◆ Honest comparison · Data verified July 2026
Tesi24 alternative: the honest comparison with GUUG
Tesi24 is a solid online service: cheaper on paper, with free shipping. GUUG is a print shop in Rome Prati: your thesis is ready in 2 guaranteed hours, you choose the cover by touching real samples, and if your file has an issue we fix it together at the counter. Below, the item-by-item comparison — with both sides' numbers.
2 hours
Hardcover in store, guaranteed
5 minutes
Thermal at the counter
€ 0.40
per colour page (typical online: € 0.45)
4.9 ★
600+ Google reviews
First things first: who wrote this page
This page is written by GUUG, so read it for what it is: a comparison made by one of the two contenders. To balance that, every figure about Tesi24 comes from their public website tesi24.it, read on 22 July 2026 — and where Tesi24 wins, we say so plainly.
The honest summary: if you have a few days of margin and want to spend as little as possible, Tesi24 is a good choice. If you are in Rome and need your thesis today — or want to see cover and foil in person before printing — you are in the right place.
GUUG and Tesi24 compared, item by item
"From" prices from each public price list, VAT included, verified on 22 July 2026. The actual total depends on page count and options: for your case use the price calculator.
| Item | GUUG (shop in Rome Prati) | Tesi24 (online) |
|---|---|---|
| Thermal binding | from € 8 | from € 4 |
| Hardcover, leatherette | from € 25 | from € 12 |
| Hardcover, cloth | from € 25 | from € 16 |
| Perfect (paperback) binding | we don't offer it | from € 6 |
| Spiral binding (drafts) | from € 2 | not on the public price list |
| Black & white printing | € 0.05 per page | € 0.05 per page |
| Colour printing | € 0.40 per page | € 0.45 per page |
| Shipping | DHL € 20, 24-48h across Italy | free |
| Turnaround | Thermal 5 minutes · Hardcover 2 hours, guaranteed | stated 24h production + courier transit |
| Where | Via di Porta Castello 29, Rome Prati | online · based in Clusone (BG), partner pickup points |
| Covers and foils seen in person | yes, samples at the counter | no, on-screen preview |
When each one makes sense
Neither is "the best" in absolute terms: it depends on how much time you have and where you are.
Choose Tesi24 if…
You have 3-5 days of margin before your defence and price is the main variable.
Ideal for: people outside Rome, free shipping, perfect binding (which we don't offer), black-and-white theses with no urgency.
Choose GUUG if…
Your defence is tomorrow or the day after: the Hardcover is ready in 2 guaranteed hours, Thermal in 5 minutes.
Ideal for: choosing cover and foil on real samples, last-minute file fixes (we correct it together at the counter before printing), theses with many colour pages (€ 0.40 vs € 0.45), pickup on foot from Prati, San Pietro, Ottaviano.
The real maths: a 100-page black & white thesis
Let's run the numbers all the way, shipping included. The real difference is not just the price: it's what you're buying. And where Tesi24 costs clearly less, we write it.
Tesi24 · leatherette hardcover, shipped
from € 12 + (100 × € 0.05) = from € 17, shipping included. It arrives after production (stated 24h) plus courier transit or the pickup-point stop.
GUUG · Hardcover, store pickup
€ 25 + (100 × € 0.05) = € 30 VAT included, ready in 2 guaranteed hours. Pick it up at Via di Porta Castello 29 whenever you like, cover chosen on real samples.
GUUG · Hardcover, shipped
€ 30 + € 20 DHL = € 50 at your door in 24-48h across Italy. Shipped outside Rome, Tesi24 costs less: fair is fair. In Rome, € 13 more buys you the certainty of having it today.
What the price list doesn't tell you
The items that never show up in a price table, but matter on hand-in day.
Title page ready in 1 minute
The free title page generator builds your title page with your university's logo and format, ready to merge into the PDF.
Free PDF/A check
Many universities require PDF/A for the digital deposit: check it free here before printing and avoid the double trip.
Fixes at the counter, before printing
Wrong margins, a title page to redo, one rotated page: at the counter we spot it together and fix it before it goes to press. Online, you find out when the parcel has already left.
The right thesis for your university
Cover colours and faculty customs: we know them for the 18 Rome universities we serve every session, and we suggest them so you don't have to research.
Related pages for your thesis
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Frequently asked questions
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Your thesis, today.
Upload your PDF at shop.guug.it/tesi and see the total with VAT included, or come to Via di Porta Castello 29 in Rome Prati: Thermal in 5 minutes, Hardcover in 2 guaranteed hours.