BarTender vs. CODESOFT

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BarTender
Score 7.6 out of 10
N/A
Seagull Scientific in Bellevue offers BarTender, a barcode software solution, supports label design and printing, as well as barcode reading and RFID tools.
$495
per 1 Application License + 1 Printer License
CODESOFT
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
CODESOFT is a barcode label design software with automated printing and label management functionality. The platform supports complex integration with local and cloud data, including Google Drive, OneDrive, and OData. Teams can accomplish RFID label creation, print labels in virtually any language, connect to databases such as Excel, Access, and SQL, use label passwords for protection, and enable APIs for print automation. CODESOFT is designed to meet regulatory…
$433
per year per user
Pricing
BarTenderCODESOFT
Editions & Modules
BarTender Software 2019 Professional Edition
$495
per 1 Application License + 1 Printer License
BarTender Software 2019 Professional Edition
$690
per 1 Application License + 2 Printer License
BarTender Software 2019 Professional Edition
$885
per 1 Application License + 3 Printer License
BarTender Software 2019 Professional Edition
1,275
per 1 Application License + 5 Printer License
BarTender Software 2019 Professional Edition
2,250
per 1 Application License + 10 Printer License
CODESOFT Pro
$433.00
per year per user
CODESOFT Enterprise
$708.00
per year per user
CODESOFT Pro Perpetual
$1,215.00
one-time fee per user
CODESOFT Enterprise Perpetual
$2,006.00
one-time fee per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BarTenderCODESOFT
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPerpetual licenses come with options of a 1 -Year, 3-Year, or 5-Year Software Maintenance Agreement (SMA), which entitles users to no-cost version upgrades, technical support, and two training webinars per year. Subscription licenses also come in 1-Year, 3-Year or 5-Year options, and they include free unlimited training webinars and technical support, plus free version upgrades.
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Community Pulse
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User Ratings
BarTenderCODESOFT
Likelihood to Recommend
6.2
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
BarTenderCODESOFT
Likelihood to Recommend
Seagull Scientific
Bartender may well be suited for larger companies who have people with Bartender experience, but it is an unnecessarily complex suite of apps that takes some getting used to. Smaller IT shops looking for something more user-friendly, slightly less expensive, and more streamlined should look for alternatives. Some applications are built specifically to use Bartender template files, and in those cases, you may not have an alternative.
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Pros
Seagull Scientific
  • Can create macros to test ranges of serial numbers
  • can be linked to electrical test stations in assembly of electronic modules
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Cons
Seagull Scientific
  • Resource Intensive - Can use a lot of resources
  • Pricey - But you get what you pay for
  • Licensing can be quite difficult to understand
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Likelihood to Renew
Seagull Scientific
Easy to renew and update the license
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Support Rating
Seagull Scientific
I often have to try to troubleshoot printing issues for other team members, but I have never reached out to a BarTender support network. I’ve always just tinkered within the app to figure it out.
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Alternatives Considered
Seagull Scientific
We do use Zebra label designer, a free product, in circumstances where we don’t need a complicated label, such as no serialization, no connection to a dynamic database, etc. If we were to pull those instances into BarTender, we would need more licenses, which are expensive
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Return on Investment
Seagull Scientific
  • Increased accuracy and consistency
  • Improved speed of batch printings
  • Customization permitted adapted features for our unique applications saving time and efforts
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ScreenShots

CODESOFT Screenshots

Screenshot of GS1 Barcode Wizard feature in CODESOFT to create GS1 barcodes such as DataMatrix, QR codes, and GS1 128.Screenshot of Energy label created in CODESOFT using custom forms, which is a feature in the software.Screenshot of Barcode wizard in CODESOFT showing some of the barcodes to choose from in the software. CODESOFT has over 100 barcode symbologies to pick for designing labels.Screenshot of Shoe label created in CODESOFT including the part number, lot number, and GS1-128 barcode.Screenshot of Label created in CODESOFT with a 2D barcode and when printed fields with address information about the product.