iPrint Comparison and Review

• Easy to upload design
• Can use pre-designed templates from the provider
• Can create your design from scratch with their editor
• Faster shipping options available: Next Day, 2-Day

Cons:

• Provider does not offer brochures or flyers
• Cannot download a blank template
• PDF proof not available
• Free paper samples not available

Conclusion:

iPrint offers low-priced stationery and paper marketing materials, and they do not offer promotional materials or signs and banners. They do not offer many paper marketing materials, but they do offer postcards. iPrint lets you upload and print an existing design, and they also offer predesigned templates and a design tool to help you create your design for some products. iPrint is a great service if you are looking for a flexible, easy-to-use design tool that can help you create your design. However, they do not offer as many marketing materials as some of the other providers do. They also do not offer a free PDF proof of your design, which we consider to be a market standard. 

We found their customer support to be high quality because of how helpful and knowledgeable support techs were when answering our questions. Their standard shipping time is 7-10 days, which meets our Market Standard shipping time of one week.

Design and Printing

iPrint meets our Market Standard by allowing you to easily upload an existing design and have it printed. iPrint will accept JPG, BMP, and PNG files for uploading your design. iPrint offers pre-designed templates for postcards. iPrint also lets you create your own design from scratch using their design tool, which includes a WYSIWYG editor and lets you drag-and-drop text and images. Their design templates show “cut and bleed” lines, so you know exactly where your paper will be cut. iPrint does not offer blank templates to download for you to edit with your own design software.

iPrint offers digital printing, which differs from offset printing. Offset printing is a process in which a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper. Offset printing offers higher image quality, is more cost effective when ordering large quantities, and is better for larger prints. Digital printing is a process in which the data and images are printed directly from the computer onto paper. It has shorter turnaround time, is more cost effective when ordering small quantities, and is better for customized printing.

Brochures

iPrint does not offer brochures at this time.

Flyers

iPrint does not offer flyers at this time.

Postcards

You can order postcards through iPrint in quantities that range from 100-2,000. Their minimum order size of 100 postcards meets our Market Standard. For 100 postcards, it costs $24.99. As you order larger quantities, your price per postcard gets significantly cheaper.  iPrint’s postcards come with a glossy finish.

Shipping

iPrint’s standard shipping time is 7-10 days, which meets our Market Standard of one week. The standard shipping cost for 100 postcards is $3.98. Next-day and second-day shipping is also available at an additional cost.

Proofs & Samples

iPrint does not offer PDF proofs or hardcopy proofs that you can check and approve before you place your order. They do not offer free paper samples that allow you to see the paper options before you make your selections. The lack of proofs and paper samples does not meet our Market Standard.

Additional Paper Marketing Materials

In addition to postcards, iPrint offers business cards.

Customer Support

iPrint offers phone, email, and live chat support. Their support is available Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. CST. We didn’t have to wait when we called customer support, and their email support wait time was 2-3 hours. Overall, we found their customer support to be high quality. iPrint offers a money-back guarantee in the event that there is a printing error on your products, which meets our Market Standard.