Gelato
vs
CustomCat Close in the US. Gelato for European buyers.
They share only 29 of the products we track. On those, US prices land within $1 of each other more often than not. In the UK and Germany Gelato is cheaper on most of them, because CustomCat ships every order from Detroit.
The products we track at each
Only at Gelato · 311 Only at CustomCat · 106
Gelato sells 340 of them, CustomCat 135. 29 both sell
US · 24 compared
Close
Gelato 10 CustomCat 14
13 of the 24 within $1
UK · Germany
Gelato's
UK: Gelato 11, CustomCat 3
Germany: Gelato 13, CustomCat 2
US delivery · 24 products both sell · free plans
Each dot is one product both sell, placed by how much less it costs delivered at one of them. The three circled are added up further down. Five of the close calls go to Gelato and eight to CustomCat.
Canvas print, off the scale: CustomCat $20.28 less More below ↓
Shipping · tees and hoodies both sell · free plans
CustomCat makes every order in Detroit. The median tee costs £6.94 to ship to the UK against Gelato's £3.25, and €8.30 to Germany against €4.28. That is where Gelato's European lead comes from: 9 of its 11 UK wins come from shipping alone.
0 of Gelato's 10 wins come from shipping alone
3 of Gelato's 11 wins come from shipping alone
4 of Gelato's 5 wins come from shipping alone
Europe · where the gap opens
9 of Gelato's 11 wins come from shipping alone
8 of Gelato's 13 wins come from shipping alone
Gelato CustomCat Median shipping across the tees and hoodies both sell in each country, in the buyer's currency. Each row starts at zero on its own scale.
Delivery · typical business days quoted
Gelato's window ends sooner on every product with an estimate at both, even in the US.
United States
Gelato 4–6 · CustomCat 5–9 days
Gelato's ends sooner on 24 of 24
United Kingdom
Gelato 4–5 · CustomCat 8–23 days
Gelato's ends sooner on 13 of 13
Germany
Gelato 4–5 · CustomCat 8–23 days
Gelato's ends sooner on 14 of 14
Canada
Gelato 4–5 · CustomCat 8–23 days
Gelato's ends sooner on 24 of 24
Australia
Gelato 5–6 · CustomCat 8–23 days
Gelato's ends sooner on 12 of 12
Canvas print · 12×16 in portrait · US delivery
$20.28 less at CustomCat, delivered
The widest gap on any product both sell in the US, and it runs the other way from Europe: CustomCat's canvas is cheaper in all five countries we check.
The same canvas in the other four countries
CustomCat's shipping here is £11.25 against Gelato's £5.80; its lower canvas price still wins.
CustomCat's shipping here is €13.45 against Gelato's €9.28; its lower canvas price still wins.
CustomCat's shipping here is A$21.33 against Gelato's A$16.42; its lower canvas price still wins.
Three close calls, added up · US delivery · free plans
On products this close, delivery time is the bigger difference: Gelato quotes 4–6 business days for the tee and the hoodie, CustomCat 5–9.
T-shirt · Adult M · Black
CustomCat is $0.01 cheaper.
Same shipping; CustomCat's product costs $0.01 less.
| Line | Gelato | CustomCat |
|---|---|---|
| Product | $9.59 | $9.58 |
| Shipping | $4.99 | $4.99 |
| Delivered | $14.58 | $14.57 |
| Delivery | 4–6 days | 5–9 days |
Business days. Both checked Oct 28, 2026.
Hoodie · Adult M · Black
Gelato is $1.00 cheaper.
Gelato's product and shipping both cost less.
| Line | Gelato | CustomCat |
|---|---|---|
| Product | $21.59 | $21.99 |
| Shipping | $7.39 | $7.99 |
| Delivered | $28.98 | $29.98 |
| Delivery | 4–6 days | 5–9 days |
Business days. Both checked Oct 28, 2026.
Mug · 11 oz · White
CustomCat is $0.94 cheaper.
CustomCat's shipping costs $1.50 less, though its product costs $0.56 more.
| Line | Gelato | CustomCat |
|---|---|---|
| Product | $6.26 | $6.82 |
| Shipping | $6.49 | $4.99 |
| Delivered | $12.75 | $11.81 |
| Delivery | 5–6 days | 3–9 days |
Business days. Both checked Oct 28, 2026.
Try it
It opens on the Gildan 5000 for US delivery. The figures come from the same checks as the charts above.
Made by Gelato
Product + shipping
$14.58
Checked Oct 28, 2026Gelato page
Made by CustomCat
Product + shipping
$14.57
Checked Oct 28, 2026CustomCat page
Same product, size and color at both.
Compare every supplier for the Gildan 5000 →How they work · from each supplier's own pages
This is the difference behind the shipping costs and delivery windows above. Each answer links to the supplier page it comes from. Checked August 9 to September 28, 2026.
Gelato A partner network
A confidential partner in Gelato's network makes each order. Gelato picks the country and partner, by destination, availability and capacity; you can't choose one.
CustomCat One factory
CustomCat's own factory in Detroit makes every catalog order, wherever your buyer is. It names no other production site.
Gelato: Etsy, Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Wix and Squarespace. CustomCat: Etsy, Shopify, WooCommerce and BigCommerce. Gelato: Native app for US and UK shops. CustomCat: US shops only, through Order Desk or the API with TikTok Shipping labels. Its own app is in beta. Gelato: Plain box under your store name. Neck labels on some tees; inserts only on posters with Gelato+. CustomCat: Plain box with your store name and US return address. No inserts, tags or custom labels. Gelato: REST API and webhooks for orders, tracking and store products. CustomCat: REST API on every plan, with a webhook when an order ships. Both
Your store takes payment and you answer buyers and returns. Each replaces orders it made wrong.
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