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Posted on by Samantha73

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Hi All

Has anyone used PrintNode https://www.printnode.com/en with Business central or is there any other cost-effective solution for heavy usage scenarios?

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sirhc101 5 on at

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RE: PrintNode instead of Universal printer

Have you already tried Print Agent? The app is designed specifically for BC and is not charged by print volume, but by the number of users in BC.

appsource.microsoft.com/.../PUBID.business_development_christoph_krieg|AID.365businessprintagent|PAPPID.6fb30c19-f5d6-4e4c-b006-18fba4de1898

The app supports both SaaS and on-premise also provides for a "Direct Connection" mode, which is especially interesting for customers who do not want to work in the cloud.
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RE: PrintNode instead of Universal printer

In Germany we often cannot use a cloud printing service for our customers because the customer does not want to pay additional costs for each print and often customers are not happy to see any print going outbound to a web service because of security and data protection reasons.

We often use ForNAV which comes along with a direct printing solution. It is not free but you also have nice features for generating customized reports and you have a solution for the cloud printing.

All you have to do is to install a local printing service on a windows server or pc. This service publishs all your local printers to bc where you can add them to the standard printer selection. When printing the print is stored in a printing queue which is polled by the service.

Nice solution. Try it out ForNAV
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MahGah 15,428 on at

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RE: PrintNode instead of Universal printer

Hi Samantha73

I have used Printnode for 4 years and Fenwick Solution also for 4 years. each has their own pro/cons

For Printnode you need a BC connector which you can many of them (see below). It works great but has some limitation

First. if you do not have centralized printer server and you need to install it on each station it get really expensive since they sell connector base (and usage).

If you use the free app connector will not work well with UPS/FedEx label (sometimes)

I also user Print IT by Fenwick. The best part is it is based on number of print and has no monthly fixed cost. You pay per print. Also, you can install it on many station as you want it and no extra charge. It works great for FedEx/UPS label as well. The downside is you need to upgrade their server end when they release new one which is super simple but still it is a task. Also, you can use their app with their another app named Label it and then you can use Nicelabel to print product labels right from BC. We have done this and saved many hours.

Free one:

appsource.microsoft.com/.../PUBID.insight-works|AID.b0c8bcc7-2924-4cd2-8562-4e71ebd07323|PAPPID.b0c8bcc7-2924-4cd2-8562-4e71ebd07323

Paid one:

appsource.microsoft.com/.../PUBID.tecman|AID.clever-printnode-integration|PAPPID.6b4a418b-99b0-40a6-9a88-7503f44d3afe

Fenwick:

appsource.microsoft.com/.../PUBID.fenwicksoftware|AID.print-it-with-cloud-companion-app|PAPPID.581d572d-6a8d-4116-a1b2-8281f40daa19

appsource.microsoft.com/.../PUBID.fenwicksoftware|AID.label-it-app|PAPPID.ce07cc12-8a0d-4bfa-baca-fd7caf6377dd
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Greg Enns 1,102 on at

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RE: PrintNode instead of Universal printer

There are a number of ISV's that provide printing solutions through AppSource. If you're On-Prem your options are much more limited. PrintNode seems to be the front-runner, but I'm also planning to try out Fenwick's solution.