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Compare our software packages

	PriceTag Price labelling software Includes: Design tools, printing tools, images tools, allergen and icon image library, unlimited internal database	Create Entry level software Includes: Design tools, printing tools, image tools, limited to 200 records, Magnetic stripe encoding	Connect Everything in Create Plus: Advanced: design tools, printing tools and image tools. Unlimited records. CSV, MS, DB and Paradox connectivity.	Enhanced Everything in Connect Plus: Face recognition. Unlimited templates per layout. Multiple database connections. MS SQL server and MY SQL connectivity.	Ultimate Everything in Enhanced Plus: Encoding: MIFARE® Classic, HID® proximity reading. Plug-in support.	Max Everything in Ultimate Plus: Encoding: MIFARE® DESFire and MIFARE® SAM reading. Advanced scripting.
Software features
Free lifetime updates	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Design tools and functionality features
Various card sizes	CR80	CR80	All sizes	All sizes	All sizes	All sizes
Add card templates	Unlimited	5	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Pre-defined templates	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Step-by-step card design wizard	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Text, image, and drawing objects	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
1D Barcodes	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Manual data entries	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Grouping templates	✅	–	✅	✅	✅	✅
Background removal	–	–	✅	✅	✅	✅
2D Barcodes	✅	–	✅	✅	✅	✅
Export card preview	–	–	✅	✅	✅	✅
Unlimited layouts per template	–	–	–	✅	✅	✅
Printing features
Print to windows printers	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Single and dual sided printing	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
UV Panel printing	–	–	✅	✅	✅	✅
Batch printing	✅	–	✅	✅	✅	✅
Windows print manager	–	–	✅	✅	✅	✅
Network printing	–	–	–	–	–	SBS
Photos, signatures, and image features
Image tools editor	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
DirectShow webcam support	–	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Twain image Acquisition	–	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Canon camera support	–	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Copy and paste photos	–	–	✅	✅	✅	✅
Advanced photo options	–	–	✅	✅	✅	✅
Signature pad support	–	–	✅	✅	✅	✅
Automatic face recognition	–	–	–	✅	✅	✅
Database connectivity
Internal database	✅ Unlimited	✅ Up to 200 records	✅ Unlimited	✅ Unlimited	✅ Unlimited	✅ Unlimited
MS Excel connectivity	–	–	✅	✅	✅	✅
CSV and text DB connectivity	✅ CSV import/export only	–	✅	✅	✅	✅
Paradox connectivity	–	–	✅	✅	✅	✅
MS SQL server connectivity (native)	–	–	–	✅	✅	✅
MySQL Connectivity (native)	–	–	–	✅	✅	✅
Active directory read and write (LDAP)	–	–	–	–	–	✅
Encoding features
Magnetic encoding	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
HID® Proximity reading	–	–	–	–	✅	✅
MIFARE® Classic 1K and 4K	–	–	–	–	✅	✅
MIFARE® DESFire EV1	–	–	–	–	–	✅
MIFARE® SAM AV2	–	–	–	–	–	✅
Other features
ID scanner support	–	–	–	–	✅	✅
Fingerprint scanner support	–	–	–	–	✅	✅
Paxton Net2 access control data connector	–	–	–	–	Plugin	Plugin
Contact card encoding	–	–	–	–	Plugin	Plugin
MIFARE® Ultralight	–	–	–	–	Plugin	Plugin
iClass & SEOS reading	–	–	–	–	Plugin	Plugin