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Avery Design & Print alternatives in 2026

Compare Avery Design & Print alternatives for moving boxes, labels, and household inventory with options for different needs.

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People looking past Avery Design & Print can compare label-focused options with moving inventory tools. Packing Buddy is one option that uses box photos, labels, and search features for tracking household boxes. [1] [2] [3]

OptionMain usePricing details
Avery Design & PrintCreates labels with free templates and designs. [4]Not published
Packing BuddyCreates moving box item lists from photos and helps search boxes. [1] [3]Plus costs $12.99 a month or $59 a year for 100 boxes; Pro costs $19.99 a month or $99 a year, with unlimited boxes and Bluetooth printers. [5]
SortlySortly says it is inventory software for small businesses, with folders and barcode or QR code scanning. [6] [7] [8]Not published
ScanlilyUltra plan includes equipment booking for checkouts, reservations, and pickups, and supports multiple sites and locations. [9] [10]Pro costs $9 USD per month; Ultra costs $35 USD per month. [11] [12]

Why people running a household look past Avery Design & Print

Avery Design & Print provides free templates and designs. [4] It offers blank labels for customers to print themselves. [13] It also offers custom sheet labels for products, packaging, or passion projects. [14]

A household move can involve more than creating labels, so some people compare Avery Design & Print with tools that also organize box details. The right choice depends on whether the main task is printing a label, keeping a record of box contents, or tracking items after a move.

Avery Design & Print: printable labels and designs

Avery Design & Print provides free templates and designs for creating labels. [4] Avery Design & Print offers blank labels that customers can print themselves. [13] Avery Design & Print offers custom sheet labels for products, packaging, or passion projects. [14] Avery Design & Print also offers custom roll labels designed for high-volume labeling. [15]

This option can be considered when the main goal is creating physical labels and choosing from label formats.

Packing Buddy: photo-based moving box tracking

Packing Buddy is made by the team that publishes this site. Packing Buddy lets a person take photos of what goes into a moving box, and AI lists the items and picks the room. [1] Each box gets a short code like K-03 that is printed on its label. [16] Labels print on common Avery or compatible label sheets from a home printer, or on plain paper. [2]

Packing Buddy can scan a box's QR code with any phone camera to open that box in the browser without needing an app. [17] It lets people search boxes to find which box an item is in. [3]

Sortly: inventory records with item details

Sortly says it is inventory management software for small businesses to manage their physical inventory, including supplies, materials, tools, and equipment. [6] Sortly lets users upload an existing inventory list. [18] Sortly supports organizing inventory folders by location and type. [7]

Sortly provides an in-app barcode and QR code scanner. [8] Sortly lets users upload high-resolution photos to track items visually. [19]

Scanlily: item tracking with plans for different uses

Scanlily's Pro plan costs $9 USD per month. [11] Scanlily's Ultra plan costs $35 USD per month. [12]

Scanlily's Ultra plan includes equipment booking for checkouts, reservations, and pickups. [9] Scanlily's Ultra plan supports multiple sites and locations for picking, sending, and transferring stock. [10]

How to pick the right Avery Design & Print alternative

Choose an option based on what needs to happen after a label is printed. If the move mainly needs custom labels or printable designs, Avery Design & Print provides label templates and blank labels for printing. [4] [13]

If the goal is to remember what is inside boxes, Packing Buddy can create item lists from box photos and help find items later through box search. [1] [3] If a move involves keeping inventory records with item photos and folders, Sortly provides those inventory features. [7] [19]

For people comparing household inventory tools, check how each option handles labels, box details, sharing, printing, and future searches. Packing Buddy share links let a partner, friends or movers join by typing their name, with no account needed; the movers link comes with your plan. [20]

Things to check before you choose

Check whether the option records box contents or mainly helps create labels. Check whether labels need to work with a home printer, plain paper, or another printing method. Packing Buddy can print blank QR labels in advance and start a box later by scanning one. [21]

Check how many boxes need tracking and whether a paid option is needed. Packing Buddy Free gives 3 test boxes per device without an account; with a free account, 10 boxes, 25 AI reads and up to 4 photos a box. [22] Plus costs $12.99 a month or $59 a year for 100 boxes; Pro costs $19.99 a month or $99 a year, with unlimited boxes and Bluetooth printers. [5] Check whether a browser or phone app matters for printing needs. Packing Buddy runs on phones and in a web browser, while Bluetooth printing works only in the phone app, not on the web. [23]

Frequently asked questions

What is an Avery Design & Print alternative for moving boxes?

Avery Design & Print alternatives include tools that focus on different parts of a move. Packing Buddy focuses on moving box tracking by using photos, item lists, labels, QR codes, and search. [1] [2] [17] The right choice depends on whether the priority is printing labels or keeping box records.

Can Packing Buddy help find items after a move?

Packing Buddy can help find items by letting people search boxes to see which box contains an item. [3] It can also create item lists from photos of what goes into a moving box and pick the room for the box. [1] This can help when remembering box contents is the main task.

Does Avery Design & Print make blank labels?

Avery Design & Print offers blank labels for customers to print themselves. [13] It also provides free templates and designs that can be used as a starting point for labels. [4] People choosing an alternative can compare label creation with tools that store box information.

Can moving box labels be printed at home with Packing Buddy?

Packing Buddy labels can print on common Avery or compatible label sheets from a home printer, or on plain paper. [2] Packing Buddy can also print blank QR labels in advance and start a box later by scanning one. [21] The printing method should be checked against the household setup.

What should be checked before choosing a box inventory app?

Check how the app handles box details, labels, searching, sharing, and printing. Packing Buddy allows sharing links so a partner, friends or movers can join by typing their name with no account. [20] Check whether the option supports the type of tracking needed before choosing.

Free: 3 test boxes per device without an account; with a free account, 10 boxes, 25 AI reads and up to 4 photos a box. [22]

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