; it is not a configurator.
- **Print production beyond PDF and PNG.** Layered PDF, DXF and BMP for engraving and laser cutting, bleed and cut lines, Pantone as well as CMYK colour (Grow and up), and print files you can edit after the order.
- **More for the customer to start from.** Text effects, collages and uploads of PDF, EPS and AI artwork, beside templates with editable text and images.
- **Many platforms and print-on-demand.** One account serves WooCommerce, Shopify and other platforms, and Zakeke connects to Printful, Printeers and CustomCat.
- **A long record.** On WordPress.org since 2017, with 131 ratings averaging 4.7 out of 5.

## Where is PrintBlob stronger?

- **No monthly bill and no fee per sale.** At 1.9%, a shop selling $5,000 a month of custom products pays Zakeke $95 in fees that month on top of its plan. PrintBlob Pro is $69 a year or $99 once (limited-time offer until 31 December 2026), whatever you sell.
- **Everything stays in your shop.** The designer runs in your WordPress; designs, previews, customers' images and print files are kept with the order on your own server, with no outside account to keep paying for.
- **A free plugin you can run for real.** PrintBlob on WordPress.org takes front-printed t-shirt orders in every colour you sell and keeps each order's design, with no time limit and nothing locked.
- **Made for today's WordPress.** The most modern product designer for WooCommerce: built in 2026 for WordPress 7, block-theme native, 3D from your own photos, and no monthly or per-sale fees.
- **Print files at the exact print size.** PrintBlob Pro renders each printed side as a 300 DPI PNG, a vector PDF and an SVG at the print area's size when the design goes into the cart, and for earlier orders from their saved designs.

## What does PrintBlob not do that Zakeke does?

PrintBlob has no 3D configurator, AR or try-on, no layered PDF, DXF or BMP files, no Pantone colour, no uploads of PDF, EPS or AI artwork and no print-on-demand connection, and it runs only in WooCommerce. If your shop needs those, Zakeke or another tool on the [alternatives page](/compare/woocommerce-product-designer-alternatives/) is the better fit.

## Which should I choose?

- **Choose Zakeke** if you sell many kinds of made-to-order products, need 3D configurators or AR, engraving files or Pantone colour, or sell on several platforms, and the monthly plan and the fee on each sale work at your volume.
- **Choose PrintBlob** if you print garments yourself or with a local printer, want customers to design on your own product photos, and want a one-off or yearly price with no fee per sale and everything kept in your shop.

## Sources

Every fact about Zakeke on this page comes from these pages; prices are in US dollars and change, so check them before you buy. PrintBlob's facts come from [PrintBlob's pricing](/pricing/) and its [features](/features/).

- [Zakeke pricing](https://www.zakeke.com/pricing/): plans, monthly and yearly prices, fees per sale, product limits, storage, Pantone and CMYK, templates, file uploads, 3D, AR and try-on, read 20 October 2026.
- [Zakeke Interactive Product Designer for WooCommerce on WordPress.org](https://wordpress.org/plugins/zakeke-interactive-product-designer/): that it is a web service, its print file formats, print-on-demand connections and languages, read 20 October 2026. The listing says plans start at $29.90 a month; the pricing page above, read the same day, starts at $59, and this page quotes the pricing page.
- [WordPress.org plugin API for Zakeke](https://api.wordpress.org/plugins/info/1.2/?action=plugin_information&request%5Bslug%5D=zakeke-interactive-product-designer): version 4.3.11, 1,000+ active installs, a rating of 94 out of 100 (4.7 out of 5) from 131 ratings, listed 8 June 2017, read 20 October 2026.

The facts behind these comparisons, each with its source and the day it was read, are open on GitHub in [the comparison data](https://github.com/microcompanies/woocommerce-product-designers). If one is out of date, open an issue there with the page that shows the new one.

## How do I try PrintBlob beside Zakeke?

1. **Install PrintBlob free.** In your shop, open Plugins › Add Plugin, search for PrintBlob, then Install Now and Activate. Nothing to sign up for.
2. **Turn the designer on for one t-shirt.** Edit a product, tick Designer in Product data › PrintBlob designer, and set the front's print price.
3. **Place a test order.** Design on the product page, add it to the cart and order it. The order screen shows the design, its preview and the images you used.
4. **Try the same product in Zakeke.** Zakeke can be tried free for 14 days; set up the same t-shirt there and compare the designer, the order and the file each gives you.

## Set it up

- [Installation](https://printblob.com/docs/installation/): PrintBlob needs WordPress 7.0, WooCommerce 10.0 and PHP 7.4 or newer. Install the free plugin from the WordPress.org directory or as a zip, set up your first product, then add PrintBlob Pro when you need it.
- [Products](https://printblob.com/docs/products/): To sell a product with the designer, open the product's PrintBlob designer tab, turn the designer on, choose its mockup and set a print price for each printed side.
- [PrintBlob Pro](https://printblob.com/docs/pro/): PrintBlob Pro adds print-ready files of every order (a 300 DPI PNG, a vector PDF and SVG, and a CMYK PDF through your printer's profile) with the customers' original images, your own products and photos, back and sleeve printing, a 3D view, design templates, a clipart library, quantity breaks, names and numbers for team orders, a print queue with ZIP downloads, and your own fonts.
- [WooCommerce product designer plugins compared](https://printblob.com/guides/woocommerce-product-designer-plugins-compared/): Three ways to let customers design products in a WooCommerce shop: self-hosted designer plugins, hosted customizer services, and print-on-demand integrations. What each costs, where designs are processed, and what you get back.
- [Print-ready t-shirt files: format, transparency and resolution](https://printblob.com/guides/print-ready-t-shirt-files/): What makes a t-shirt print file ready to print: a transparent PNG at 300 DPI at the printed size, or a vector file where the method takes one. Why customer photos print blurry, why backgrounds print as boxes, and what DTG, DTF, screen printing, vinyl and embroidery each need from you.

## Questions

### Is Zakeke free?

Its WooCommerce plugin is free on WordPress.org, but the plugin connects your shop to Zakeke's service, which is paid: from $59 a month billed yearly or $69.90 billed monthly on Starter, plus 1.9% of each customised product sold, once its 14 free days are over.

### Is PrintBlob a Zakeke alternative?

For a WooCommerce shop that prints garments and wants no monthly plan or fee per sale, yes: PrintBlob runs in your shop and keeps every design with its order. For 3D configurators, AR, engraving files or Pantone colour, Zakeke does more, and Customily and Kickflip are the other hosted services to compare it with.

### Does PrintBlob take a fee on each sale?

No. The free plugin costs nothing and PrintBlob Pro is $69 a year or $99 once (limited-time offer until 31 December 2026), with no fee per order or per sale and no limit on how much you sell.

### Does PrintBlob have a 3D view like Zakeke?

PrintBlob Pro has a 3D view of the garment, built from the product's own front and back photos, with the customer's design on it. Zakeke's 3D goes much further: configurators with components and materials, 3D models made from a photo, AR and virtual try-on.

### Can PrintBlob make PDF or CMYK print files?

Yes, with PrintBlob Pro. Each printed side gets a transparent PNG at 300 DPI, a vector PDF and an SVG at the print area's exact size, and, once you upload the ICC profile your printer gives you, a CMYK PDF converted through it. Zakeke lists PDF, PDF with layers, PNG, DXF and BMP files, and CMYK and Pantone colour from its Grow plan; PrintBlob makes no layered PDF, DXF or BMP and has no Pantone colour.

## Get PrintBlob Pro

Pro adds print-ready files, back printing, a 3D view and a production print queue to the free designer. Paid with Stripe in US dollars, no tax added; one domain per licence.

- **$69 a year**: [Buy the yearly licence](https://printblob.com/pricing/#buy). Full refund within 14 days.
- Limited-time offer until 31 December 2026: **$99 once**: [Buy the lifetime licence](https://printblob.com/pricing/#buy). Full refund within 14 days.

## Try it on your own shop

PrintBlob is free in the WordPress.org plugin directory: install it, turn the designer on for a product and take a design order. PrintBlob Pro is $69 a year or $99 once (limited-time offer until 31 December 2026), with a full refund within 14 days.

[Install PrintBlob free](https://wordpress.org/plugins/printblob/) · [Download free (0.8 MB)](https://printblob.com/downloads/printblob.zip) · [Free and Pro compared](https://printblob.com/pricing/)

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