How to choose your custom stickers?
Where to print stickers in France?
Where to buy custom stickers?
The essentials
Are you looking for where to print quality custom stickers? There is no "best" printer, but a printer suited to your priority. Here is the short answer, before the details.
- The widest choice of materials and finishes: StickerApp (Sweden). Trade-off: long lead time and plastic packaging.
- The reputation: Sticker Mule (factories in Italy for Europe). Trade-off: no material options, the highest prices in the panel.
- A generalist printing catalog beyond stickers: Vistaprint. Trade-off: low sticker specialization.
- Generalist French manufacturing: MPA Pro. Trade-off: no PVC-free positioning.
- A PVC-free sticker, made of recycled vinyl, manufactured in France, with a short lead time and competitive price: StickerGreen. It is the only combination of these criteria in this comparison.
StickerGreen manufactures its stickers in its workshop in Jarnac, Charente, using 58% recycled rPET vinyl, PVC-free, with carbon-neutral delivery worldwide.
Purpose of the article
This article aims to compare the best printers on the market for producing high-quality custom stickers. We have chosen the leaders and have deliberately not selected printers selling low-quality stickers. The goal is to help you make an informed choice when purchasing stickers. Even though we are StickerGreen, we wrote this article impartially. This pushes us to become as good as, or even better than, our competitors in the long run.
Quick presentation of the selected companies
1. StickerGreen
StickerGreen manufactures in France, in Jarnac, focusing on custom stickers made of 58% recycled rPET vinyl, PVC-free. GreenGuard Gold certified inks, free and carbon-neutral delivery, orders from a single unit, observed lead time about 4 days. The finishing options are deliberately limited, with lamination optional.
2. Stickerapp
StickerApp operates from Sweden and offers the widest catalog of materials and finishes in the comparison. In return, the adhesive received was difficult to peel off, the packaging was plastic, the observed lead time was about 10 days, and manufacturing is outside France.
3. Sticker Mule
Sticker Mule is an American printer present for over ten years, specialized in stickers, with factories in Italy for the European market. In return, the offer does not provide material choices, prices are the highest in the panel, and the packaging received was plastic, with an observed lead time of about 10 days.
4. Vistaprint
Vistaprint is a generalist printer with a very extensive catalog, far beyond stickers, with factories in Italy for Europe. Useful if you centralize all your prints. In return, sticker specialization is low and the quality received varied from one order to another.
5. MPA Pro
MPA Pro is a French generalist printer active since 1996, with manufacturing in France and high quality received. In return, the choice of options remains limited and the offer does not display PVC-free or recycled material positioning.
Criteria for the analysis concerning custom stickers
1. Product quality
This analysis is based on our purchases made from our competitors in competition with StickerGreen products.
2. Customization options (materials, protection, finish)
This criterion is based on the offer available directly via the website.
3. Delivery time
This criterion is based on the time we waited to receive the order. We specify that no Express delivery was chosen.
4. Environmental commitment
We evaluate this based on the materials used for their postal packaging and their commitments present on their website.
5. French manufacturing
Based on their information and the shipping address of the parcels.
6. Price
In direct comparison with StickerGreen for equivalent products.
Detailed comparison
| Printer | Manufacturing | Specialization | Observed lead time* | Material options | PVC-free / recycled | Price vs StickerGreen* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| StickerGreen | France (Jarnac) | Custom stickers | ~4 days | Limited, lamination optional | Yes, 58% rPET | Reference |
| Sticker Mule | Italy (EU) | Stickers | ~10 days | None | No | Higher |
| StickerApp | Sweden | Stickers | ~10 days | Very wide | No | Higher |
| Vistaprint | Italy (EU) | Generalist | ~10 days | Low | No | Close |
| MPA Pro | France | Generalist | ~4 days | Limited | Not displayed | Close |
*Observed during our test orders of 07/2026, without express option, for equivalent products.
Conclusion
- You want the widest choice of materials: StickerApp. Expect a long lead time and plastic packaging.
- You want a well-known brand: Sticker Mule. Expect the highest budget and lack of options.
- You centralize all your prints: Vistaprint. Sticker quality may vary.
- You want to print in France without particular environmental requirements: MPA Pro or StickerGreen.
- You want a PVC-free sticker, durable in recycled vinyl, made in France: StickerGreen.
We hope this article will be useful to you from StickerGreen. We remain at your disposal. Below are some examples of our custom sticker creations by StickerGreen.
The StickerGreen case: an alternative to PVC, not just another "green" argument
Most sticker printers work with PVC. StickerGreen has developed another substrate: a 58% recycled rPET vinyl, PVC-free, almost mono-material PET, designed to last 7 years outdoors without compromising durability.
What is verifiable today:
- PVC-free, made of 58% recycled rPET vinyl from plastic bottles.
- French manufacturing, in the workshop in Jarnac, Charente, without subcontracting.
- GreenGuard Gold certified inks, without GBL.
- Orders from a single unit, volume discounts, production lead time about 2 working days.
Learn more about our rPET material → detailed page about our material
Frequently Asked Questions
Which sticker printer manufactures PVC-free in France? StickerGreen prints in France, in Jarnac, stickers made of 58% recycled rPET vinyl, PVC-free. It is the only player in the comparison combining French manufacturing and PVC-free substrate.
Are StickerGreen stickers recyclable once applied? No. A sticker once applied is not recyclable in the standard PET stream because the adhesive contaminates the material. Production scraps, without liner, are however directed to a PET stream. We are working to reduce this limitation and openly state it.
Which sticker printer delivers the fastest? In our test orders, StickerGreen and MPA Pro delivered in about 4 days, versus about 10 days for Sticker Mule and StickerApp, without express option.
Can you order custom stickers individually? Yes, at StickerGreen, from a single unit, with volume discounts as quantity increases.
Does a PVC-free sticker hold up as well as a PVC sticker outdoors? Yes. StickerGreen’s laminated rPET vinyl offers 7 years of outdoor durability, with resistance to UV, water, and scratches, comparable to premium laminated PVC.
See you soon at StickerGreen 💚