ShopWorks OnSite charges $57 per user per month, with a 3-user minimum. Hire your fourth operator: $228/mo. Tenth: $570/mo. Twentieth: $1,140/mo. PlatenFlow is flat per shop, unlimited operators, starting at $149.
Public pricing from ShopWorks reseller data, May 2026. OnSite is a serious system — the cost just doesn't stop scaling with the team you have to scale.
| ShopWorks OnSite $57 /user/mo 3-user minimum | PlatenFlow $149 /mo Starter, unlimited users | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per user / mo | ✓ Flat per shop |
| Cost at 3 operators | $171/mo | $149/mo |
| Cost at 10 operators | $570/mo | $149/mo |
| Cost at 20 operators | $1,140/mo | $149/mo |
| DTG, DTF, screen, embroidery, sublimation | ~ Limited DTG/DTF | ✓ All five, first-class |
| Mobile scanner (any phone) | × Not advertised | ✓ Any phone, browser-based |
| Brother GTX direct, hot-folder DTF | × Not advertised | ✓ Brother GTX SDK + DTF hot folder |
| Self-hosted option | Optional | ✓ Included on every plan |
| 10-operator monthly | $570 / mo | $149 / mo |
// Sources: Capterra and Software Advice pricing data on ShopWorks OnSite ($57/user/mo with 3-user minimum). Pricing varies by quote; figures reflect commonly published rates. May 2026.
Per-user pricing penalizes the thing you want most: a bigger, busier shop. Three of these are about the bill. One is about what you get for the bill.
$57/user means the third operator costs $57. The tenth costs $57. The pattern is built into the bill. PlatenFlow's price doesn't move when you grow — same number at 3 operators or 30.
On per-seat software, a part-time embroidery operator means another invoice. On PlatenFlow they just get a login — no billing event.
PlatenFlow runs in the browser, mobile scanner on any phone. No client-app rollout to every workstation, no IT change-management for an extra seat.
PlatenFlow ships direct Brother GTX SDK, DTF hot folder, brand-agnostic embroidery DST. The hardware is part of the system, not a third-party add-on.
Real questions from shop owners evaluating PlatenFlow against the alternatives.
Yes. ShopWorks OnSite is a serious system priced per user with a 3-user minimum. PlatenFlow is flat per shop — same monthly bill at 3 operators or 30.
$57 per user per month, with a 3-user minimum. That's $171/mo at 3 users, $570/mo at 10, and $1,140/mo at 20. PlatenFlow Starter is $149/mo regardless of team size.
For any shop with 3 or more operators, yes — and the gap grows linearly. PlatenFlow Pro ($549/mo) is roughly the cost of ShopWorks at 10 users, with unlimited users included.
Yes. PlatenFlow includes a self-hosted option on every plan, where ShopWorks offers it as an option. Either way, your data on your hardware.
See PlatenFlow side-by-side against the rest of the apparel-decoration software market.
The live demo runs a seeded production day end-to-end. No signup, no email capture. Add an operator without changing the bill.