Gelato

Name: Gelato
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Grow your print on demand business with Gelato

freemium· from $0/mo· for smb

Gelato routes print-on-demand orders to a network of 140+ local production partners across 32 countries, so a Shopify or Etsy seller in Berlin ships from Berlin rather than from a US hub. The platform handles product design, store integration, and fulfillment for merchants selling apparel, wall art, and accessories. Built for POD sellers, creator brands, and merch teams who want shorter delivery windows and lower cross-border shipping costs without managing suppliers directly.

> pick this if

Pick this if you're a POD, creator, or merch brand selling apparel and paper goods across multiple countries and want local production to cut delivery times and cross-border shipping costs without managing a supplier network.

> look elsewhere if

Look elsewhere if you need tight control over print quality, custom materials, or branded packaging across SKUs, or if you're an inventory-holding brand where 3PL fulfillment economics beat per-unit POD pricing.

> Gelato is built for

DTC apparel & fashion
digital products & memberships

> what it does for ecommerce

Produces 90% of orders locally across 32 countries for faster delivery
Connects to Shopify, Etsy, WooCommerce, Wix via 1-click install
Generates product designs and mockups using CreateAI tooling
Covers apparel, wall art, mugs, photo books, and stationery
Offers freemium plan with paid tiers for higher-volume sellers

> how you'd use it

Creator-led apparel brand on Shopify, $500K–$3M GMV, 2–4 person team
Replacing a US-only POD supplier to serve a 40% European customer base without holding inventory or opening a second fulfillment contract
→ Delivery windows to EU customers drop from 10–14 days to 3–5 days and per-order shipping costs fall 30–50% on cross-border units
Etsy wall-art seller, sub-$1M GMV, solo operator
Uploading designs once and letting Gelato route prints to the buyer's country across US, UK, DE, AU instead of managing separate print partners per region
→ Ships locally on ~90% of orders, removes customs friction, and keeps margins workable on $25–$40 poster SKUs
DTC merch arm of a media or creator brand, $5M–$20M GMV, 5–10 person ecommerce team
Running drop campaigns where demand spikes globally in 48 hours and a centralized US print hub would miss delivery SLAs in EU/APAC
→ Absorbs drop volume across local partners without renegotiating capacity, keeping refund and chargeback rates flat during launch weeks

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