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Avery Design & Print Online alternatives

If Avery Design & Print is not working for you, for example because you are asked to sign in before you start designing, 5 other options print on the same label sheets: LabelGrid, hlabels, OnlineLabels Maestro, LabelsMerge and Microsoft Create, each compared below on facts checked October 24, 2026.

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Label sheet Avery 5163 · 2″ × 4″ · 10 per sheet
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Avery 5163: 2″ × 4″ labels, 10 per US Letter sheet, drawn to scale. Click a label to start printing there and skip labels you already used.
What to print

Text auto-fits at 19.8 pt.

Print at 100% / Actual size, not “Fit to page”. Paper: US Letter (8.5 × 11 in).

Blank template PDF
Font, style, colours, start position and printer offset

Print the alignment test sheet on plain paper, hold it over a label sheet, and nudge: positive moves everything right / down.

Pro, one payment, no subscription:

  • Unlimited mail merge rows and sheets
  • Open .xlsx files directly
  • QR codes and Code 128 barcodes
  • Serial numbering
  • Your logo or image on every label
  • Saved designs
  • Saved printer calibration
  • No credit line

Avery Design & Print alternatives at a glance

Each row compares one option with Avery Design & Print, from public pages checked October 24, 2026; the last section says when staying with Avery Design & Print is the better call. The label maker above is set to Avery 5163 (10 per sheet) so you can try LabelGrid right now.

Alternatives to Avery Design & Print Online, last checked October 24, 2026
OptionNext to Avery Design & PrintOne-time price
LabelGridsame place; no account$19 (not on sale yet)
hlabelssame place; no account$89
OnlineLabels Maestrosame place; account step differsnone found
LabelsMergeworks inside Google Docs and Google Sheets; account step differs$79.99
Microsoft Createworks in Microsoft Word or Word for the web; account step differsnone found

How to choose an alternative to Avery Design & Print

  • To print without the account step Avery Design & Print has: LabelGrid or hlabels.
  • Leaving Avery Design & Print but want ready-made designs: OnlineLabels Maestro or Microsoft Create; for clipart as well, OnlineLabels Maestro.
  • Printing from an address list after Avery Design & Print: LabelGrid, OnlineLabels Maestro and LabelsMerge have mail merge built in.
  • One-time prices among the alternatives to Avery Design & Print, lowest first: LabelGrid $19 (not on sale yet), LabelsMerge $79.99, hlabels $89.

1. LabelGrid instead of Avery Design & Print

  • Pick LabelGrid over Avery Design & Print when you want no account and nothing to install: pick the sheet code and the tool is ready.
  • Like Avery Design & Print, LabelGrid works in a web browser.
  • Accounts: LabelGrid prints without an account; Avery Design & Print asks you to sign in before you design.
  • Free use: one full sheet per PDF, with a small credit in the page margin at LabelGrid, against free to use at Avery Design & Print.
  • Price: LabelGrid's free tier costs nothing and Pro will cost $19 one-time but is not on sale yet; we found no one-time price for Avery Design & Print.
  • Sheets: LabelGrid is made for 905 sheet layouts from 43 brands; Avery Design & Print for Avery products.
  • Before you leave Avery Design & Print for LabelGrid, note that the free tier prints one sheet per PDF.

2. hlabels instead of Avery Design & Print

  • Pick hlabels over Avery Design & Print when you print on roll labels or on one of the many smaller sheet brands it lists.
  • Like Avery Design & Print, hlabels works in a web browser.
  • Accounts: hlabels prints without an account; Avery Design & Print asks you to sign in before you design.
  • Free use: unlimited printouts, with a footer-mark for frequent users at hlabels, against free to use at Avery Design & Print.
  • Price: hlabels publishes an $89 one-time option; we found no one-time price for Avery Design & Print.
  • Sheets: hlabels is made for sheets and rolls from the 102 brands it lists; Avery Design & Print for Avery products.
  • Before you leave Avery Design & Print for hlabels, note that frequent free users get a footer-mark on their printouts.

3. OnlineLabels Maestro instead of Avery Design & Print

  • Pick OnlineLabels Maestro over Avery Design & Print when you may want the finished design professionally printed and shipped instead of printing it yourself.
  • Like Avery Design & Print, OnlineLabels Maestro works in a web browser.
  • Accounts: OnlineLabels Maestro offers a trial without sign-in but needs an account for full use; Avery Design & Print asks you to sign in before you design.
  • Free use: a trial that prints a watermark, or full use with a label purchase of $9.95 or more at OnlineLabels Maestro, against free to use at Avery Design & Print.
  • Sheets: OnlineLabels Maestro is made for OnlineLabels products; Avery Design & Print for Avery products.
  • Before you leave Avery Design & Print for OnlineLabels Maestro, note that full use needs an account and an activation code from an OnlineLabels label purchase.

4. LabelsMerge instead of Avery Design & Print

  • Pick LabelsMerge over Avery Design & Print when your mailing list already lives in Google Sheets and you want the labels as an editable Google Doc.
  • LabelsMerge works inside Google Docs and Google Sheets, where Avery Design & Print works in a web browser.
  • Accounts: LabelsMerge runs in your Google account; Avery Design & Print asks you to sign in before you design.
  • Free use: a free plan with limits marked on its pricing table at LabelsMerge, against free to use at Avery Design & Print.
  • Price: LabelsMerge publishes a $79.99 one-time option; we found no one-time price for Avery Design & Print.
  • Sheets: LabelsMerge is made for standard codes such as 5160, 8160, 5163 and 5260; Avery Design & Print for Avery products.
  • Before you leave Avery Design & Print for LabelsMerge, note that it only works inside Google Docs and Google Sheets.

5. Microsoft Create instead of Avery Design & Print

  • Pick Microsoft Create over Avery Design & Print when your sheet is one of the common codes a template names, such as 5160, 5167 or 5395.
  • Microsoft Create works in Microsoft Word or Word for the web, where Avery Design & Print works in a web browser.
  • Accounts: Microsoft Create does not say on the page we checked whether you need to sign in; Avery Design & Print asks you to sign in before you design.
  • Free use: free templates at Microsoft Create, against free to use at Avery Design & Print.
  • Sheets: Microsoft Create is made for the codes its templates name, such as Avery 5160, 5167 and 5395; Avery Design & Print for Avery products.
  • Before you leave Avery Design & Print for Microsoft Create, note that you choose from a fixed set of designs rather than from every sheet code.

When to stay with Avery Design & Print

  • Staying with Avery Design & Print makes sense when you want ready-made designs, clipart, curved text and your own images on Avery products.
  • Staying with Avery Design & Print makes sense when you like keeping projects saved in an account to reopen and reorder later.
  • Staying with Avery Design & Print makes sense when you would rather have Avery print the labels for you.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best free alternative to Avery Design & Print?

It depends on what you print. LabelGrid, hlabels, OnlineLabels Maestro, LabelsMerge and Microsoft Create all have a free way to start, with the limits listed above. Compared with what Avery Design & Print offers for free (free to use), LabelGrid gives you one full sheet per PDF, with a small credit in the page margin, without an account.

Can I keep my Avery Design & Print label sheets?

LabelGrid has 376 Avery® sheet templates, among them 5163 with 10 labels per sheet. Pick the exact code, print one test page on plain paper at 100 % scale and hold it against a label sheet before printing the real labels.

Is LabelGrid affiliated with Avery Products Corporation?

No. LabelGrid is independent and is not affiliated with Avery Products Corporation or any other product or label brand on this page. Avery Design & Print Online is named only to identify it, with facts checked on October 24, 2026.

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