Microsoft Create label templates alternatives

Microsoft Create alternatives at a glance

Each row compares one option with Microsoft Create, from public pages checked October 24, 2026; the last section says when staying with Microsoft Create is the better call. The label maker above is set to Avery 5167 (80 per sheet) so you can try LabelGrid right now.

How to choose an alternative to Microsoft Create

• To work outside Microsoft Word: LabelGrid, hlabels, OnlineLabels Maestro or Avery Design & Print run in a web browser.
• Leaving Microsoft Create but want ready-made designs: OnlineLabels Maestro or Avery Design & Print; for clipart as well, OnlineLabels Maestro or Avery Design & Print.
• Printing from an address list after Microsoft Create: LabelGrid, OnlineLabels Maestro, LabelsMerge and Avery Design & Print have mail merge built in.
• One-time prices among the alternatives to Microsoft Create, lowest first: LabelGrid $19 (not on sale yet), LabelsMerge $79.99, hlabels $89.

1. LabelGrid instead of Microsoft Create

• Pick LabelGrid over Microsoft Create when your list is in any spreadsheet and you want to paste the rows and place {Column} placeholders.
• LabelGrid works in a web browser, where Microsoft Create works in Microsoft Word or Word for the web.
• Accounts: LabelGrid prints without an account; Microsoft Create does not say on the page we checked whether you need to sign in.
• Free use: one full sheet per PDF, with a small credit in the page margin at LabelGrid, against free templates at Microsoft Create.
• 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 Microsoft Create.
• Sheets: LabelGrid is made for 905 sheet layouts from 43 brands; Microsoft Create for the codes its templates name, such as Avery 5160, 5167 and 5395.
• Before you leave Microsoft Create for LabelGrid, note that QR codes, barcodes, serial numbers, logos on labels and opening Excel files directly are Pro-only and Pro is not on sale yet.

2. hlabels instead of Microsoft Create

• Pick hlabels over Microsoft Create when you want unlimited printouts on the free plan and can live with a footer-mark.
• hlabels works in a web browser, where Microsoft Create works in Microsoft Word or Word for the web.
• Accounts: hlabels prints without an account; Microsoft Create does not say on the page we checked whether you need to sign in.
• Free use: unlimited printouts, with a footer-mark for frequent users at hlabels, against free templates at Microsoft Create.
• Price: hlabels publishes an $89 one-time option; we found no one-time price for Microsoft Create.
• Sheets: hlabels is made for sheets and rolls from the 102 brands it lists; Microsoft Create for the codes its templates name, such as Avery 5160, 5167 and 5395.
• Before you leave Microsoft Create 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 Microsoft Create

• Pick OnlineLabels Maestro over Microsoft Create when you buy your blank labels from OnlineLabels anyway, which activates the designer at no extra cost.
• OnlineLabels Maestro works in a web browser, where Microsoft Create works in Microsoft Word or Word for the web.
• Accounts: OnlineLabels Maestro offers a trial without sign-in but needs an account for full use; Microsoft Create does not say on the page we checked whether you need to sign in.
• 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 templates at Microsoft Create.
• Sheets: OnlineLabels Maestro is made for OnlineLabels products; Microsoft Create for the codes its templates name, such as Avery 5160, 5167 and 5395.
• Before you leave Microsoft Create for OnlineLabels Maestro, note that the free trial prints a watermark across designs.

4. LabelsMerge instead of Microsoft Create

• Pick LabelsMerge over Microsoft Create when you need many sheets of merged addresses today and a subscription is fine for you.
• LabelsMerge works inside Google Docs and Google Sheets, where Microsoft Create works in Microsoft Word or Word for the web.
• Accounts: LabelsMerge runs in your Google account; Microsoft Create does not say on the page we checked whether you need to sign in.
• Free use: a free plan with limits marked on its pricing table at LabelsMerge, against free templates at Microsoft Create.
• Price: LabelsMerge publishes a $79.99 one-time option; we found no one-time price for Microsoft Create.
• Sheets: LabelsMerge is made for standard codes such as 5160, 8160, 5163 and 5260; Microsoft Create for the codes its templates name, such as Avery 5160, 5167 and 5395.
• Before you leave Microsoft Create for LabelsMerge, note that unlimited merging needs a subscription or the $79.99 lifetime licence.

5. Avery Design & Print instead of Microsoft Create

• Pick Avery Design & Print over Microsoft Create when you would rather have Avery print the labels for you.
• Avery Design & Print works in a web browser, where Microsoft Create works in Microsoft Word or Word for the web.
• Accounts: Avery Design & Print asks you to sign in before you design; Microsoft Create does not say on the page we checked whether you need to sign in.
• Free use: free to use at Avery Design & Print, against free templates at Microsoft Create.
• Sheets: Avery Design & Print is made for Avery products; Microsoft Create for the codes its templates name, such as Avery 5160, 5167 and 5395.
• Before you leave Microsoft Create for Avery Design & Print, note that you are asked to sign in before you start designing.

When to stay with Microsoft Create

• Staying with Microsoft Create makes sense when you want a ready-made seasonal or decorative design and already use Microsoft Word.
• Staying with Microsoft Create makes sense when your sheet is one of the common codes a template names, such as 5160, 5167 or 5395.
• Staying with Microsoft Create makes sense when you want to keep editing the labels as a Word document afterwards.