Compare BarTender and SmartScan - Mar 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - BarTender or SmartScan?

SmartScan is more expensive to implement (TCO) than BarTender, and BarTender is rated higher (89/100) than SmartScan (55/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

Looking for the right Barcoding solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Electronic Imaging Materials Vs. Baus systems

Electronic Imaging Materials: Electronic Imaging Materials has been providing barcode labels and bar code printing solutions where durable moisture, heat and solvent resistant bar code labeling is needed for over 20 years. Whether you need consecutively numbered paper, polyester, polyimide and other plastic labels - or you need a completely integrated barcode printing solution...

Baus systems: We offer feature rich, user friendly handheld systems and depot software which is easily customized to fit your specific business needs. Our systems are designed to be as open as possible and we use proven technologies to ensure that they can stand up to the challenges of your distribution routes.

Who is more expensive? BarTender or SmartScan Purchase Order Verification?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Barcoding software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for BarTender and SmartScan Purchase Order Verification.

BarTender price starts at $495 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 BarTender is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Barcoding software. SmartScan Purchase Order Verification price starts at $295 per license , When comparing SmartScan Purchase Order Verification to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Barcoding software cost.

Bottom line: SmartScan Purchase Order Verification is more expensive than BarTender.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared BarTender Vs. SmartScan based on some of the most important and required Barcoding features.

BarTender: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

SmartScan Purchase Order Verification: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

BarTender's typical customers include: Medium and large size businesses, and SmartScan Purchase Order Verification's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.