Interactive tool

Barcode Selection Wizard

Answer a few questions to create an educational shortlist of barcode symbologies to investigate. Industry, customer and GS1 requirements always take priority over this tool.

Important: This tool does not determine compliance. Retailers, regulators, GS1 application standards and trading partners may specify the required data carrier.

How the recommendation works

The wizard prioritizes application constraints first, then considers data capacity, available space and scanner compatibility. That is the same order you should use when evaluating a real deployment.

Read the full barcode selection guide →