CustomCat vs Teelaunch
CustomCat is cheaper on 15 of the 17 products both carry, by $2.34 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 15 times out of 17
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; Teelaunch 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 | Teelaunch | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheaper on | 15 of 17 products | 2 of 17 products |
| Production | Decorates wholesale blanks | Routes to a partner network |
| Seller rating (Shopify App Store) | 4.6★ (114 Shopify reviews) | 4.3★ (114 Shopify reviews) |
| Fulfils from | US | US |
| Integrations | 4: Shopify, BigCommerce, Etsy, WooCommerce | 4: Shopify, Etsy, WooCommerce, TikTok Shop |
| Best for | — | — |
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 | Teelaunch |
|---|---|---|
| United States | from $4.99 +$1.50 each | from $6.00 +$2.00 each |
| Canada * | — | from $11.50 |
| United Kingdom * | — | from $10.50 |
| Germany * | — | from $11.50 |
| Australia * | — | from $11.50 |
| Rest of the world | from $9.25 +$3.00 each | from $13.25 +$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 | Teelaunch | You save |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canvas Print 24x36 | $25.20 | $32.90 | $7.70 (31%) |
| Canvas Print 16x20 | $13.86 | $20.25 | $6.39 (46%) |
| Gildan 18500B | $13.86 | $18.56 | $4.70 (34%) |
| Gildan 18000 | $11.50 | $16.00 | $4.50 (39%) |
| Bella Canvas 3001 | $7.37 | $11.00 | $3.63 (49%) |
| Gildan 18000B | $11.55 | $14.99 | $3.44 (30%) |
Where Teelaunch wins by the most
| Product | Teelaunch | CustomCat | You save |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceramic Mug 15oz Accent | $4.49 | $5.78 | $1.29 (22%) |
| Ceramic Mug 11oz Accent | $3.65 | $4.93 | $1.28 (26%) |
Every product both carry
All 17 products we can price from both, widest gap first.
| Product | CustomCat | Teelaunch | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canvas Print 24x36 | $25.20 | $32.90 | 7.70 CustomCat |
| Canvas Print 16x20 | $13.86 | $20.25 | 6.39 CustomCat |
| Gildan 18500B | $13.86 | $18.56 | 4.70 CustomCat |
| Gildan 18000 | $11.50 | $16.00 | 4.50 CustomCat |
| Bella Canvas 3001 | $7.37 | $11.00 | 3.63 CustomCat |
| Gildan 18000B | $11.55 | $14.99 | 3.44 CustomCat |
| Bella Canvas 3501 | $10.05 | $13.45 | 3.40 CustomCat |
| Bella Canvas 3480 | $8.53 | $11.08 | 2.55 CustomCat |
| Gildan 5000L | $7.15 | $9.00 | 1.85 CustomCat |
| Ceramic Mug 15oz Accent | $5.78 | $4.49 | 1.29 Teelaunch |
| Ceramic Mug 11oz Accent | $4.93 | $3.65 | 1.28 Teelaunch |
| Paper Poster 12x18 | $4.75 | $6.01 | 1.26 CustomCat |
| Bella Canvas 3005 | $9.51 | $10.75 | 1.24 CustomCat |
| Ceramic Mug 15oz Black | $5.15 | $5.80 | 0.65 CustomCat |
| Ceramic Mug 11oz Black | $4.59 | $4.99 | 0.40 CustomCat |
| Ceramic Mug 15oz White | $4.10 | $4.49 | 0.39 CustomCat |
| Ceramic Mug 11oz White | $3.45 | $3.65 | 0.20 CustomCat |
Frequently asked questions
Is CustomCat or Teelaunch cheaper?
CustomCat is cheaper on 15 of the 17 products both carry, by $2.34 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 Teelaunch?
To a US address, CustomCat charges from $4.99 to ship a t-shirt and Teelaunch from $6.00, so CustomCat is cheaper 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.
Do CustomCat and Teelaunch carry the same products?
We can price 17 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 Teelaunch.