Reorder & artwork memory
Customer designs, artwork, placements, sizing and screen/color details stay attached to the customer record — so the next quote starts with context, not archaeology.
// InkOps × Printavo
The print-shop workflow you expect, plus the AI layer Printavo wasn’t built around.
InkOps brings together customers, quotes, proposals, invoices, approvals, payments, production scheduling, mockups, reports, and customer communication — then adds AI-assisted intake, reusable artwork memory, Printavo migration, and production handoff.
Printavo helped define the modern print-shop category. InkOps is built for shops that want the same operational foundation with AI and migration woven into the day-to-day.
// how we comparePrintavo ↔ InkOps
Matches Printavo
Shop management
Statuses, scheduling & reports
Customer comms
Email, SMS & your own domain
Sales & quoting
Quotes, catalogs & mockups
Where InkOps pulls ahead
AI intake & reports
Messy request → clean draft
Artwork & reorder memory
Every job keeps its context
Printavo migration
Import, map, sync & roll back
Honest read: parity on the core, a clear edge on AI & migration.
// 01 — The short version
Same operational foundation. Different operating layer.
Workflow
Printavo
InkOps
Orders, quotes & invoices
Yes
Yes — plus AI-assisted quote/order drafting
Statuses & tasks
Yes
Yes
Production scheduling
Yes
Stations, capacity, calendar, board, floor views
Customer messaging & SMS
Yes
Email, SMS, inbound email, notes & timelines
Artwork & proof approvals
Yes
Customer portal, public links, proof workflows
Product catalog & mockups
Yes
Catalog-aware mockups + print-area calibration
Reports
Yes
Yes — plus AI-generated custom reports
QuickBooks Online
Yes
Yes
Printavo migration & sync
—
Import, mapping, backfill, rollback, sync
Slack shop assistant
Not listed
Yes
InkOps edgeParity
// 02 — Where InkOps goes further
Built for the work around the order.
// the lead difference
Messy request → structured quote.
Instead of starting every quote from a blank form, InkOps turns emails, notes, and uploaded images into structured drafts — pulling customer, prior orders, reusable designs, catalog products, and pricing context before handing your team a draft to review.
IN“Need 48 navy tees, left chest, like last spring”
↓
Draft quote48 × Gildan 5000 · NavyScreen print · 1 color · left chestArtwork matched from prior order · Apr 2025
Production-ready handoff
Quotes carry products, sizes, decoration locations, artwork, proof status, work orders and due dates straight into scheduled production jobs.
Printavo migration & sync
Connect credentials, import customers, quotes, orders, files, tasks and payments, map statuses, retry, roll back, and keep syncing.
AI custom reports
Ask in plain language — revenue by month, open balances, production volume, orders by decoration method — and keep the views your team rebuilds by hand.
Slack-connected assistant
Ask operational questions and trigger confirmed workflows from Slack, with every action tied back to real order and customer data and permissions.
Catalog-aware mockups
Supplier catalog images, product variants, color imagery and shop-specific calibration keep mockups tied to the products you actually run.
// 03 — Full feature matrix
Every Printavo category, honestly mapped.
Feature
Printavo
InkOps
How we frame it
Shop management
Custom order tracking statuses
Listed
Strong match
Color-coded workflow statuses for quotes and orders.
Tasks with due dates & assignees
Listed
Strong match
Assigned tasks, due dates, completion state, and imported Printavo task history.
Sales reports
Listed
Strong match
Revenue, orders, customers, production, tax, AR aging, plus AI-generated reports.
Packing slips
Listed
Strong match
Order PDFs including packing slips, work orders, and order confirmations.
Power scheduler / equipment
Listed
Strong match
Production stations, capacity, scheduled jobs, board/calendar, and floor views.
Production file upload
Listed
Strong match
Order files, artwork assets, proof files, and production attachments.
Automations for repetitive tasks
Listed
Coming soon
Automation around onboarding, sync, notifications, and payment/proof events — not a general builder yet.
Customer communication
Customer messaging in one place
Listed
Strong match
Email, notes, milestones, AI activity, inbox, and customer timelines together.
Text messaging via Twilio
Listed
Strong match
Twilio-backed SMS send/log/template plus notification infrastructure.
Send from your own domain
Listed
Strong match
Resend-backed email with shop domain verification for branded sending.
Payment / proof / order notifications
Listed
Strong match
Email and SMS flows tied to proof, payment, status, and portal links.
Growing sales
Quotes and invoices
Listed
Strong match
Quotes, proposals, orders, invoices, public links, and Stripe-backed payments.
Users / team access
Listed
Strong match
Team settings, invites, roles/permissions, and multi-tenant shop scoping.
Pricing matrices
Listed
Strong match
Method pricing, qty tiers, color counts, stitch ranges, size upcharges, and tiers.
Sales pipeline
Listed
Strong match
Intake, quote boards, proposal transitions, order conversion, and follow-up.
Quote / artwork approvals
Listed
Strong match
Public proposal selection, quote/proof approvals, portal access, and timestamps.
Product catalogs
Listed
Strong match
S&S Activewear and AS Colour catalogs, variant pricing, stock/price sync.
Mockup creator
Listed
Strong match
Konva editor, garment images, artwork placement, and print-area calibration.
Multi-payment invoice requests
Listed
Coming soon
Stripe pay links, payment tracking, and multi-order invoices — not a packaged request flow.
Integrations
QuickBooks Online sync
Listed
Strong match
Connection and sync for customers, invoices, and payments with logging.
Stripe payments
Not listed
InkOps edge
Stripe Connect, checkout/pay links, status tracking, webhooks, and pay surfaces.
Slack assistant
Not listed
InkOps edge
Slack bot with chat, command/event routes, threads, and confirmed tool actions.
Resend inbound / outbound email
Not listed
InkOps edge
Sends customer email and processes inbound mail into customer/proposal workflows.
Printavo import & sync
Not listed
InkOps edge
Guided connect, discovery, import, mapping, retry, rollback, backfill, and cron sync.
API access
Listed
Coming soon
Broad internal API surface; public access, docs, and keys still to be packaged.
Support & platform
No software to install
Listed
Strong match
InkOps is a cloud web app.
SSL / security encryption
Listed
Strong match
Authenticated, shop-scoped secure cloud access.
Dedicated success manager
Listed
Strong match
A dedicated success manager with guided onboarding and concierge migration.
Email & phone support
Listed
Strong match
Email and phone support from the InkOps team.
Unlimited file storage
Listed
Strong match
Unlimited storage for order files, artwork, and proofs.
Free updates / upgrades
Listed
Strong match
Every new feature ships to all shops at no extra cost.
Upgrade / downgrade anytime
Listed
Strong match
Change plans anytime — billing adjusts automatically.
99.9% uptime
Listed
Strong match
99.9% uptime on reliable, secure cloud infrastructure.
// 04 — Pricing
Same core, plus AI — for less.
The InkOps plan that covers everything on this page lands below Printavo's comparable plan — with AI, artwork memory, and migration included.
PrintavoComparable plan
$400+/mo
The Printavo plan that covers the feature set on this page.
Online stores included; add-ons and overages billed on top.
InkOps ProIncludes AI + migration
$299/mo
Everything on this page — AI, artwork memory, and Printavo migration included.
- Full operational core — parity with Printavo
- AI intake, quoting & custom reports
- Artwork & reorder memory
- Printavo migration & sync
About $100/month less than Printavo’s comparable plan — over $1,200 a year, with the AI layer included.
$299 vs $400+ /moPrintavo pricing per their published plans, accessed June 2026. Compare the plan that matches this feature set; InkOps plans start at $99/mo.
// See the difference on your own work
Bring one real quote request.
Send us one messy customer request, reorder, or email. We'll show it become a clean quote, proposal, production-ready order, invoice, and follow-up — inside InkOps.