--- description: Learn more about BarTender price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in South Africa. Read reviews from verified users and discover similar tools. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: BarTender Price, Reviews & Features - Capterra South Africa 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Barcode Generator Software](/directory/10051/barcoding/software) > [BarTender](/software/80556/bartender) # BarTender Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.za/software/80556/bartender Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/80556/bartender?page=2) > BarTender by Seagull connects labeling \& RFID tracking, business systems, and printing operations to enable supply chains. > > Verdict: Rated **4.4/5** by 61 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses BarTender? Companies of all sizes in virtually every industry that need or require barcode labeling or RFID tracking to enable cost effective printing operations and supply chains. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.4/5** | 61 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 3.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Seagull Software - **Location**: Bellevue, US - **Founded**: 1985 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$327,00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: We license based on printer. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1 000, 1 001–5 000, 5 001–10 000, 10 000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana and 173 more ## Features - Barcode Generation - Barcode/Ticket Scanning - Barcoding/RFID - Batch Printing - Customization - Inventory Labels - Inventory Management - Inventory Tracking - Label Designer - Label Templates - Product Labels - QR Code Printing - Serial Number Tracking - Shipping Labels ## Integrations (15 total) - Autoscribe Matrix Gemini LIMS - Blue Yonder Warehouse Management - Crelio Inventory - Fishbowl - Jolt - LabVantage - LabWare LIMS - Labguru - NetSuite - Odoo - Opal - Oracle Cloud EPM Planning - SAP HANA Cloud - STARLIMS - Unanet ERP GovCon ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Barcode Generator Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/10051/barcoding/software) ## Related Categories - [Barcode Generator Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/10051/barcoding/software) - [Label Printing Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/32939/label-printing/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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I don't even think i've scratched the surface of how powerful the application can be\! ----- ### "Do not recommend" — 1.0/5 > **Lisa** | *26 March 2026* | Food Production | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: I don't like anything about Bartender. Based on my experience, it doesn’t provide any meaningful advantages over the free alternatives offered by other companies. My time with Bartender has been frustrating, and their support team has been anything but supportive. I rely on their software to print labels, yet it hasn’t worked on my computer for nearly two months, and they still haven’t identified the issue. In the meantime, I’ve been able to print labels without any problems using a free program from another company, which makes the situation even more disappointing. I recently renewed my support agreement with Bartender, but over the past two months all I’ve received is a long chain of back‑and‑forth troubleshooting emails. They simply refuse to pick up the phone and have a real conversation to help resolve the problem. > > **Cons**: They don’t provide the level of support needed for a business to confidently rely on their software. I can’t understand why they haven’t simply picked up the phone to troubleshoot the issues instead of dragging things out over email. It takes them a day or two just to respond, which is ridiculous. > > Frustrating and disappointing. Their support team is not efficient. They are in no hurry to help resolve your issues. ----- ### "Use BarTender Daily" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *12 September 2025* | Textiles | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: BarTender designer and print station are integral at my company. We use it for label creation, barcodes, and shipping > > **Cons**: Sometimes it can be frustrating to deal with all the ins and outs of formatting correctly to get the label I want > > Bartender could be more user friendly by simplifying its interface, but it’s also a very powerful tool with lots of capabilities ----- ### "We use bartender for all of our label printing needs. We use drop files to trigger." — 5.0/5 > **Brandon** | *06 July 2018* | Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The user interface is really well defined for people that don't code. Designing label templates is as easy as power point. Setting up the fields that need to read the data is easy to set up to. There is a very short learning curve with the product. > > **Cons**: We have it set up to run waiting for drop files (with the integration builder). Because we aren't using the front end for normal use, end users can't get error messages. If would be nice if it had a better monitoring system to know when something goes wrong. It's not that often that it does, but when it does it can cause some problems for our business. > > They play really well with the zebra printers, which a lot of other software doesn't (like SSRS reports). Also the integration builder is a really powerful way to automate a lot of things. It's a life saver. And the ease of creating labels is really nice. Don't forget you can print to a regular printer too. You can make some very good paper reports that are much easier to maintain than SSRS reports. ----- ### "Labels for Med Device Manufacturer" — 5.0/5 > **Kimberly** | *22 December 2020* | Medical Devices | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It seems like every labeling obstacle I've come up against in the med device realm has been handled easily by BarTender. If it is a new use for the software to generate a specific label format, barcode, etc - the Seagull Scientific website has a wealth of training files that cover how to design and manage the file. > > **Cons**: BarTender was a signficant upgrade from Zebra Designer, and I have no complaints about its capability or functionality in everyday use. > > As a med device manufacturer, we were looking for a solution to a label control issue we were having in 2016. The labeling software we were using back then didn't link fields for variable data, resulting in our label operators entering lot and date information in multiple locations in different formats for a single label. It made label generation and review difficult. One of the most cited non-conformances for med device manufacturers are related to labeling, and we have had significantly less problems since transferring our device labeling to BarTender. It is easy to use the set-up wizard to get started, and has high quality training videos for all levels of use. We use it to meet a wide range of needs - from basic labels with no variable info - all the way to automatic serialization, and printing IDs from linked databases. It has been a software that has grown with us over the last 4 years, and it looks like it will continue to do so. ----- Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/80556/bartender?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/80556/bartender) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ko | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | | sv | | ----- ## Structured Data