Kenya's Print Operating System

Get real print prices before you call a printer.

Choose a Print Manager, approve a quote, pay through Printy, and track your job.

Print shops receive production jobs after payment. Clients never see raw production economics or shop-side payout details.

Safe trust copy

Your payment is managed through Printy and linked to this job. Your Print Manager coordinates production, and proof approval helps keep the work accountable.

Live Estimate
Printy Estimate

Product type

Business card size

Quantity

500pieces
100Drag to estimate common quantities10,000

Finishing & colour options

Double-sided, Full color, Matt lamination - both sides

Print sides

Print / colour mode

No artwork selected yet

We keep homepage upload safe and local. Real parsing starts after the authenticated upload flow.

Production ticket

ProductBusiness Cards
Quantity500 pieces
Paper300gsm Coated
Size90x55mm
PrintFull color, Double-sided
FinishMatt lamination - both sides
Live pricingPrices come from `/api/calculator/public-preview/` in KES.

Imposition logic

25

pieces per SRA3 sheet

20

SRA3 sheets needed

500 pieces ÷ 25 per sheet = 20 SRA3 sheets

Estimated market range

KES 1,800 - KES 2,400

Set the quantity, stock, sides, and size to preview an instant KES estimate from the Django pricing backend.

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Get an exact quote

Sign in to continue with this estimate, upload artwork, and choose your Print Manager.

Final quote depends on artwork quality, turnaround time, and available verified production shops.

Simple process

How Printy works

Estimate, choose a manager, then track the paid job through production.

Active step

Enter your specs

Use the live controls above to change quantity, size, stock, sides, and finish. Printy sends those exact inputs to the backend preview endpoint so the estimate is grounded in real pricing logic. Learn more →

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Built for real print workflows

Who Printy helps

Printy is not a shop directory and not a manual marketplace. It gives each side a clean role: clients request and track jobs, partners manage client pricing, and shops produce work from structured specs.

Clients

Business owners and individuals who need print work done without being misquoted, overcharged, or kept in the dark.

  • Instant price estimates before committing
  • Real-time job status - no chasing suppliers
  • Payment and support handled through Printy
  • No exposure to shop rates or margins

Partners

Designers, agencies, office teams, and print managers who price work for clients and need markup, payment, and production to stay organized.

  • See production cost before sending a client-facing quote
  • Set your markup without exposing the shop base price
  • Client payment, dispatch, and tracking stay on one workflow
  • Your client relationship stays separate from production execution

Print Shops

Production facilities that want well-specified jobs with clearer pricing assumptions, artwork state, and job tracking.

  • Jobs arrive prepped - specs, artwork, approval
  • Public estimates avoid exposing raw internal rate cards
  • Payment and status stay visible through the real workflow
  • Production teams get a clearer intake surface

Built on accountability

Why clients trust Printy

Printy isn't a marketplace where you hope for the best. It's a structured print operating system with price logic, verified production shops, and end-to-end accountability.

Price breakdown logic

Every quote preview is based on real imposition calculations, sheet counts, stock assumptions, and finishing inputs - not guesswork.

Workflow discipline

Printy keeps estimate, upload, quote response, payment state, dispatch, and tracking connected so trust does not depend on fragmented chat updates.

In-platform job tracking

See exactly where your job is at every stage - prepress, printing, finishing, and dispatch. No more chasing calls or vague updates.

Payment & support through Printy

Payment state, proof approval, and support stay attached to the job record so clients, partners, and shops each see the right information at the right time.

app.printy.co.ke/jobs/JB-20491

Job reference

JB-20491 - Business Cards

In Production

Order Confirmed

Artwork Approved

Printing (Active)

Finishing

Delivery

ProductBusiness Cards, 500 qty
ShopVerified Shop #3
Est. completionToday, 5:00 PM
Amount paidPayment confirmed

You'll be notified when your job moves to Finishing.

End-to-end print operations

Printy is not a directory

Most print platforms are glorified listings. Printy is a print job operating system - handling every layer from pricing logic to production tracking.

A print directory

  • Lists shops, provides no pricing
  • Client negotiates directly with shop
  • No job tracking capability
  • No structured artwork submission
  • No payment protection or dispute handling

A quote tool

  • Provides price estimates
  • No production shop verification
  • No job tracking capability
  • No end-to-end job management
  • No payment or support layer
Printy

A print operating system

  • Market-calibrated pricing with logic
  • Fully verified production shops
  • Real-time job tracking dashboard
  • Structured artwork upload & checks
  • In-platform payments & support