TEKLYNX Software Comparison
Which TEKLYNX Product Do You Need?
TEKLYNX splits its range in two. Three label design products scale from simple fixed-data labels to complex, database-driven, RFID and regulatory labeling. Three enterprise label management products sit on top of CODESOFT to automate, control and centralize printing across an organization. This page compares both, feature by feature, from TEKLYNX’s own comparison charts.
Label Design Products
LABEL MATRIX
Simple labeling requirements with fixed data. Familiar interface and helpful label design wizards.
LABELVIEW
Mid-level labeling requirements. Simple database connections, customizable print forms, intuitive interface.
CODESOFT
Complex labeling requirements. RFID support, complex database integration, and regulatory compliance such as UDI and GHS.
Enterprise Label Management Products
SENTINEL
Automated label printing on hundreds of printers, from a server. CODESOFT + SENTINEL integrates with any ERP system to completely automate label printing.
LABEL ARCHIVE
Label approval, versioning, traceability and secure storage. CODESOFT + LABEL ARCHIVE tracks every aspect of the label design process.
TEKLYNX CENTRAL
An all-in-one, centralized, browser-based label management solution for the whole enterprise.
Enterprise Product Comparison
Do you need more than a robust barcode and RFID label designer? If you want to print faster, or control, automate and integrate your labeling, this is where the three enterprise products differ.
TEKLYNX CENTRAL CFR and TEKLYNX CENTRAL GHS are designed specifically to address 21 CFR, GHS, and other compliance requirements. CODESOFT drives label design for all TEKLYNX enterprise products.
Label Design Feature Comparison
All 99 features TEKLYNX compares across the six label design editions. A dash means the edition does not include that feature. Where TEKLYNX prints a qualifier instead of a check mark, the qualifier is reproduced as printed.
| Feature | CODESOFT | LABELVIEW | LABEL MATRIX | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | Pro | Gold | Pro | PowerPro | QuickDraw | |
| Add-ons | ||||||
| Customizable data input screens (Form Designer & Form Viewer) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Command File Interpreter (CFI) add-on (note: single-user editions only) | Limited to 3 printers | — | — | — | — | — |
| POF configuration manager (note: single-user editions only) | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — |
| File options | ||||||
| Auto Save document | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Limited | — |
| Round label formats | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Background images | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Import from FTP | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Integration | ||||||
| Database connections | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Limited |
| Connect to Excel, Access, SQL, etc. via OLE or ODBC connection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Limited |
| Connect to Google Drive, OneDrive, and OData (RESTful API) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Data grid for viewing database records | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sequential database access (print all records) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Create/edit database query | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Database Manager | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Customized SQL query | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Key field access to database records (Table lookup) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Save database query | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| API (.NET wrapper and ActiveX support) licensed per printer | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Objects | ||||||
| Group/ungroup objects | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hidden (unprintable) objects | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Objects order | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Limited | Limited |
| Lock/unlock objects | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Objects – Barcodes | ||||||
| Graphic & native barcodes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Graphic only |
| 2D barcode support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Barcode fit to frame | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| GS1 barcode wizard | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| HIBC barcode wizard | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| MaxiCode barcode wizard | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Circular barcodes | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | — |
| RFID | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Objects – Images | ||||||
| Image support (bmp, pcx, jpg, tif, etc.) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Image fit to frame | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Color graphic file reduction | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Objects – Text | ||||||
| TextArt | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Wordwrap | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Rich text fields | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Paragraph fit to frame | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Bulleted & numbered lists with hanging indents | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Justify text in text fields | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Define different styles within one field (Tagged Text Management) | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | — |
| True Type Font Substitution | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Printing options | ||||||
| Print preview with real variable data displayed | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automatically display form at print time | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| TCP/IP printing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Printer drivers available for over 3,000 thermal, thermal transfer, and inkjet printers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Print to unlimited thermal, thermal transfer, and inkjet printers at no additional cost | ✓ | 1 or 3 printers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Windows only |
| Windows printer | ✓ | Default only | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Windows only |
| Print/export to image file | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Print to text file (printer code) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| PDF and electronic output (license required) | ✓ | Limited | Limited | Limited | — | — |
| Directly modify printer code (Job Modifier) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — |
| Color support (RGB & CMYK) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Printing interface optimized for Windows tablets (Touch2Print) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| User-defined printing log file | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | — |
| Label compiled and sent as single image to printer (Windows graphical emulation) | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Dual side printing | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trigger printing when data is received from a device (PortWatch) | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Software features | ||||||
| Multilingual user interface | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Label samples | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Network version available | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Citrix Server/Terminal Server Support | Network only | — | Network only | Network only | Network only | — |
| Command line options | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Contact TEKLYNX | — |
| Application password protection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Label password protection | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Multi-level undo | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Printer code converter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Font downloader | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Unicode font support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Visual Basic scripting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Library of VBScript resources | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — |
| User Manager with Active Directory integration | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Label comparator | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Variables | ||||||
| Advanced math, text, date and logical functions (Formulas) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Variable graphic images | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Data from text files | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Limited | Limited | — |
| Accumulate value in a file | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Global/shared serial files | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Shared variables | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Print documents containing more than one database record (GridField) | ✓ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Variables – Counters | ||||||
| Counters (serial numbers) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Counters linked to additional fields | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Counting bases – basic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Counting bases – advanced | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Custom counting bases | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Shared counters | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Variables – Dates | ||||||
| Date and time stamps in multiple formats | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Add a fixed offset to date | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Add a variable offset to a date | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Utilize printer date and time | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Variables – When printed | ||||||
| Data entry at print time (when printed field) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Drop-down data entry (Pick list) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Prompt for data entry | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Minimum/maximum length | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Output mask | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Decimal display options | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Padding with leading characters | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Prefix/suffix | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Input mask | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Edit the print time form (Form editor) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
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Source: TEKLYNX Label Design Software Comparison Chart and Enterprise Product Comparison Chart.