Streamline your entire supply chain with BarTender
BarTender takes the complexity out of labelling — so you stay compliant, protect what matters most, and bring products to market with confidence and speed.
BarTender is simple to use and integrates easily with your databases, delivering GS1-compliant barcodes across all certified editions.
Generate any label, tag, or mark — fast and easy
- Simplify barcode and RFID label creation through desktop or browser-based tools that anyone can use
- Ensure compliance with pre-built basic and dynamic templates
- Reduce errors with customisable data-entry forms
- Print from browsers, mobile devices, or directly from your ERP
- Automate label printing with flexible integrations
- Centralise label and document storage management, plus much more.
Print from anywhere — onsite or remote
- Print from browsers, mobile devices, or directly from your ERP
- Maintain mission-critical security
- Centralise label template management
- Automatically detect Bluetooth or IP printers
- Enable driverless printing — no server-side drivers required.
BarTender Labelling 12
BarTender 12's hybrid labelling model brings together the power of on-premises and the flexibility of cloud — so you can operate on your terms, without compromise.
- Print accurate labels from anywhere — no software required. Just open a browser, fill in a simple web form, and print. Anyone can build a form with drag-and-drop tools, no coding needed.
- Design and print labels from anywhere, with anyone. BarTender's new browser-based Designer makes it easy to collaborate with distributed teams, remote sites, and suppliers — all through a modern, intuitive interface.
- Connect to your Zebra printers in seconds — no drivers, no software, no IT headaches. Simply use weblink or auto discovery to get printing fast. Support for more printer brands is coming soon.
- Automate label printing without the technical complexity. Just drop a JSON, CSV, or XML file into a folder and your print job triggers automatically — no APIs, no IT resources needed. Now available in the cloud.
- Setting up secure sign-on across your organisation just got easier. BarTender now supports Microsoft Entra ID, Ping Identity, and any OIDC-compliant identity provider — so you can deploy and scale authentication without the complexity.
Deploy BarTender Your Way
BarTender Labelling can be deployed locally, in the cloud, or as any hybrid combination to meet your specific business needs.
Each license includes one year of Standard Maintenance & Support, with optional 24/7 live support and a guaranteed two-hour response time available with the Automation and Enterprise Editions.
Additional service packages are also available from insignia.
Ongoing support for BarTender
Installing new software can seem daunting, but with the right guidance, it's simple. When you purchase BarTender from insignia, our dedicated Technical Support team provides free basic support to help you with:
- Creating barcodes and data fields within a label format
- Streamlining label production by linking a database to a label format
- Setting up a data entry form
- Adjusting label template sizes to match your label stock
- Adding a printer to an existing printer license
- Industry-specific applications and compliant barcode standards.
BarTender Maintenance and Support
Whether you’re running a small business or supporting a multinational enterprise, success depends on access to the latest software innovations and reliable support. BarTender Maintenance and Support ensures you get the most from your software investment.
All new BarTender licenses include 12 months of standard software Maintenance and Support, providing benefits such as:
- Free Version Updates: Receive the latest software version as soon as it's released, at no extra cost.
- Online Live Support: Connect with Technical Support staff via phone and online chat.
- Edition and Printer Upgrades: Easily expand your BarTender system as your business grows by adding printers or upgrading to more powerful editions.
An optional add-on to Standard Maintenance and Support is available providing 24/7 live assistance access with a guaranteed two-hour response time.
Expert support before and after purchase
Looking for labelling software that integrates seamlessly with your existing ERP platform? Our Technical Support team are experts in BarTender and can assist with:
- Software installation and setup
- Introductory and in-depth product training
- Enterprise configuration and usage best practice
- Programming, coding, and integrations with third-party ERP software
- Project management to support your transitioning from an existing labelling platform.
Our team is here to help you implement your print solutions and maximise your software investment. With BarTender, you can buy and use with confidence, knowing expert support is available both before and after purchase.
BarTender Mobile: Labels in the hands of your team
The BarTender Mobile App boots mobility and accessibility by putting label printing directly into the hands of the people who need it — whether in production, warehousing, retail, or in the field.
- Install the app on any Android or iOS device used by your mobile workforce
- Compatible with any mobile device from major manufacturers running Android 10.0 or iOS 15 and later
- Supports printing to industry-leading printers, ensuring reliable performance wherever your work.
BarTender Cloud: No IT required
Create, manage, and print labels from anywhere, anytime — without the need for addtional IT infrastructure and resources. BarTender Cloud makes it simple and easy to use, while delivering the full power of BarTender.
- Design labels in the Cloud: Choose from pre-built, commonly used templates or work with BarTender's Label Design Services team to create custom templates.
- Standardise and centralise label printing: Manage printing across your organisation and external suppliers or partners.
- Reduce IT requirements and costs: No on-premises software or hardware, no training, or no printer driver management required.
- Seamless integration: Connect to any business application, including Dynamics 365, or use the BarTender REST API for ERP API, WMS, or MES integration.
Discover how BarTender Cloud can transform the way you design, manage, and print your labels.
Ready to upgrade? We're here to help
We can help you upgrade your current BarTender software to version 11.5.
Our Technical Help Desk team is also available to assist in creating an update plan for your BarTender installation, ensuring all existing documents, templates, and databases are backed up before the update.
Simply complete the form below with your details, and one of our team members will contact you to get started.
Helpful BarTender Resources
Keeping the Global Food Supply Chain Safe
Named a top technology for the food industry, BarTender helps simplify the unique business-to-business interoperability and communication requirements of the food supply chain, offering ease of deployment and legendary technical support. Read more >>
Accelerating your value chain transformation
BarTender is an integral component of the logistics, warehousing, transportation, compliance and traceability labeling strategies of the world’s supply chains. Read more >>
Chemical compliance labelling simplified
BarTender is already solving the labeling challenges of chemical facilities around the world with its legendary ease of deployment and acclaimed technical support. Read more >>
Medical device marking, streamlined and secure
BarTender is at the heart of FDA-compliant UDI installations around the world, providing legendary ease of deployment and acclaimed technical support. Read more >>
Security and serialization: Streamlining the pharma supply chain
BarTender is at the heart of FDA-validated pharmaceutical manufacturing installations around the world, providing legendary ease of deployment and acclaimed technical support. Read more >>
Getting started with BarTender barcoding software app
User guide to get started with the BarTender barcoding software app. Read more >>
BarTender barcoding software activation
Activation is an easy, anonymous, process that authenticates your software license. You must activate your software in order to use the applications in the BarTender Suite, including BarTender Designer. Read more >>
