Screen Printing Shop Management Software
for Decorators Big & Small.
From calculating True Shop Hourly Overhead and building guaranteed-profit pricing grids to automated press scheduling, centralized customer inbox threads, and 5-star Google review collection. Run your entire screen print shop on autopilot for a flat $49/month with unlimited users.
No Credit Card Required for Trial • 14-Day Free Trial • Built for Scale
$49/mo
Flat Rate • Zero User Taxes
18+
Shop Workflow Automations
0% Fee
Online Merch & Team Stores
Decorations
Full Front Athletic Mascot
Cotton White
PMS 000C
Scarlet Red
PMS 186C
Royal Blue
PMS 286C
$324.00
$2.25 / piece (144 pcs)Products & Sizes
Bella+Canvas 3001
Black
$1,188.00
144 UnitsProject 1 Total
$10.50 / piece avg
$1,512.00
From Cost Setup to 5-Star Review:
The Point A → Point Z Screen Print Journey
See how The Print Life eliminates bottlenecks, automates busywork, and protects profit margins at every single stage of your shop.
Enter your monthly recurring shop overhead (rent, press lease, utility bills, employee wages, and target net profit margin). The Print Life automatically calculates your True Shop Hourly Rate and generates calibrated 1 to 10-color screen printing price matrices based on real press run speeds.
Key Screen Print Capabilities:
- True Hourly Burden Rate: Factors exact monthly fixed overhead into cost-per-minute press time.
- Auto-Calculated Matrix Grids: Tiered quantity breaks (12, 24, 48, 72, 144, 288, 500, 1000+) generated in 1 click.
- Screen & Ink Cost Recovery: Set default screen burning fees, flash underbase charges, and specialty ink markups.
| Colors | 24–47 | 48–71 | 72–143 | 144–287 | 288+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Color | $3.10 | $2.15 | $1.65 | $1.25 | $0.95 |
| 2 Colors | $4.20 | $3.05 | $2.35 | $1.75 | $1.35 |
| 3 Colors | $5.30 | $3.95 | $3.05 | $2.25 | $1.75 |
Everything Built Specifically for
Manual & Automatic Screen Printers
No bloat, no generic CRM workarounds. Precision tools tailored for the daily reality of ink, mesh, and press throughput.
True Hourly Burden & Price Matrices
Stop guessing what to charge per print. Factor your shop lease, electricity bills, manual/auto press speed, and operator wages into guaranteed profit matrix pricing.
Multi-Location Mockup Generator
Arrange graphics across Front, Back, Sleeves, and Inside Tags directly on the quote. Generate crisp client proofs without opening third-party graphics software.
Live Distributor Catalog Sync
Direct PromoStandards integration with SanMar, S&S Activewear, AlphaBroder, and Otto Cap pulls real-time inventory counts and wholesale tiered pricing.
Darkroom & Screen Staging Pipeline
Track screen burning, coating, mesh counts, and reclaiming. Know which screens are exposed, on-press, or torn before a production run starts.
0% Fee Spirit Wear & Merch Stores
Launch customized apparel stores for schools, local businesses, and events. Run limited-time campaigns or evergreen stores with 0% platform transaction cuts.
Automated Proof Sign-Offs & Cash-First A/R
Send mobile-friendly approval portals where customers sign off on proofs and pay deposits upfront via Stripe with automated 3% surcharge fee recovery vs $0 ACH bank transfers.
Granular Production Action Time Estimation
Configure exact action times in seconds and minutes for every screen printing setup (burn times, tape/blockout, ink mixing, press setups, manual/auto impressions per hour). The system dynamically calculates exact run times for every job.
Time-Estimated Production Schedule Calendar
Harness calculated production run times to display true available press capacity for any day of the week. Drag jobs into time slots to prevent overbooking and floor bottlenecks.
Hands-Off Workflow Automations Suite
Put daily shop management on complete autopilot. The system executes automated actions not only from internal shop triggers, but also when customers approve artwork proofs, sign quotes, submit payments, or request portal changes.
Screen Printing Software Compared.
See how The Print Life gives manual and automatic screen print shops purpose-built shop floor tools without legacy per-user taxes or expensive pricing tiers.
| Feature | Print Life ($49/mo) | Printavo | ShopVox | Teesom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
True Shop Hourly Burden Rate Math Calculates exact press hourly overhead from fixed shop rent, utilities, press financing, and wages. | ||||
True Gross Margin Formula ($Cost / (1 - Margin)) Guarantees target profit margins instead of cost-plus markups that cause fixed overhead shortfalls. | ||||
Screen Printing Checkpoints (Screens Burned & Ink Mixed) Tracks screen prep, darkroom burn status, ink mixing, and press staging directly on Kanban cards. | ||||
Action-Time Press Capacity Auto-Scheduling Calculates runtime (Est: Xh Ym) from color count and press speeds, preventing press overbooking. | ||||
Color Book Ink Swatch Locking (Wilflex, Rutland) Locks customer and quote palettes to stocked ink lines, eliminating unmixable Pantone surprises. | ||||
Unified Customer Email Inbox Threading Chronological timeline of customer emails and vector artwork attachments linked directly to job travelers. | ||||
0% Take-Rate Merch Stores & Dryer Offload Sorting Run spirit wear and batch campaigns with 0% platform cuts and garment-stack dryer offload cubby sorting. | ||||
Flat $49/mo (Unlimited Staff Seats & Unlimited Orders) All features included with zero per-user seat penalties, zero order caps, and zero tier lockouts. |
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about migrating your screen print shop to The Print Life.