Honest comparison: Zakeke vs Customily
Choose Zakeke if you need 3D configurators, AR or virtual try-on, print files in PDF, DXF or for engraving, CMYK and Pantone colour, or team names and numbers, and Customily if you sell personalised gifts and print-on-demand products and want unlimited products, clipart and print-ready exports, with both being services you subscribe to that charge a plan plus a fee on each item sold.
Published , updated , by the PrintBlob team.
How do Zakeke and Customily compare at a glance?
| Zakeke | Customily | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A hosted service, “a web service that integrates with your WooCommerce store”, with a free plugin on WordPress.org | A “product customizer app for eCommerce”; its WooCommerce plugin is emailed after you create an account and connects your store to it |
| How it is paid | A plan, monthly or yearly, plus a fee on each customised product sold | A monthly plan per platform plus a transaction fee on each item sold, falling as you sell more |
| Free to try | 14 days, no card | 9 days; a card is needed except on Shopify and Shoplazza |
| Products | 10, 50 or 100 published products by plan; custom on Enterprise | Unlimited stores, products and mockups |
| Platforms | Shopify, WooCommerce, Wix, PrestaShop, Adobe Commerce, BigCommerce, Etsy, Amazon and others, and an API | Shopify, WooCommerce, Etsy, Amazon and Shoplazza on its plan; BigCommerce, Magento and Walmart named on its home page; others through a standalone plan |
| What the customer can do | Text and TextArt, photos, colours, fonts, shapes, clipart, templates and collage; uploads of images, PDF, EPS and AI | Text with fonts, colours or patterns; photos, logos or vector files; clipart; street and star maps, crosswords, calendars and songs |
| Templates and clipart | Pre-designed templates and clipart galleries in every plan | Unlimited clipart and designs, with royalty-free art; templates not stated |
| 3D and AR | 3D configurator, interactive 3D preview, AR in every plan, virtual try-on as an add-on | Not stated |
| Print files | Print-ready for every order: PDF, PDF with layers, PNG, DXF, DXF HQ and BMP for engraving; bleed and cut lines; CMYK and Pantone from the Grow plan | Unlimited ready-to-print exports, made with every order; formats not stated |
| Team and bulk orders | Names and numbers, and bulk orders, from the Grow plan | Not stated |
| Print-on-demand | Printful, Printeers and CustomCat, with order sync | Printify, Printful, Gooten, CustomCat, Gelato, Printbelle and others, by API |
| Languages | Over 80 languages and currencies; the customiser in 23+ languages | Not stated |
| Support | Email on Starter; a dedicated account manager on Enterprise; help guides | A support team with 1-on-1 training, a help centre, video tutorials and webinars |
| On WordPress.org | Listed since 8 June 2017; version 4.3.11, updated 31 August 2026, rated 4.7 out of 5 from 131 ratings | Not listed |
Where is Zakeke stronger?
- 3D, AR and try-on. A 3D configurator with components and textures, interactive 3D previews, AR in the browser and virtual try-on, none of which Customily’s pages describe.
- Print production. PDF, layered PDF, DXF and BMP files for print, engraving and laser cutting, bleed and cut lines, and CMYK and Pantone colour from the Grow plan.
- Team kit and bulk orders. Names and numbers, and bulk orders, from the Grow plan.
- Artwork from the customer. Uploads of PDF, EPS and AI files as well as images.
- More platforms and languages. A long list of platforms and an API, over 80 languages and currencies, and ISO/IEC 27001 certification and a SOC 2 Type 2 audit named on its home page.
Where is Customily stronger?
- No product limit. Unlimited stores, products, mockups and print-ready exports on one plan per platform, where Zakeke’s plans publish 10, 50 or 100 products.
- Made for personalised gifts. Street and star maps, crosswords, calendars and songs alongside text and photos, and royalty-free clipart.
- More print-on-demand providers. Printify, Printful, Gooten, CustomCat, Gelato and Printbelle by API, or your own fulfilment.
- Marketplaces. Etsy, Amazon and Walmart are named beside the shop platforms.
- Training. One-to-one training and webinars beside the help centre.
Where PrintBlob fits
Both are services you subscribe to and connect to WooCommerce with a plugin, and both charge a plan and a fee on each item sold. PrintBlob is the other kind of tool: a WooCommerce plugin that runs in your own shop, free on WordPress.org, with PrintBlob Pro sold yearly or once and no fee per sale (see PrintBlob’s pricing). It suits a shop that prints garments itself or with a local printer: customers design on the product page, each order keeps its design, and PrintBlob Pro adds your own products on your own photos, the back and the sleeves, a 3D view, and per printed side a transparent PNG at 300 DPI, a vector PDF and an SVG.
PrintBlob is not the right choice if you rely on print-on-demand, sell on Etsy, Amazon or Shopify, sell personalised gifts such as maps, crosswords or songs, or need 3D configurators, AR, engraving files or Pantone colour: Zakeke or Customily does those, and PrintBlob does not. The alternatives page and PrintBlob vs Zakeke go further.
Sources
Every fact about Zakeke and Customily on this page comes from these pages. PrintBlob’s facts come from PrintBlob’s pricing and its features.
- Zakeke pricing (it opens admin.zakeke.com/en-US/pricing): how plans and fees work, the days it is free to try, product limits, templates, clipart, uploads, print-ready files, bleed, CMYK and Pantone, names and numbers, bulk orders, AR, try-on, languages and support, read 20 October 2026.
- zakeke.com: the platforms and integrations it names, the 3D configurator, try-on and its security certifications, read 20 October 2026.
- Zakeke Interactive Product Designer for WooCommerce on WordPress.org and its API entry: that it is a web service, its print file formats, print-on-demand connections, 23+ languages, version 4.3.11, last update on 31 August 2026, listed 8 June 2017, 4.7 out of 5 from 131 ratings, read 20 October 2026.
- Customily pricing: the plan per platform, the fee per item, the 9 days it is free to try, unlimited stores, products, mockups and exports, clipart and the platforms its plan covers, read 20 October 2026.
- customily.com: what it is, the platforms and print-on-demand providers it names, live previews, print files and support, read 20 October 2026.
- Customily for WooCommerce and How to add Customily to your store: what customers can do, print-on-demand from WooCommerce orders, and how the plugin is emailed, installed and connected, 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. If one is out of date, open an issue there with the page that shows the new one.
How do I choose between Zakeke and Customily?
- Decide who prints. If a print-on-demand provider prints and ships, check that the one you use is on each tool's list; if you print yourself, name the file format your printer needs.
- Count your products and platforms. Zakeke's plans publish a set number of products each; Customily publishes unlimited products on a plan per platform.
- Work out both fees at your volume. Both charge a plan plus a fee on each customised item sold. Read each pricing page on the day you decide and add a year of the plan to the fees at the sales you expect.
- Try both on the same product. Zakeke can be tried for 14 days and Customily for 9; set up one product in each and compare the designer, the preview and the print file of a test order.
Set it up
- 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.
- A checklist for running a WooCommerce print-on-demand shop
Everything to check before and after opening a WooCommerce shop that prints customers' designs itself: products and mockups, print files and DPI, pricing per printed side, proofs, the order flow from checkout to press, returns for custom items, and the privacy of customer uploads.
Questions
Zakeke vs Customily: which is better for WooCommerce?
It depends on what you sell. Zakeke does more with 3D, AR, virtual try-on, PDF and engraving files, and CMYK and Pantone colour, with a set number of products per plan. Customily is made for personalised products and gifts, with unlimited products, clipart and print-ready exports, and connections to many print-on-demand providers.
Do Zakeke and Customily charge a fee on each sale?
Yes, both. Zakeke charges a monthly or yearly plan plus a fee on each customised product sold, not during its free days. Customily charges a monthly plan per platform plus a transaction fee on every item sold with it, which falls as you sell more. Prices change, so read each pricing page before you choose.
Does Customily have 3D or AR like Zakeke?
Not on the Customily pages we read on 20 October 2026: they describe realistic live previews, but no 3D or AR. Zakeke lists a 3D configurator, interactive 3D previews, AR in every plan and virtual try-on as an add-on.
How do Zakeke and Customily connect to WooCommerce?
Zakeke's plugin is free on WordPress.org and connects your shop to Zakeke's web service. Customily emails its plugin after you create an account; you upload it in WordPress and connect the store from Customily.
Which print-on-demand providers do Zakeke and Customily work with?
Zakeke names Printful, Printeers and CustomCat, with automatic order sync. Customily names Printify, Printful, Gooten, CustomCat, Gelato and Printbelle, with direct API connections, and you can also fulfil orders yourself.
Is there a self-hosted alternative to Zakeke and Customily?
Yes. PrintBlob runs inside WooCommerce on your own server with no monthly plan and no fee per sale; it is free on WordPress.org, and PrintBlob Pro adds print-ready files and your own products. It is made for shops that print garments themselves, and has none of the print-on-demand connections, 3D configurators or AR described above.
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