LabelsMerge (Labelmaker for Google Docs) alternatives

LabelsMerge alternatives at a glance

Each row compares one option with LabelsMerge, from public pages checked October 24, 2026; the last section says when staying with LabelsMerge is the better call. The label maker above is set to Avery 8160 (30 per sheet) so you can try LabelGrid right now.

How to choose an alternative to LabelsMerge

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

1. LabelGrid instead of LabelsMerge

• Pick LabelGrid over LabelsMerge when you want a blank PDF template and an alignment test sheet for your exact code.
• LabelGrid works in a web browser, where LabelsMerge works inside Google Docs and Google Sheets.
• Accounts: LabelGrid prints without an account; LabelsMerge runs in your Google account.
• Free use: one full sheet per PDF, with a small credit in the page margin at LabelGrid, against a free plan with limits marked on its pricing table at LabelsMerge.
• Price: LabelGrid Pro will cost $19 one-time (not on sale yet), $60.99 below the $79.99 one-time price LabelsMerge lists; the free tier costs nothing.
• Sheets: LabelGrid is made for 905 sheet layouts from 43 brands; LabelsMerge for standard codes such as 5160, 8160, 5163 and 5260.
• Before you leave LabelsMerge for LabelGrid, note that there is no printing service or clipart library.

2. hlabels instead of LabelsMerge

• Pick hlabels over LabelsMerge when you already design labels in Canva, Word, Google Docs or Adobe Express and only need the sheet alignment step.
• hlabels works in a web browser, where LabelsMerge works inside Google Docs and Google Sheets.
• Accounts: hlabels prints without an account; LabelsMerge runs in your Google account.
• Free use: unlimited printouts, with a footer-mark for frequent users at hlabels, against a free plan with limits marked on its pricing table at LabelsMerge.
• Price: hlabels lists $89 one-time, $9.01 more than LabelsMerge's $79.99.
• Sheets: hlabels is made for sheets and rolls from the 102 brands it lists; LabelsMerge for standard codes such as 5160, 8160, 5163 and 5260.
• Before you leave LabelsMerge for hlabels, note that you design the labels elsewhere and bring in image files or use one of its integrations.

3. OnlineLabels Maestro instead of LabelsMerge

• Pick OnlineLabels Maestro over LabelsMerge when you want clipart, shapes and a nutrition-label generator in the same editor.
• OnlineLabels Maestro works in a web browser, where LabelsMerge works inside Google Docs and Google Sheets.
• Accounts: OnlineLabels Maestro offers a trial without sign-in but needs an account for full use; LabelsMerge runs in your Google account.
• Free use: a trial that prints a watermark, or full use with a label purchase of $9.95 or more at OnlineLabels Maestro, against a free plan with limits marked on its pricing table at LabelsMerge.
• Price: we found no one-time price for OnlineLabels Maestro, while LabelsMerge lists $79.99.
• Sheets: OnlineLabels Maestro is made for OnlineLabels products; LabelsMerge for standard codes such as 5160, 8160, 5163 and 5260.
• Before you leave LabelsMerge for OnlineLabels Maestro, note that the free trial prints a watermark across designs.

4. Avery Design & Print instead of LabelsMerge

• Pick Avery Design & Print over LabelsMerge when you would rather have Avery print the labels for you.
• Avery Design & Print works in a web browser, where LabelsMerge works inside Google Docs and Google Sheets.
• Accounts: Avery Design & Print asks you to sign in before you design; LabelsMerge runs in your Google account.
• Free use: free to use at Avery Design & Print, against a free plan with limits marked on its pricing table at LabelsMerge.
• Price: we found no one-time price for Avery Design & Print, while LabelsMerge lists $79.99.
• Sheets: Avery Design & Print is made for Avery products; LabelsMerge for standard codes such as 5160, 8160, 5163 and 5260.
• Before you leave LabelsMerge for Avery Design & Print, note that its blank templates are made for Avery products.

5. Microsoft Create instead of LabelsMerge

• Pick Microsoft Create over LabelsMerge when you want a ready-made seasonal or decorative design and already use Microsoft Word.
• Microsoft Create works in Microsoft Word or Word for the web, where LabelsMerge works inside Google Docs and Google Sheets.
• Accounts: Microsoft Create does not say on the page we checked whether you need to sign in; LabelsMerge runs in your Google account.
• Free use: free templates at Microsoft Create, against a free plan with limits marked on its pricing table at LabelsMerge.
• Price: we found no one-time price for Microsoft Create, while LabelsMerge lists $79.99.
• Sheets: Microsoft Create is made for the codes its templates name, such as Avery 5160, 5167 and 5395; LabelsMerge for standard codes such as 5160, 8160, 5163 and 5260.
• Before you leave LabelsMerge for Microsoft Create, note that the templates are Word documents, edited in Word or Word for the web.

When to stay with LabelsMerge

• Staying with LabelsMerge makes sense when your mailing list already lives in Google Sheets and you want the labels as an editable Google Doc.
• Staying with LabelsMerge makes sense when you need many sheets of merged addresses today and a subscription is fine for you.
• Staying with LabelsMerge makes sense when you share documents with a team in Google Workspace.