If you are looking for a Printavo alternative, start with the part of your day that is causing friction. Then ask each provider to run that workflow with a redacted copy of one of your real orders. Remove customer details before sharing it. A feature list cannot tell you whether your crew can pick up tomorrow's jobs without another explanation from the office.
OBPrint is one option for quotes, proofs, sales orders, and production tracking. We publish this guide, so treat it as a vendor's checklist for asking better questions, not an independent ranking or a reason every shop should switch.
Write down your reason for comparing
Complete this sentence: “We need to stop ___ because it makes ___ harder.”
Possible answers include retyping size breakdowns, finding the latest proof, explaining production priorities, or maintaining separate records for apparel and sign work. These are evaluation examples, not claims about limitations in Printavo or another product.
Pick your three most important requirements and mark each one essential or optional. If a tool misses an essential handoff, a dozen nice extras will not make up for it.
Ask every provider the same questions
| Area | Ask for a demonstration of… | Record the answer |
|---|---|---|
| Quoting | A job with your garment sizes and decoration methods. | What you enter once and what you must repeat. |
| Revisions | A quantity change after the first quote. | What updates, what stays fixed, and what needs review. |
| Artwork | A customer requesting a change and then approving a revision. | How production identifies the approved version. |
| Production | A staff member finding the next job and its instructions. | Whether they can act without asking the office. |
| Billing | An approved order moving to an invoice. | How the order and invoice stay connected. |
| Access | The actual roles your owner and staff need. | Plan requirements and any additional charges. |
| Exit | Exporting records and retrieving artwork. | Formats, limitations, and who performs the export. |
Use “demonstrated,” “needs follow-up,” or “does not meet our requirement” as your scores. Do not give a feature full credit because a salesperson said it is on the roadmap.
OBPrint example: the production board puts job stages and task progress in view. Ask the person doing the work whether the details behind each card are enough to act.
Compare current terms directly
Software plans change. Check the current Printavo website and confirm the terms of any alternative with that provider. Ask about staff access, usage limits, onboarding, integrations, support, and data migration rather than comparing only the headline subscription price.
This article does not publish a competitor price table or assert that another product lacks a feature. Our OBPrint versus Printavo page provides additional comparison context; verify any time-sensitive detail during your evaluation.
Test OBPrint on the same job
In OBPrint, start with quotes, then review proofs and work orders and the production board. Test the full handoff, including a change to the original order.
Do not stop when the quote looks good. Give the job to someone who did not enter it and ask them to find the details they need. That tells you more than watching a demo presenter explain where every field lives.
For a step-by-step trial, use our screen printing software test.
Make a switch plan before moving active work
List your open quotes, approved orders, unpaid invoices, recurring customers, and artwork locations. Decide where each open job will finish. Avoid having the office maintain two competing versions of the same active order.
Before an import, confirm supported formats and fields with the provider. Check a small sample against your originals, including line items and attachments. Do not assume that historical approvals, custom fields, or files will transfer simply because customer names did.
Keep access to the records you need, and agree on a cutover date with the people doing the work. A migration plan is part of the purchase decision.
Questions shop owners ask
Is OBPrint a Printavo alternative?
Yes. OBPrint covers overlapping print-shop workflows, including quoting, proof review, and production management. Whether it is the right replacement depends on your shop's requirements and the results of a real-order trial.
Should we switch if our current system works?
Only if the improvement addresses a meaningful problem and justifies the disruption. An unfamiliar workflow is not automatically a better one. Document the problem first, then prove that the alternative solves it.
What should we bring to a demo?
Bring a representative job, your three essential requirements, and the person who handles the difficult handoff. You can book an OBPrint demo around those questions.
