Lob vs. Printfection

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Lob
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Lob in San Francisco provides the building blocks for developers to automate offline correspondences. Enterprise companies use Lob’s suite of APIs to mail fully dynamic and personalized customer communications with print media. Lob also provides insight into deliverability with piece-by-piece tracing and a proprietary Print Delivery Network to streamline production across fully redundant nodes all over the country.
$0
per month
Printfection
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Printfection is a swag management platform that aims to simplify the buying, managing, and distribution of swag and branded merchandise, from the company of the same name in Denver. They offer a suite of online swag management tools and APIs alongside custom printing, inventory management, and distribution. The vendor states their customers use the platform to drive more leads, reward customers, and engage employees.N/A
Pricing
LobPrintfection
Editions & Modules
Small Business Plan
$260
per month 3 users & Up to 3,000 monthly mailings
Growth Plan
$550
per month 5 users & Up to 6,000 monthly mailings
Developer Plan
Free
1 user & Up to 500 monthly mailings
Enterprise Plan
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
LobPrintfection
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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LobPrintfection
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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Enterprises
PFL Direct Mail Platform
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
LobPrintfection
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(3 ratings)
8.8
(81 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(3 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.6
(4 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(2 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(81 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(3 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(2 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(2 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
6.9
(2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
LobPrintfection
Likelihood to Recommend
Lob
Lob is working well for batched or scheduled jobs where timing isn't as critical. For items that need to be sent quickly, it's still faster to manually produce.
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Printfection
It is well suited for a one-stop shop that gets everything done in one place (sizing, order, warehousing, shipping, drop-shipping, ability to do one-off orders, support in the process). It is less appropriate if you need something very specific and what they have doesn't work for you or if you like to be very involved in the complete process. It is also less appropriate if price is a major factor.
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Pros
Lob
  • Address Verification and NCOA Cleaning
  • Autocomplete for our forms that allow a user to SKIP typing
  • Printing and mailing documents automatically over API
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Printfection
  • The swag catalogue has lots of items to choose from and they try to source anything else you need
  • Takes care of the logistical challenges of getting swag to offices, events and to customers
  • Their customer team are really hands on and helpful
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Cons
Lob
  • None at the moment.
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Printfection
  • Their Giveaway feature was made some improvements but I would like to see it be more flexible
  • Being able to get more samples of products and printing prior to ordering
  • Swag photography/ items in stock in our closet- we had to provide photos of these items
  • Better updates on swag items that are low in stock
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Likelihood to Renew
Lob
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Printfection
We are currently extremely satisfied with printfection. The quality of swag is very good, but the customer service ranks high above any other swag company. I have been working closely with my Printfection manager (Tyler Rowland) and he has been more than helpful from the start.
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Usability
Lob
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Printfection
The product is really easy to use and manage. We love using Printfection. It's easy to order, ship and manage everything. I did remove one rating point because their set up for "giveaways" is a little cumbersome and I wish their platform notified you when products in your giveaways are running low.
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Reliability and Availability
Lob
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Printfection
Prinfection's availability has been great. There was one time when a product we needed wasn't available, but our Printfection rep made sure to get what we needed.
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Performance
Lob
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Printfection
Printfection's performance has been top-notch. We have been using Printfection for only about 8 months, and have not had any issues with performance.
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Support Rating
Lob
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Printfection
Every step of the way, I have been helped by someone who feels like a friend. They know their stuff and they get back to me in a timely manner. It gets frustrating when you need help but the "experts" don't offer any. Printfection isn't like this at all. They've done a great job making sure I understand everything I need to have a successful campaign for our employees.
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In-Person Training
Lob
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Printfection
Tyler led some of our staff through training and was very helpful. Tyler was also always available for any questions after training was complete.
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Online Training
Lob
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Printfection
We completed online training with a Printfection rep leading us through the process. This made the whole experience easy and helpful.
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Implementation Rating
Lob
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Printfection
Their team is very helpful in getting set up and we felt like they worked with us on price and also getting our previous inventory we had at our offices set up in Printfection. The only down side of shipping in your items to Printfection is the photography of the items (which clients can see) is pretty terrible if you don't have clear product photos prior to sending the items to Printfection warehouse.
**All items purchased through Printfection the product photos look better (so this issue won't be the case with those who aren't shipping existing swag to their warehouse)
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Alternatives Considered
Lob
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Printfection
There were a couple of reasons we selected Printfection: price and contract/level of commitment (we are on a month-to-month plan). To be honest, there are products that integrate better with Salesforce and have more capabilities but we were looking for something that didn't require us to sign a year contract and was a reasonable price. After purchasing, we are extremely impressed with their team and consider this a huge benefit of going with Printfection.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Lob
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Printfection
Simple pricing and easy to pitch to stakeholders
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Scalability
Lob
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Printfection
Only a few of our departments will be using Printfection, (like HR and Customer Success), but both departments find Printfection flexible and scalable.
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Professional Services
Lob
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Printfection
There aren't many professional services besides what is related to their product. What would have been great was to get design services included in our membership since we dont have one in house
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Return on Investment
Lob
  • Extremely positive reducing cost of managing the mail production process and spending on paper, printers, and printer supplies.
  • More secure than sending spreadsheet to a mailing house.
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Printfection
  • Previously we had a "welcome" kit for certain new customers with custom packaging and great messaging. It was very successful in helping kick off a new customer relationship.
  • If the platform was integrated with our CRM we'd have more metrics to be able to measure ROI.
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ScreenShots

Lob Screenshots

Screenshot of the interface to set up and execute direct mail campaigns. Users can schedule ahead, send last-minute, or trigger campaigns based on customer behaviors or events.Screenshot of merge variables, which, similar to digital marketing channels, allow for hyper-personalization (copy, images, offers, etc.).Screenshot of the integrated, enterprise analytics, used to measure and manage direct mail campaigns. QR codes and PURLs can be used to track conversions, and integrations with Salesforce and other CRM tools help to measure attribution.Screenshot of Customizable and reuseable templates for letters, postcards, and self-mailers.Screenshot of Lob's Checks API automates the printing and delivery of accurate, secure, and branded checks.