ID Card Software
Which Card Imaging software edition do you need?
Card Imaging ID card software comes in five editions, from simple design-and-print up to smart-card encoding and networked enterprise use. Answer four quick questions and we'll point you to the right one.
Find your edition
1. Where does your cardholder data live?
2. Do your cards need chip encoding?
3. Pull photos from a database or auto-crop faces?
4. Need DESFire, networked PCs, or a web print server?
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Based on your answers, this edition has the features you need without paying for ones you don't. We'll confirm and get you set up.
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Every edition, side by side.
XXS Type your data in by hand | XS Data lives in a spreadsheet | XM Access/SQLite data + photos | XL Smart-card & RFID encoding | XXL Enterprise, networked, DESFire | |
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| Card design, templates & printing | |||||
| Signature capture | |||||
| 1D barcodes | |||||
| Magnetic stripe encoding | |||||
| Built-in internal database | |||||
| Excel / CSV / TXT database | - | ||||
| QR codes + production mode | - | ||||
| MS Access / SQLite database | - | - | |||
| Photo-on-database + FaceCrop | - | - | |||
| 2D barcodes | - | - | |||
| ODBC database connection | - | - | - | ||
| Smart card + contactless / RFID encoding | - | - | - | ||
| Fingerprint capture | - | - | - | ||
| Multi-layout, auto-print, user rights | - | - | - | ||
| DESFire encoding | - | - | - | - | |
| Web Print Server + network license | - | - | - | - |
Each edition is a straight upgrade of the one before it, so you can start small and move up any time. Not sure which you have now? Ask us and we'll check.
Not sure what you're running?
Tell us your printer and how you issue cards, and we'll match the edition.