Free
$0
Run PDF preflight checks. No credit card required. Great for evaluating PrePressOS or shops that only need file checking.
Apply for Beta- PDF preflight checker
- 15 checks per day
- 25 MB file upload limit
- 1 user seat
- Work orders & full MIS
- Invoicing & estimates
Starter
$149
/mo
The complete print shop MIS for small shops. Work orders, costing, invoicing, proofs, and more. Everything to run your shop — 5 seats included.
Apply for Beta- 100 MB file upload limit
- 5 user seats included
- Work orders & job board
- Estimates, invoicing & Stripe pay
- Proof packages & customer portal
- Live job costing & cost intelligence
- Time clock & labor tracking (+ kiosk PIN mode via DutyClock)
- Inventory, POs & material consumption
- Analytics & press performance reports
- Die plate connector
- AutoStep imposition
- QuickBooks Online sync
- All desktop companion apps (FlightDeck, TerminalView, DutyClock & more — solo level)
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Professional
$399
/mo
Everything in Starter plus the label shop power tools: die plate connector, AutoStep imposition, and QuickBooks sync. Built for label converters.
Apply for Beta- Everything in Starter
- 500 MB file upload limit
- 10 user seats included
- Die plate connector & plate fit analysis
- AutoStep file imposition engine
- QuickBooks Online sync
- Custom shop logo & branding
Studio
$799
/mo
Everything in Professional plus unlimited seats, unlimited storage, API access, and multi-location support. Built for multi-plant converters and high-volume operations.
Apply for Beta- Everything in Professional
- Unlimited user seats
- Unlimited shop locations
- Unlimited file upload size
- All desktop companion apps (team level — multi-seat, full features)
- API access
Compare Plans
Everything side by side
No fine print. Everything listed is built and live.
| Feature | Free | Starter | Professional | Studio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File Preflight | ||||
| File upload limit | 25 MB | 100 MB | 500 MB | Unlimited |
| Preflight checks per day | 15 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Downloadable PDF preflight reports | ||||
| Production & Operations | ||||
| Work orders & job board | ||||
| WO builder & SKU analysis | ||||
| Plate fit & die plate library | ||||
| Die plate connector & library | ||||
| AutoStep file imposition engine | ||||
| Counter intake (walk-in orders) | ||||
| Proof packages & customer approval portal | ||||
| Time clock & labor tracking | ||||
| Desktop companion apps (FlightDeck, TerminalView, DutyClock & more) | Free tier | Solo level | Team level | Team level |
| Customers & Billing | ||||
| Customer management | ||||
| Invoicing, estimates & Stripe payment links | ||||
| QuickBooks Online sync | ||||
| Customer portal & job status tracker | ||||
| Online order form (customer-facing) | ||||
| Costing & Analytics | ||||
| Live job costing (cost panel in WO builder) | ||||
| Cost intelligence & variance reporting | ||||
| Profitability & press performance analytics | ||||
| A/R aging & on-time delivery reports | ||||
| Inventory & Materials | ||||
| Material library & inventory tracking | ||||
| Purchase orders & low-stock alerts | ||||
| Per-job material consumption tracking | ||||
| Scale & Integration | ||||
| Shop locations | 1 | 1 | 1 | Unlimited |
| User seats | 1 | 5 | 10 | Unlimited |
| API access | ||||
ROI Calculator
How much does PrePressOS save your shop?
Adjust the sliders to match your operation — see your estimated monthly return.
Number of Employees
staff handling orders, quotes, proofs & scheduling
2 people
125
Hourly Pay Rate
average wage you pay your staff
$25/hr
$12/hr$60/hr
Monthly
Time Saved
Time Saved
88 hrs
Monthly
Value Recovered
Value Recovered
$2,200
PrePressOS
Cost
Cost
$399
Professional plan/mo
Net Gain
Per Month
Per Month
+$1,801
Accounts for time recovered on quoting, job ticketing, proof management, scheduling, and invoicing. Cost shown for Professional plan ($399/mo). Plans start at $149/mo.
The Full Picture
Time is only part of what you recover
The calculator above covers labor. These are the other places PrePressOS stops money from walking out the door.
Uncharged Fees
Manual pricing misses charges. PrePressOS enforces every cost line automatically — substrate, press time, makeready, ink, laminate, prepress. Nothing falls off the ticket.
Reprint Prevention
Preflight catches die fit, bleed, and file issues before the job hits press. Reprints cost 15–20% of a job's value and kill your margin. Catching one a month pays for the subscription.
Material Waste
Low-stock alerts and automatic inventory deduction on job completion prevent emergency buys, over-ordering, and mid-run shortages that stop a press and cost far more than the material itself.
Faster Payments
Invoices generate automatically when a job closes. Customers pay online through the portal. Less time in AR, less chasing, and cash in your account days sooner than a mailed invoice cycle.
Market Comparison
PrePressOS vs. the alternatives
Factual feature and pricing comparison across common print shop management options.
| Feature | PrePressOS Pro | PrintSmith Vision | ShopVox PRO | Label Traxx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||||
| Monthly cost | $399/mo | Quote required | $249/mo base† | Perpetual license‡ |
| Per-user fees | None — 10 seats included | Module-based | $49/seat/mo on PRO | License-based |
| Setup / upfront cost | $0 | Quote required | Up to $999 | $5,000–$20,000+‡ |
| Free trial available | 30 days, no card required | Demo only | Demo only | Demo only |
| Label Shop Workflows | ||||
| Roll label work orders | Not primary focus | |||
| Die plate library & plate fit analysis | Available | |||
| Roll count, overs & unwind direction | ||||
| Commercial, wide format & decorated | Label-focused | |||
| Platform | ||||
| Cloud-native (no IT required) | Cloud option available | Typically self-hosted | ||
| Customer proof approval portal | Limited | Basic | Not standard | |
| QuickBooks Online sync | Included | Available | Available | Available |
| Time clock & labor tracking | Included | Not standard | Not included | Not standard |
| Inventory & per-job material consumption | Included | Module add-on | $299/mo add-on | Available |
† ShopVox PRO base price does not include per-user fees ($49/seat/mo) or add-ons (Inventory Management $299/mo + $999 setup, Webhooks $250/mo). Total cost varies by configuration. ‡ Label Traxx is a perpetual-license product; upfront pricing is not publicly listed. Industry-reported range $5,000–$20,000+ for base license plus annual maintenance fees. Competitor pricing sourced from publicly available information as of June 2026 and may have changed. Visit each vendor's website for current pricing.
FAQ
Common questions
Straight answers. No runaround.
Your trial gives you full Professional-level access for 30 days — including die plate connector, AutoStep imposition, and QuickBooks sync — with no credit card required. After that, choose a plan to continue. All your data stays exactly where it is. If you don't subscribe, your account drops to Free (preflight checks only) and nothing is deleted.
No contracts. Month-to-month plans cancel at the end of the current billing period. Annual plans are billed upfront at 20% off and renew automatically at the same rate — Stripe sends a receipt on every charge. Cancel before your renewal date and you won't be charged again.
Starter includes 5 seats. Professional includes 10 seats — enough for a full crew across sales, prepress, press, and shipping. Studio is unlimited. There are never any per-seat fees on any plan.
Starter has the full MIS: work orders, job costing, estimates, invoicing, proofs, time clock, inventory, and analytics. Professional adds the label shop power tools: die plate connector and plate fit analysis, AutoStep file imposition engine, and QuickBooks Online sync. If you run a label converter, you want Professional.
Yes, this is the primary target. The WO builder understands roll label production: plate fit analysis, die plate connector, unwind direction, overs, roll count math, slitting, rewinding, lamination. These are first-class features, not bolt-ons. Commercial print, wide format, and decorated items are also fully supported.
PrintSmith is a legacy system built for commercial offset, not label converters — and it's quote-only for pricing. ShopVox PRO starts around $249/mo base (plus $49/seat/mo per-user fees and required add-on modules) — a real 5-person shop with inventory tracking and integrations can run $700+/mo. PrePressOS includes everything at a flat rate, built from scratch with label shop workflows and modern UX.
