MarkMagic vs ZebraDesigner
MarkMagic
cybra.comZebraDesigner
zebra.comSide by side
| Figure | MarkMagic | ZebraDesigner |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $215.42/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 3 | 5 |
| Spec score · Packaging Design Software | 8.9 (#1) | 8.5 (#3) |
| Spec score · Label Design Software | 8.7 (#2) | 8.5 (#5) |
| Spec score · Barcode Labeling Software | 8.8 (#4) | 8.5 (#7) |
| Company headquarters | LinkedIn lists CYBRA's headquarters in West Seneca, New York. | Zebra lists its headquarters in Lincolnshire, Illinois, USA. |
| Company legal name | The maker identifies itself as CYBRA Corporation. | The Google Play listing identifies the developer as Zebra Technologies Corporation. |
| Company size | LinkedIn lists CYBRA as having 11–50 employees. | Zebra reports approximately 10,700 employees across 57 countries. |
| Founded | 1985 | 1969 |
| Headquarters | Yonkers, New York, United States | Lincolnshire, Illinois, USA |
| Rating on Gartner Peer Insights | 3.8 out of 5 from 5 reviews. | 4.5 out of 5 from 66 ratings |
| Rating on GetApp | 4.8 out of 5 from 19 reviews. | 4.7 out of 5 from 27 reviews |
| System requirements | MarkMagic 11 on IBM i requires V7R3M0 or later, IBM PASE, and Java SE 8 or newer. | Supported systems include 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 10 and 11 desktop editions plus Windows Server 2019, 2022 and 2025. |
| Templates | Licenses include more than 100 templates covering carrier labels, GS1 labels, RFID tickets, invoices, statements, and packing slips. | Essentials includes predesigned templates and supports creating labels from scratch. |
| What it does | MarkMagic designs and prints barcode labels, electronic forms, reports, shipping documents, and RFID tags. | ZebraDesigner creates barcode labels, tags and receipts for Zebra printers using fixed or variable data. |
Plans
MarkMagic
- MarkMagic PI$2,585 a year
- MarkMagic Cloud$3,295 a year
- MarkMagic EnterprisePriced on request
ZebraDesigner
- ZebraDesigner Essentials 3Free
- ZebraDesigner Essentials 3Free
- ZebraDesigner for Developers 3Free
- ZebraDesigner Professional 3 for Windows$345, paid once
- ZebraDesigner Professional 3 for Windows$345, paid once
In their own words
ZebraDesigner
ZebraDesigner provides Windows software for designing labels, tags, and receipts, from basic text layouts to designs using RFID or fixed and variable data. Essentials includes text, barcode, and graphic objects, keyboard, date, time, and counter data sources, plus a GS1-128 barcode wizard. Professional adds connections to Excel, Access, text files, and other databases through ODBC, and supports printing and encoding RFID labels. Developer tools create ZPL templates for integration with other applications; listed options include Enterprise Connector for Oracle apps, PrintConnect, Print Station, and Zebra's XML-enabled printing solution. ZebraDesigner 3 can open legacy label formats from ZebraDesigner 2, and its interface is available in 20 languages. Supported systems are Windows 10 and 11 desktop editions and Windows Server 2019, 2022, and 2025. Remote Desktop Services and virtual machines are not supported, except Hyper-V technologies. Essentials and Developer editions cost nothing. Professional costs $345, paid once as an activation license key, limited to one computer.