I was looking into print on demand places and these are both recommended as the top two for keeping the most revenue.

I dug a bit further and it would appear they are owned by the same people/group? But they still offer different features and platform difference. My question is what are the differences between the two? I want to know which is better in 2026. I find older things from 3+ years ago talking about it but I want some current information and data from people that have used the platforms.

This happened a lot. A lot of these print shops bought each other out or merged. Like another example is RedBubble owning TeePublic.

So as for these two, it seems like the only differences are Printful offers advanced branding options, better shipping, and better quality control but you earn less.

Printify allows you to earn more and has a larger amount of items to put your prints on but the quality isn't as good.

Printful seems to be used a lot more by YouTubers and content creators and I remember a few people I watch mentioning the reason why they use them. And both of them said the quality. So I think kipp is right. You don't earn as much but you get better quality items for people.