CustomCat vs Gelato
CustomCat is cheaper on 16 of the 16 products both carry, by $5.96 on average.
Every figure below comes from the suppliers' own data, stored with the date it was checked. Product prices are one printed unit at a reference size, before shipping.
Verdict
CustomCat wins on price 16 times out of 16
Price is not the whole decision — print quality, turnaround and integrations matter — but it is the part most comparisons guess at, so it leads here.
These two don't make their products the same way
CustomCat decorates wholesale blanks; Gelato routes to a partner network. The products below are the ones both carry, so those rows compare like with like — but the rest of their catalogues do not, and how each is produced changes what its prices mean.
Side by side
| CustomCat | Gelato | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheaper on | 16 of 16 products | 0 of 16 products |
| Production | Decorates wholesale blanks | Routes to a partner network |
| Seller rating (Shopify App Store) | 4.6★ (114 Shopify reviews) | 4.8★ (1,035 Shopify reviews) |
| Fulfils from | US | US, EU, UK, CA, AU |
| Integrations | 4: Shopify, BigCommerce, Etsy, WooCommerce | 6: Shopify, Etsy, WooCommerce, Wix… |
| Best for | T-Shirt, Sweatshirt, Ceramic Mug | — |
What each charges to ship
What each charges to send one t-shirt on its cheapest standard tier, first item and each additional. Where only one of them ships a t-shirt to a destination, the row shows each supplier's cheapest product instead, marked *. Shipping is charged on top of the product price, checked Nov 7, 2026.
| Destination | CustomCat | Gelato |
|---|---|---|
| United States | from $4.99 +$1.50 each | from $4.99 +$0.99 each |
| Canada * | — | from $5.95 +$1.65 each |
| United Kingdom * | — | from $4.40 +$1.53 each |
| Germany * | — | from $4.83 +$1.51 each |
| Australia * | — | from $6.44 +$1.19 each |
| Rest of the world * | from $9.25 +$3.00 each | — |
The lowest rate for that product, not an average — see shipping costs by country for per-product figures.
Where CustomCat wins by the most
| Product | CustomCat | Gelato | You save |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canvas Print 16x20 | $13.86 | $28.19 | $14.33 (103%) |
| Comfort Colors 1545 | $28.55 | $39.10 | $10.55 (37%) |
| Comfort Colors 1566 | $21.00 | $29.86 | $8.86 (42%) |
| Gildan 18500 | $13.99 | $22.79 | $8.80 (63%) |
| Champion S600 | $18.28 | $26.65 | $8.37 (46%) |
| Gildan SF500 | $16.31 | $23.19 | $6.88 (42%) |
Every product both carry
All 16 products we can price from both, widest gap first.
| Product | CustomCat | Gelato | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canvas Print 16x20 | $13.86 | $28.19 | 14.33 CustomCat |
| Comfort Colors 1545 | $28.55 | $39.10 | 10.55 CustomCat |
| Comfort Colors 1566 | $21.00 | $29.86 | 8.86 CustomCat |
| Gildan 18500 | $13.99 | $22.79 | 8.80 CustomCat |
| Champion S600 | $18.28 | $26.65 | 8.37 CustomCat |
| Gildan SF500 | $16.31 | $23.19 | 6.88 CustomCat |
| Comfort Colors 1745 | $12.83 | $19.64 | 6.81 CustomCat |
| Gildan 18000 | $11.50 | $15.99 | 4.49 CustomCat |
| Gildan 18000B | $11.55 | $15.92 | 4.37 CustomCat |
| Gildan 18500B | $13.86 | $17.77 | 3.91 CustomCat |
| Gildan 5000 | $6.00 | $9.59 | 3.59 CustomCat |
| Ceramic Mug 15oz White | $4.10 | $7.56 | 3.46 CustomCat |
| Gildan 64000 | $6.65 | $10.09 | 3.44 CustomCat |
| Bella Canvas 3001 | $7.37 | $10.39 | 3.02 CustomCat |
| Ceramic Mug 11oz White | $3.45 | $6.26 | 2.81 CustomCat |
| Ceramic Mug 11oz Black | $4.59 | $6.26 | 1.67 CustomCat |
Frequently asked questions
Is CustomCat or Gelato cheaper?
CustomCat is cheaper on 16 of the 16 products both carry, by $5.96 on average. That is across every product we can price from both suppliers' own data, on a matched basis — one printed unit at a reference size, before shipping.
Which is cheaper to ship, CustomCat or Gelato?
To a US address, CustomCat charges from $4.99 to ship a t-shirt and Gelato from $4.99, so the two are level on the first item. Shipping is charged on top of the product price and varies by product and destination — the table above covers the other markets.
What is each supplier best for?
CustomCat is cheaper across most of the range on T-Shirt, Sweatshirt, Ceramic Mug. Those are the categories where one supplier wins the majority of the products both carry, not a single SKU.
Do CustomCat and Gelato carry the same products?
We can price 16 products from both. Each also carries products the other does not, so the right question is usually which is cheaper for the specific blanks you sell rather than which catalogue is larger.
How this comparison is built
Prices come from each supplier's own API or published catalogue and are stored with the date they were observed. Only products both suppliers price are compared, at a matched reference size, so neither is flattered by a cheaper variant. Shipping is quoted separately because it depends on the destination. Nothing here is ranked by commission — read the full profiles for CustomCat and Gelato.