How to Replace Loftware Print Server

In case you haven’t heard, Loftware has retired Loftware Print Server (LPS). Support for LPS officially ended in 2024.

What does this mean for LPS users? While the simplest option may be to just move to NiceLabel, it’s important to know to major things:

1. NiceLabel is exponentially more expensive than Loftware Print Server
2. There are much better and more cost effective products on the market

So, what are LPS customers’ options are going forward? Let’s find out.

A Cost-Effective Replacement for LPS

Loftware is currently pushing LPS customers toward more expensive options like Loftware Spectrum or NiceLabel Cloud. If you’re planning to move away from Loftware Print Server (LPS), consider MarkMagic—a powerful alternative for direct label printing from your business systems.

MarkMagic delivers greater functionality than LPS at a fraction of the cost, with flexible deployment options including both cloud and on-premise solutions to make upgrading simple and cost-effective.

Features and Capabilities

MarkMagic gives users more features and capabilities than any other label printing product on the market. Here’s a shortlist of features:

• FREE Unlimited Printers: Add MarkMagic to as many printers as you need at no additional cost.
• WMS & ERP Friendly: MarkMagic can be integrated with virtually any platform, and is built into popular WMS packages including Manhattan Associates, VAI S2k, Acumatica, and Oracle.
• Form & Label Designer Included: Every MarkMagic license comes with our WYSIWYG editor. Create forms, labels, receipts and any other business documents just as you want them without writing any code or outsourcing.
• Printer Code Has Met its Match: Importing your forms and labels is easy with MarkMagic. We can convert printer code such as ZPL into a format that you can edit visually inside our designer tool.
• RFID Support: Start encoding, testing, and printing compliant RFID tags and labels with MarkMagic.

The Most Powerful Barcode Label Software on the Market At a Fraction of the Cost.

MarkMagic offers a smarter path forward. As a powerful, enterprise-ready barcode label software platform, MarkMagic integrates directly with your existing business systems to design, print, and manage labels with ease—all without the high price tag of competing solutions.

Whether you choose a cloud deployment or an on-premise installation, MarkMagic makes migrating from LPS simple while giving your organization a more capable and cost-effective labeling platform for the future.

Try MarkMagic for free today!