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There are various types of metal prints and like any printing not all print types are going to work for all image types. I have at this time about 50 metal prints, the vast majority being 8'x6' that I use to line my stairwells. Of all the metal prints that I have had done I would say that ones with the more "artistic" printing options have been the ones that have had the greatest chance to not be as imagined. There are also significant difference between print houses and some are not worth using.

VistaPrint, Snapfish and Shutterfly are all not worth using. I just got a large metal print from Shutterfly (was given a giftcard) just this week and it has issues. First it says it should be like a Direct Print On Aluminum Dibond but it is nothing like that style I have gotten from other print houses and it also has a few printing errors.

For the US I would suggest Artbeats Studios for smaller prints. For large prints and anything I would get with a frame (for anywhere in the world) I cannot praise Whitewall any higher. I stopped using Whitewall for my smaller metal prints because after the tariffs on metal the prices are too high for the use of the images and Artbeats does a great job. One of the best things about both of these printshops is that you can customize the size of the print and you are not limited to whatever strange sizes are called "standard".

I have seen great prints from Mpix and BayPhoto and heard good things about Nevada Art Printers and New Mexico Fin Art.

The two printing options I use most are:

Direct Print On Aluminum Dibond - Good for small prints in which high detail is not needed. Generally these at matte finished so reflections will not be an issue.

HD/ultraHD Photo Print On Aluminum Dibond (or anything called "HD" prints) - These I use for images I want the high detail on. These are all glossy finished so reflections need to be considered when hanging.

Where things get tricky:

Brushed Aluminum - This can give and amazing effect as basically whites are not printed and you are left with the naked metal.

Sheer - These have a semi transparent look for some of the lighter colors meaning you can get some of the metal to kind of shine through.

Silver Gloss - This is kind of like Sheer but it is more like you replace the whites for a silver.

I have a brushed aluminum print that looks great as the effect is only on a couple spots. I have a Silver Gloss one that looks great and another that I thought would look awesome that was a complete disappointment (got a small test print so not that much of a hit).

Also I have color calibrated my screen and I would say that the prints I get from Whitewall, Artbeats and Amazon (small paper and yearly calendars) match up to what I seen on the screen or are at least close enough that I can't really make out any differences.