NitroLabel vs Zint Barcode Generator
NitroLabel
nitrolabel.comZint Barcode Generator
zint.org.ukSide by side
| Figure | NitroLabel | Zint Barcode Generator |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Barcode Generators | 8.0 (#5) | 8.2 (#4) |
| Integrations | The maker says Live Print can connect to any system exposing a REST API, including ERP and WMS systems, using GET or POST and custom authentication headers. | gLabels includes support for the Zint libraries. |
| Intended users | The maker describes Live Print as suited to warehouses, e-commerce fulfillment, and manufacturing production lines. | The project describes its intended users as developers, businesses creating labels or internal tools, researchers, technical users, and people who prefer open-source tools. |
| License | Licenses are locked to one device, and the maker says each additional computer needs a separate license; it offers volume pricing on request. | For versions 2.5 and later, libzint uses the BSD 3-clause license, while the GUI and CLI use GNU GPL version 3 or later. |
Plans
NitroLabel
- Lifetime licensePrice not published
- Yearly licensePrice not published
In their own words
NitroLabel
NitroLabel has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Zint Barcode Generator
Zint Barcode Generator is a free, open-source project that creates barcode images through a desktop GUI, command-line tool, or library API. It supports more than 50 symbologies across linear, stacked, postal, and matrix formats, including QR Code, Code 128, EAN, UPC, Data Matrix, and PDF417. Users can set image size, colour, error correction, and orientation. The library renders BMP, EMF, EPS, GIF, PCX, PNG, TIF, and SVG images. Developers can use its C API from C and C++ programs; the manual also describes Qt and Tcl interfaces. Installation is documented for Windows, macOS, Linux, and BSD, and the Tcl backend can also be built on Android. Windows downloads include Barcode Studio and a command-line executable, both requiring the Visual C runtime DLL. The macOS instructions cover the command-line tool and library through Homebrew, while GUI build directions are separate. Linux users can compile Zint, and Barcode Studio requires Qt. The gLabels desktop label-design software supports the Zint libraries. Zint has no paid plans stated.