Avery Design & Print vs EtikStudio

Avery Design & Print is a free web tool for designing labels and other printable Avery products. Start from a blank template or customize a prepared design, then add text and uploaded images. Image tools crop, size, and position uploads; text tools offer straight or curved lines and typography choices. For variable data printing, mail merge can import contact information and other data from .xls, .xlsx, and .csv files. Its barcode generator makes barcodes and QR codes and supports sequential numbering. Projects can be saved to a computer without an account, or to a free Avery account with one, and shared by email through project links. Google Drive can supply Google Sheets data for merging or Google Photos for a design. Print with an inkjet or laser printer, or use Avery WePrint to have a project professionally printed and mailed. Avery says its online design tools protect data in transit and storage with TLS and SSL and do not sell images or content.

EtikStudio is a variable-data label design and printing platform with a web editor connected to more than 10,000 printers. The editor provides layers, alignment, grids, advanced objects, preview, and print simulation. For changing label content, it supports variables, counters, dates and times, serialization, conditions, calculations, and expressions. Barcode support includes 1D and 2D symbologies and GS1 validation. Data connections include SQL databases, CSV and Excel files, REST APIs, Webhooks, ERP, WMS, MES, SCM, and custom systems. The product lists nine native printer languages, including ZPL, EPL2, DPL, and ESC/POS. Compliance templates cover GS1, FDA, UDI, and allergens, with change notices and version history for updates. Access controls include users, roles, per-resource permissions, action auditing, and logs. EtikStudio says product data remains in its existing location and is only read and printed. Plans are described for SMBs, growing firms, print-automation plants, and large multi-plant factories. Pricing is on request; a free trial is available.