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Start free. Pay when the shop runs on it.

Proof links, preflight, the Box designer and 3D mockups are free for good. Paid plans add prepress, quoting, imposition, nesting and cut files for your whole team — and customers, printers and cutters never cost a seat.

No card. Every new team gets 14 days of Production.

What do you run?

Free

For trying it on real work — and for designers who need a dieline

$0 /month

Free for good

Start free

No card, no time limit

Includes:

  • 2 team seats, unlimited reviewers
  • 5 GB of Files storage, every version kept
  • Proof links with pinned comments and approvals
  • Box designer: all 8 styles, fold check, dieline PDF and artwork template
  • 3D fold-up on 13 boards, with snapshots
  • Automatic preflight on every upload

A third teammate, more than 5 GB, or quotes, nesting and cut files? That's Shop.

25 artworks processed a month, fair use

Recommended for most shops Recommended for sign & label shops Recommended for print & packaging shops

Shop

For sign, label, commercial and packaging shops of up to 15 people

$332.50 $399 /month

Billed $3,990 yearly · save $798

Billed monthly

Start free

14 days of Production, then choose

Everything in Free, plus:

  • 10 team seats
  • 500 GB of Files storage, every version kept
  • Quick quotes with print and cut time, and box quotes with your dies on hand
  • True-shape nesting and offset planning, with marks your cutter reads
  • Cut files: Thru-cut PDF, DXF, CF2 and the guillotine program
  • 1-up editor: create a die from a PNG, bleed from the die
  • Advanced and 3D proofs: separations, densitometer, finishes in 3D

Add Screening to 1-bit TIFF for $149 a month.

500 artworks processed and 500 runs a month, fair use

Recommended for plants

Production

For 20–50 person packaging, label and offset plants

$749.17 $899 /month

Billed $8,990 yearly · save $1,798

Billed monthly

Start free

14 days of Production, then choose

Everything in Shop, plus:

  • 25 team seats
  • 2 TB of Files storage, every version kept
  • Screening & 1-bit TIFF output with plate curves, included
  • Trapping layer with a misregistration check
  • REST API for custom MIS and web-to-print integrations
  • Unlimited imposition and nesting runs
  • Priority support; guided setup included on annual

Shop with 25 seats and Screening would be $983 a month.

2,500 artworks processed a month, fair use

Plant

from $2,000 /month per site

Annual contract

For multi-site converters and custom integrations. Everything in Production, per site, on one contract.

  • Label copy scanned from a PDF and approved with the proof
  • Unlimited seats and custom storage
  • A workspace per site on one annual contract
  • Invoice billing
  • Onboarding and archive migration with our team
  • A named contact
Talk to us

Never charged for, on any plan

  • Unlimited customer reviewers
  • Every printer, cutter, press and finishing machine — no machine fees
  • Previews, and identical files stored once
  • Download your files any time

What it replaces

See what it replaces in a shop like yours

List prices of the standalone tools a shop this size pays for today, against the plan's normal monthly price.

A 3-person sign & label shop

  • Online proofing & approval, 2 users $129/mo
  • Preflight plug-in, 1 seat $40/mo
  • Shared file storage, 3 users $45/mo
3 tools $214/mo

Shop plan

$399 /month, billed monthly

Beyond these 3 tools, Shop includes:

  • Quotes with print and cut time
  • True-shape nesting
  • Cut files
  • Marks
  • 1-up die tools
  • 3D proofs
  • Box designer
See the Shop plan

Example monthly costs for the team shown. Some standalone tools require annual billing; one-time licenses are spread over three years. Features and costs vary by provider. AutomatePrint pricing shown is billed monthly.

A 10-person print & packaging shop, 5 in the office

  • Online proofing with color separations $329/mo
  • Preflight plug-in, 2 seats $80/mo
  • Imposition software, 3 users ($799 once, over 3 years) $22.19/mo
  • Dieline generator $49.92/mo
  • Shared file storage, 5 users $75/mo
5 tools $556.11/mo

Shop plan

$399 /month, billed monthly

$157.11 / month less

$1,885.32 a year

$157.11 a month less than these 5 tools

Also built in

  • 3D mockups and 3D proofs with finishes
  • Nesting and cut files
  • Marks
  • Carton and corrugated quotes
  • Quick quotes
See the Shop plan

Example monthly costs for the team shown. Some standalone tools require annual billing; one-time licenses are spread over three years. Features and costs vary by provider. AutomatePrint pricing shown is billed monthly.

A 35-person packaging & offset plant, 16 in the office

  • Online proofing, team plan $416.58/mo
  • Preflight plug-in, 4 seats $160/mo
  • Imposition software, 6 users ($1,599 once, over 3 years) $44.42/mo
  • 3D packaging visualization with finishes, 2 named users $523.49/mo
  • Packaging trapping plug-in, 2 named users $322.51/mo
  • Shared file storage, 16 users $240/mo
6 tools $1,707/mo

Production plan

$899 /month, billed monthly

$808 / month less

$9,696 a year

$808 a month less than these 6 tools

Also built in

  • Screening to 1-bit TIFF
  • Imposition, nesting and cut files
  • Marks
  • Box designer and box quotes
  • API access for custom integrations
See the Production plan

Example monthly costs for the team shown. Some standalone tools require annual billing; one-time licenses are spread over three years. Features and costs vary by provider. AutomatePrint pricing shown is billed monthly.

What could it be worth to your shop?

Estimate the savings for your shop.

Your number

Use your typical material cost.

Estimate the material your shop could save by combining jobs and improving layouts.

Your number

Re-keying, hunting for files and proof rounds: your estimate

Use your shop’s hourly cost.

About this much a month

$774.30

Material saved
$72
Prepress time saved (30.0 h)
$702.30

Shop costs $399 a month, billed yearly.

At these numbers it pays for itself in about 16 days of each month.

At these numbers the estimate is less than the plan's price.

Adjust the example inputs to match your shop. Savings depend on your jobs and production process.

Compare plans

Every plan, side by side

Features included in each plan
Feature Free Shop Production Plant
Plan
Team seats 2 10 25 Unlimited
Extra seats Not included in Free $29/mo $19/mo In contract
Customer reviewers Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Files storage 5 GB 500 GB 2 TB Custom
Artworks processed a month, fair use 25 500 2,500 Custom
Files
Folders, whole-folder drag and drop, facts on arrival, properties Included in Free Included in Shop Included in Production Included in Plant
Version history Every version Every version Every version Every version
Trash 30 days 30 days 30 days 30 days
Files API and API keys Included in Free Included in Shop Included in Production Included in Plant
Proof & approve
Proof links with pinned comments and e-approvals Included in Free Included in Shop Included in Production Included in Plant
Decision record: the exact file (SHA-256), views opened, IP and browser Included in Free Included in Shop Included in Production Included in Plant
Advanced links: separations to 600 dpi, densitometer, barcode reader, ruler Not included in Free Included in Shop Included in Production Included in Plant
3D proofs customers can turn, fold and approve Not included in Free Included in Shop Included in Production Included in Plant
Label copy scanned from a PDF and approved with the proof Not included in Free Not included in Shop Not included in Production Included in Plant
Preflight
Automatic preflight on every upload: 23 checks, 5 presets Included in Free Included in Shop Included in Production Included in Plant
One-click fixes and custom profiles Not included in Free Included in Shop Included in Production Included in Plant
1-up prepress & 3D
Map dies from spot colors or layers; view every plate Included in Free Included in Shop Included in Production Included in Plant
Bleed from the die, create a die, size & resolution, print-ready versions Not included in Free Included in Shop Included in Production Included in Plant
Trapping with a misregistration check Not included in Free Not included in Shop Included in Production Included in Plant
3D fold-up on 13 boards with lighting and PNG snapshots Included in Free Included in Shop Included in Production Included in Plant
3D finishes (foil, spot UV, varnish, emboss, white ink) and GLB export Not included in Free Included in Shop Included in Production Included in Plant
Box designer
8 ECMA and FEFCO styles, fold check, 3D fold-up Included in Free Included in Shop Included in Production Included in Plant
Dieline PDF, artwork template and SVG, commercial use Included in Free Included in Shop Included in Production Included in Plant
DXF and CF2 for die makers and CAD tables Not included in Free Included in Shop Included in Production Included in Plant
Quote
Quick quotes and takeoff with print and cut time; box rows as blanks Not included in Free Included in Shop Included in Production Included in Plant
Sheet and offset pricing with route compare Not included in Free Included in Shop Included in Production Included in Plant
Carton and corrugated quotes: dies, plates, die-cutters and folder-gluers Not included in Free Included in Shop Included in Production Included in Plant
Dies on hand matched to boxes and weighed against a new die, all-in Not included in Free Included in Shop Included in Production Included in Plant
Customer designer links Not included in Free Included in Shop Included in Production Included in Plant
Impose, mark & cut
Imposition and true-shape nesting runs, fair use Not included in Free 500 a month Unlimited Unlimited
Offset plans: plates, passes, perfecting, overrun caps Not included in Free Included in Shop Included in Production Included in Plant
Marks: registration, sheet codes, 13 barcode types, job data Not included in Free Included in Shop Included in Production Included in Plant
Cut files: Thru-cut PDF, DXF, CF2, one page per bed, guillotine program Not included in Free Included in Shop Included in Production Included in Plant
Printer, cutter and press profiles (128), never billed per machine Not included in Free Included in Shop Included in Production Included in Plant
Finishing machines and Tools & dies with rate cards Not included in Free Included in Shop Included in Production Included in Plant
Plate room
Screening & 1-bit TIFF output with plate curves Not included in Free Add-on $149 Included in Production Included in Plant
Platform & support
Workflow REST API: approvals, preflight, prepress, imposition, nesting, marks, estimating, screening Not included in Free Not included in Shop Included in Production Included in Plant
Two-factor sign-in, sign-in by email code, Google sign-in Included in Free Included in Shop Included in Production Included in Plant
A workspace per site on one contract; invoice billing Not included in Free Not included in Shop Not included in Production Included in Plant
Guided setup Not included in Free $499 Included on annual Included
Support The manual Email Priority email A named contact

Plan contents as sold. Some limits are fair-use guides, not hard stops; we'll talk to you before anything changes.

Add-ons

Grow without changing plan

Add seats, storage, screening or setup help when you need them. Never a per-machine fee.

  • Screening & 1-bit TIFF output with plate curves

    $149 per month, on Shop

    Included in Production and Plant. Flat: no per-plate, per-m² or per-device charges.

  • Extra team seat

    $29 per seat per month

    $19 on Production. Customer reviewers and machines never need one.

  • Extra storage

    $25 per 250 GB per month

    On every paid plan. Add as much as you need.

  • Guided setup

    $499 one time, on Shop

    Equipment, preflight profiles, box quoting rates and your first jobs, set up with you. Included with annual Production and with Plant.

FAQ

Pricing questions

Anything else? Email hello@automateprint.com and a person who knows print will answer.

Is Free really free?

Yes. Free has no time limit and needs no card. It includes 2 team seats, 5 GB of storage, proof links with unlimited reviewers, automatic preflight, the Box designer and 3D mockups.

How does the trial work?

Every new team starts with 14 days of every Production feature and 100 GB of storage, with no card. When it ends, choose a plan or keep working on Free. Your files, proofs and dielines stay where they are either way.

What if we go past a limit?

Going past a limit never deletes your work, and you can always download your files. New uploads or team invitations may pause until you are within your allowance. Add storage or seats, change plan, or reduce usage to continue.

Do customers, operators or machines need seats?

No. Customers review through private links and are unlimited on every plan. Printers, cutters, presses and finishing machines are never billed.

Which plan is right for my shop?

Designers and small proof desks can stay on Free. Sign, label, commercial and packaging shops choose Shop: quotes, nesting and cut files, offset work, marks, box quotes and 3D proofs. Plants that screen their own plates, trap packaging or connect an MIS choose Production.

Why Production?

Production adds screening, trapping and custom integration API access, with 25 seats, 2 TB and unlimited runs. Shop with 25 seats and Screening would be $983 a month; Production is $899.

What counts toward storage?

The distinct files you keep: every version, and trash until it is emptied. Identical files and copies count once, and previews are free. Free includes 5 GB, Shop 500 GB and Production 2 TB; paid plans can add 250 GB at a time.

What counts as an artwork processed, or a run?

An artwork processed is each artwork version that goes through preflight or prepress. A run is one imposition run or one nest through the API. Proofs, comments, approvals and nests inside quotes aren't counted. These are fair-use guides, not hard stops, and we'll talk to you before anything changes.

Why is screening an add-on on Shop?

Screening renders every separation at platesetter resolution — the heaviest work the platform does. It's included in Production and Plant; Shop teams can add it for a flat $149 a month, with no per-plate, per-m² or per-device charges.

Is the Box designer really free for commercial work?

Yes. Dieline PDFs and artwork templates from the Free plan can be used for paying jobs. DXF and CF2 die files come with Shop.

Can we change plans or billing later?

Yes, at any time. Move up or down a plan, or switch between monthly and annual billing, as the shop's work changes.

Do you have multi-site pricing?

Yes. Plant is priced per site on one annual contract, from $2,000 a month for the first site. Label and carton copy is on Plant: scan a PDF, keep what you want, and the customer approves it with the proof. Free, Shop and Production do not include it. Talk to us.

Put every job on one platform

Start free, with 14 days of every Production feature. No card, and your customers review for free.