Avery Design & Print vs QuantumDigital

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.

QuantumDigital is an online direct-mail service for designing, proving, printing, and sending postcards. Customers can upload a design or use free templates, then upload their own mailing list or use QuantumDigital’s verified U.S. national residential list. Campaigns can be scheduled weekly, monthly, or quarterly and targeted around listed properties or customer contacts. The company says postcards can enter the mail stream the next business day, with the same turnaround stated for API orders. Its APIs support USPS navigation, national consumer lists, uploaded designs or lists, and shipping small-order marketing materials. Measurement and personalization options include Intelligent Mail barcodes, QR codes, SMS marketing, personalized landing pages, coupon codes, and variable data. API pricing is $0.10 for Print / Ship API, minimum 20 pieces, and $0.85 for Direct Mail API, minimum one piece. EDDM formats are $35.00, $40.00, or $49, starting at 25,000+ pieces.