BarTender vs LabelMagic
BarTender
bartendersoftware.comLabelMagic
labelmagic.netSide by side
| Figure | BarTender | LabelMagic |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $16.58/mo | $6.66/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 3 |
| Spec score · Label Design Software | 8.5 (#4) | 7.6 (#23) |
| Audience | The maker describes BarTender as serving businesses of all sizes and industries, including supply chains, with use cases spanning manufacturing, warehousing, retail, and transportation and logistics. | The maker describes LabelMagic as quick and easy label-making for home, hobby, and retail. |
| Integrations | The maker lists pre-built connectors for SAP, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, and Workday, plus REST APIs and custom integrations for more than 20 enterprise platforms. | LabelMagic can use fields imported from other applications; the maker does not name specific integrations on the opened pages. |
| Purpose | BarTender creates, manages, and prints labels, barcodes, RFID tags, and other product identifiers. | LabelMagic is a design and print application for creating labels of any size or shape with text, barcodes, shapes, and images. |
| Trial | The maker offers a 30-day trial of BarTender Enterprise Edition with access for up to three printers. | The trial has no limitations in features, speed, or quality; the maker does not state the trial duration on the opened download page. |
Plans
BarTender
- Starter$199 a year
- Professional$299 a year
- Automation$575 a year
- EnterprisePriced on request
LabelMagic
- BulletProof LabelMagic (with Barcodes!) for Windows — 1-Year$79.95 a year
- BulletProof LabelMagic (with Barcodes!) for Windows — 2-Year$119.93 a year
- BulletProof LabelMagic (with Barcodes!) for Windows — 3-Year$159.90 a year
In their own words
BarTender
BarTender creates, manages, and prints labels, barcodes, RFID tags, and other product identifiers. Its design tools support more than 100 linear and 2D barcode symbologies and standards, RFID encoding, and a library of more than 400 label templates. The on-premises product can print from local workstations, browsers, and mobile devices, with more than 11,000 printer drivers. The Automation edition adds REST APIs, File Drop, no-code builders, and more than 70 trigger actions. Listed connectors include SAP, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, and Workday, alongside REST APIs and custom integrations for more than 20 enterprise platforms. On-premises security features include role-based permissions, document encryption, license server redundancy, and printer failover options. BarTender can operate without an internet connection and supports 21 CFR Part 11-compliant audit trails and electronic signatures. The on-premises operating-system requirements are 64-bit Windows 10 or 11 and Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022, or 2025. Starter costs $199 a year; a 30-day Enterprise Edition trial supports up to three printers.
LabelMagic
LabelMagic has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.