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.
Product type
Business card size
Quantity
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
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.
Continue
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 →
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.
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Job reference
JB-20491 - Business Cards
Order Confirmed
Artwork Approved
Printing (Active)
Finishing
Delivery
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
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