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BarTender Cloud vs Software - What's The Difference?

BarTender Cloud vs Software - What's The Difference?

Posted by barcodes.com.au on Nov 12, 2025

BarTender Label Software

BarTender is an all-in-one label printing and label management solution by Seagull Software. Its capabilities include creating and automating the printing of barcodes and the ability to integrate seamlessly with other business applications. It is trusted and used by companies around the world such as Amazon, DHL, and H&M to name a few.

BarTender Software & Cloud

There are two main versions of BarTender; one that you need to install on your computer (BarTender Software), and one that you can access through a web browser (BarTender Cloud).

Both versions offer the same core features; user-friendly label design tools, business compliant pre-built templates, and compatibility with virtually any printer.

Differences Between BarTender Cloud & Software

Where the versions mainly differ is in accessibility. While BarTender Software needs to be manually downloaded and installed on each computer you use (windows only), BarTender Cloud can be accessed instantly through a browser with an internet connection on any device including a Windows PC, Mac*, & Android/iOS*.

Bartender Cloud gives you the ability to print from virtually any device anytime, anywhere. If you are in an organisation with multiple computers in different locations you can access your label templates and print instantly with a browser log in. Adding users is simply done by adding their email address and selecting the level of access you wish to grant them (eg. administrator, print only etc).

Both versions are regularly updated with new features, patches and performance enhancements. However, while BarTender Software requires the user to manually install these updates every time, BarTender Cloud always runs the latest version automatically. No installation or updates needed.

BarTender Editions

BarTender Cloud is offered in 2 editions; Cloud Essentials, & Cloud Automation. Cloud Automation includes additional features such as 5gb of cloud storage, REST API (the ability to integrate with other applications) and premium 24/7 support.

BarTender Software is available as; 

For a detailed breakdown of all the editions see here.

More Information

Barcodes Group is a proud Platinum Partner of Bartender Software. For more information about Bartender including licensing and pricing, please contact us at 1300 800 999 or email sales@barcodes.com.au

*Note: A software called BarTender Print Gateway needs to be installed via a computer running windows 10/11 in order to print from Mac and/or Android/iOS. However if you are simply after printing to pdf (as in saving the print job as a pdf file), this is possible without using the BarTender Print Gateway.

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