Brother P-touch Editor vs Cloudlabel

Brother P-touch Editor 6 is free software for designing and printing custom labels. It supports styled text, images and barcodes, including QR code labels, and tables can contain text, numbers, symbols or barcode data. Designs can draw on more than 700 clip-art items, frames, patterns and shape tools. For text, users can choose installed TrueType or OpenType fonts or fonts included with the software. Search helps find templates and previously created labels. Label content can be drawn from Excel and other databases, including for mailing lists and asset-management labeling. Brother lists JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNG and TIF/TIFF image support. Barcode and specialty labels may be printed individually or in batches. Printing requires connecting a compatible P-touch or Brother QL printer to a PC through USB or Bluetooth. Brother describes the software as compatible with Windows and Macintosh and says it works with select P-touch and QL models. The Windows version is listed as 6.0. For macOS 10.15 or higher, Brother directs users to download the app from the App Store.

Cloudlabel is cloud-based software for designing, managing and printing labels, as well as generating barcodes. Designs and data are stored centrally, so users can access and print them from different locations. The product lists native support for more than 3,000 printer models, with other printers available through local drivers, and users can monitor print-order status in real time. It can connect to ERP systems that generate outgoing data, including TXT or CSV files. A REST API covers print jobs, articles, orders, printers and groups; it is included with Standard and Business and available as a Starter add-on. Quality-assurance tools include label versioning, approval flows and checkout locks. The Free plan includes one user, one label, one print path, PDF-only printing and 100 print jobs per month. STARTER costs €50 a month and STANDARD costs €150 a month. Cloudlabel works on Mac and PC and is hosted in Microsoft Azure.