Comparison

Autoprinter vs Avada PDF Invoice

Does Avada PDF Invoice print orders automatically? Its listing and documentation describe no automatic printing: you click the printer icon on an order and print the PDF that opens. Autoprinter prints them for you, sending packing slips and invoices to your own printers as orders come in, and prints Shopify shipping labels with zero clicks.

Avada PDF Invoice, by Avada, is a PDF invoice generator and order printer with e-invoicing and B2B wholesale features. It makes invoices, packing slips, refunds, pro forma invoices, credit notes and quotes, supports Peppol, ZUGFeRD, Factur-X and XRechnung e-invoices, and its documentation says documents can print in 70+ languages chosen by billing address.

If you print invoices yourself and need e-invoicing or B2B wholesale invoicing, Avada PDF Invoice may be all you need. If you want printing to happen without you, that is what Autoprinter is for.

Facts as of October 25, 2026

Why choose Autoprinter over Avada PDF Invoice

  • Prints by itself. Packing slips and invoices print when an order is placed, paid or fulfilled, with nobody pressing Print.
  • Zero-click shipping labels. Buy a label in Shopify as usual and it comes out of your label printer, with no print dialog.
  • Every document an order needs, together. The Print Chain prints each order's packing slip, invoice, return slip or gift receipt in one go: automatically, or from the order's More actions menu with Auto Print Chain.
  • The right printer for every document. Each template's paper size picks the printer, so sheets, 4 × 6 labels and receipts each go to their own, on one computer or several.
  • The right document for each order. Print Rules choose which template prints, and on which Print Station, for each order.
  • Your brand, already filled in. Autoprinter picks up your Shopify logo and colors when you install it, and Re-sync from Shopify pulls in later changes.

At a glance

Avada PDF Invoice and Autoprinter compared, topic by topic
Topic Avada PDF Invoice Autoprinter
Automatic printing Not described No automatic printing is described. You click the printer icon on an order and the PDF opens in a new tab, ready for your printer. Its automation emails invoice PDFs to customers when an order is created, paid or fulfilled. Yes The documents you choose print by themselves when an order is placed, paid or fulfilled, with nobody pressing Print. You pick the trigger and turn it on in Settings.
Shipping labels Not described Its listing tags shipping labels as a document type, but neither its listing nor its documentation describes printing them, or the labels you buy in Shopify. Yes Zero-click. Buy a label in Shopify, click Print shipping label as usual, and it comes out of your label printer with no print dialog. Needs Google Chrome with the Autoprinter Chrome Extension; you keep buying labels in Shopify.
Print Chain Not described You pick the template, and its language, when you print; a template can be set to print by default. Printing every document an order needs together is not described. Yes Every document an order needs prints together, each on its own printer: automatically, or from the order's More actions menu with Auto Print Chain.
Printers and paper sizes Prints from your browser or downloads the file. Page sizes are A4, Letter or custom, sized automatically, and there are POS receipt templates; 4 × 6 labels and thermal sizes are not described. Every document comes out of the right printer. Each template has a paper size, and the paper size picks the printer, so sheets, 4 × 6 labels and receipts each go to their own. Paper sizes are Letter, A4, 4 × 6 in thermal labels, and 80 mm or 58 mm receipt rolls. Pair a Print Station on each computer, and Print Rules send each document to the right one.
Choosing a document per order Not described No rules described. A template can be set to print by default for orders or draft orders, and you can switch template and language when you print. Yes Print Rules choose which template prints, and on which Print Station, for each order. A rule can match more than 15 order details, such as sales channel, tags, SKU, product collection, fulfillment location, ship-to country and order total.
Templates Built from settings panels with fields you show or hide, plus custom Liquid and CSS. Its listing says 30+ templates; its home page says 100+. No code needed. Built-in templates you adjust with switches and drop-downs, plus 30+ sample templates. Custom templates in HTML and CSS with Handlebars-style variables. No limit on the number of templates, on any plan.
Bulk printing Yes Up to 30 orders in one PDF, from the app or with Print by Avada in the Shopify orders list; for more than 30, it emails you a download link. Yes Select orders in the Shopify orders list and send their documents to your printers, or open one combined preview and print it from your browser. A pick slip covers up to 50 orders.
Print history and alerts Partly A print status column shows which orders were already printed and how many times. Printing alerts are not described. Yes Know when printing stops. Print History lists the documents queued for your Print Stations, with each job's status. Autoprinter warns you when a Print Station stops picking up jobs, and a Shopify Flow trigger can run when a Print Station goes offline.
Document languages Yes Its documentation says 70+ languages, picked from the billing address. Yes Six languages built in. Built-in templates print in English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch or Italian and lay out addresses for each destination country. Dates and prices follow the region you choose on every template. The app's own screens are in English.
Documents Invoices, packing slips, refunds, pro forma invoices, credit notes and quotes, with Peppol, ZUGFeRD, Factur-X and XRechnung e-invoices and B2B wholesale invoices. Packing slips, invoices, pick slips, return slips and gift receipts. Sample templates add sales receipts, kitchen tickets and pickup slips.
Shopify Flow and Sidekick Not described Not described in its listing or documentation. Yes Works with both. Six Flow actions print an order's Print Chain, packing slip, invoice, return slip or gift receipt, or one pick list for your open orders. Four Flow triggers run when a document prints, a print fails, a Print Station goes offline or you near your monthly order limit. Sidekick answers questions about your order allowance, your printers and what printed.
Orders split across locations Not described Not described in its listing or documentation. Yes One packing slip per location. An order split across fulfillment locations gets a packing slip for each location, listing only that location's items, or one set for the whole order if you pack in one place.
Shopify POS Its listing says it works with Shopify POS, and its website says you can print receipts or invoices from your point-of-sale system; a POS printing guide is not described. In-store POS sales print automatically on a Windows or macOS computer at the store (not on the POS device, phone or tablet), for example a kitchen ticket on a receipt printer, with each location's tickets sent to that location's printer. Automatic printing can skip them instead.
Printing documents yourself Yes Click the printer icon on an order, or choose Print by Avada for orders selected in the Shopify orders list; the PDF opens in a new tab for your browser to print, or you download it. Yes Printing from your browser needs nothing installed: open an order, choose Print → Autoprinter, pick a document, and print the preview like any web page.

"Not described" means Avada PDF Invoice's App Store listing and documentation, cited below, don't mention it. It is not a statement that Avada PDF Invoice can't do it. Every other Avada PDF Invoice fact comes from those pages.

When Avada PDF Invoice is enough

  • You need EU e-invoices (Peppol, ZUGFeRD, Factur-X or XRechnung) or B2B wholesale invoicing with net terms.
  • You print documents yourself, up to 30 orders in one PDF.
  • You want documents in many languages, picked from the billing address, and a column showing which orders were already printed.

When Autoprinter fits better

  • You want packing slips and invoices to print by themselves when an order is placed, paid or fulfilled.
  • You buy shipping labels in Shopify and want them to come out of your label printer with zero clicks.
  • You print on more than one kind of paper. Sheets, 4 × 6 labels and receipt rolls each go to their own printer.
  • You want Print Rules to choose a different template for each order, or built-in templates in six languages.

Autoprinter and Avada PDF Invoice: common questions

Autoprinter works with the printers your Windows or macOS computer already uses, and every feature is on every plan, including Free.

  1. Can Avada PDF Invoice print orders automatically?

    Its listing and documentation describe no automatic printing: you click the printer icon and the PDF opens in a new tab, and its automation emails invoice PDFs to customers. Autoprinter prints the documents you choose when an order is placed, paid or fulfilled, with nobody pressing Print.

  2. Can Avada PDF Invoice print shipping labels?

    Its listing tags shipping labels as a document type, but neither its listing nor its documentation describes printing them. Autoprinter prints the shipping labels you buy in Shopify with zero clicks: click Print shipping label as usual and the label comes out of your label printer. You keep buying labels in Shopify at Shopify Shipping rates; Autoprinter doesn't sell labels, and label capture works in Google Chrome on a computer.

  3. What do I need to install to use Autoprinter?

    Install the Autoprinter Desktop Utility on a Windows or macOS computer to print straight to your printers, automatically or in bulk. It prints to any printer that computer can already print to; keep it awake while you print. Shipping labels also use the Autoprinter Chrome Extension in Google Chrome. Printing from your browser needs nothing installed.

  4. Is Autoprinter free?

    Yes, for up to 50 orders a month sent to your printers, with every feature and no card needed. Printing from your browser never counts. Paid plans start at $10 a month for 500 orders.

  5. What languages can Autoprinter documents print in?

    Built-in templates print in English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch or Italian and lay out addresses for each destination country. Dates and prices follow the region you choose on every template. Custom and sample templates keep the wording you wrote, and the app's own screens are in English.

  6. Can Autoprinter choose a different template for each order?

    Yes. Print Rules pick the template, and the Print Station, for each order. A rule can match the order source, sales channel, app, tags, payment status, fulfillment status, order note, ship-to state or country, fulfillment location, order total, payment method, shipping method, product title, SKU and product collection.

See every Autoprinter comparison, or how to auto-print Shopify orders.

Sources

Facts as of October 25, 2026. Avada PDF Invoice details come from these pages, all checked October 25, 2026:

  • Avada PDF Invoice on the Shopify App Store: apps.shopify.com/avada-pdf-invoice
  • Avada PDF Invoice documentation: docs.avada.io/pdf-invoice, including "Print PDF invoice documents", "Set up the automation email", "Create new templates", "Copy template style", "Orders management", "Set up translation section" and "Quick start"
  • Avada PDF Invoice website: invoice.avada.io and invoice.avada.io/solutions

Autoprinter details come from the Autoprinter help center. Avada PDF Invoice is an app by Avada. Shopify is a trademark of Shopify Inc.

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