MasoLabel vs ZebraDesigner

MasoLabel is Windows desktop software for editing and printing barcode labels. Labels can contain barcodes, QR codes, text, lines, tables, icons, and dates. Excel imports support batch printing with changing fields, while serial-number jobs can increment values with prefixes, suffixes, and zero-padding. PDF workflows allow print-range selection, cropping, or placing a PDF into a label template as an image. Image batches support cropping, print ranges, and copy counts. The site says people can edit, print, and manage templates on different computers, with labels stored in the cloud account and retained after computer changes or reinstallations. It describes compatibility with various printer brands and unlimited printer licenses. Supported systems are 64-bit Windows 11, 10, 7, and Server 2022–2008. Starter costs nothing; Basic $6.90 a month; Pro Single-user $13.90 a month; Pro Multi-user $20.90 a month.

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.