Best sticker printer and cutter for home: 2026 buying guide
We haven’t tested these printers; this guide picks the best printer for each use from published specs and supply costs, with sources. There is no single overall winner: which one fits depends on what you make.
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Which to buy
Quick pick
Which printer fits what you make, based on published specs and prices. Not hands-on testing; no scores.
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Lowest published cost per sticker sheet
Liene PixCut S1
About $0.60 per 4×7 sticker sheet, vs about $0.67 for Cricut StickerPix Print + Cut (our calculation from each maker’s 72-sheet refill price: $42.99 ÷ 72 and $47.99 ÷ 72)12.
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Automatic print + cut in Design Space
Cricut StickerPix Print + Cut
Prints and kiss-cuts 4×7 sticker sheets in one machine3, and Cricut Design Space runs on Windows, macOS, iOS and Android4.
Compare StickerPix vs PixCut S1 -
Photo prints plus label sheets
Canon SELPHY CP1500
Prints 4×6 photos for about $0.39 each (our calculation: $41.99 ÷ 108, KP-108IN)5 and card-size label sheets6, but it has no cutter7.
Liene PixCut S1 vs Canon SELPHY
Sources (7)
- Liene shop, “PixCut S1 4x7" Sticker Paper 72 Sheets & 2 Ink Cartridges Refill”, accessed 22 Oct 2026 ↩
- Cricut shop (US) refill, “Cricut StickerPix Print + Cut Sticker Sheets & Ink Cartridges Set (72 Prints)”, accessed 22 Oct 2026 ↩
- Cricut shop (US), “Cricut StickerPix Print + Cut Essential Bundle”, accessed 22 Oct 2026 ↩
- BTTR, “Cricut StickerPix Print + Cut Review”, accessed 26 Sep 2026 ↩
- Canon U.S.A. shop (KP-108IN), “KP-108IN Color Ink/Paper Set”, accessed 26 Sep 2026 ↩
- Canon manual, “SELPHY CP1500 product manual: Specifications”, accessed 3 Oct 2026 ↩
- Canon spec sheet, “SELPHY CP1500 Spec Sheet (PDF)”, accessed 26 Sep 2026 ↩
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What “print and cut” means
A print-and-cut sticker printer prints your design and then cuts around it in the same machine. A kiss-cut cuts through the sticker layer but not the backing, so the stickers stay on the sheet until you peel them (Kerri Crafts It). A die-cut cuts through the backing too, giving individual loose stickers. Both all-in-ones in this guide kiss-cut (Kerri Crafts It; Liene blog). More in the kiss-cut vs die-cut FAQ.
What to compare
- Built-in cutter — custom-shape cutting, pre-cut sheets, or no cutting at all.
- Sheet size and printable area — how much of the sheet you can actually print on.
- Cost per sheet — supplies usually come as paper plus ribbon or cartridge packs. Labels for a small business? Our label guide costs batches of 50 to 250.
- Supplies lock-in — whether only the maker’s own paper is supported.
- Software and account requirements — which app, which platforms, and whether you need an account or subscription.
- Connectivity — Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB or memory card.
- File formats — Design Space accepts JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF, HEIC, SVG and DXF (Cricut Help Center); the Liene app accepts JPEG, PNG and HEIC (Liene tech specs).
Sticker printer and cutter all-in-ones
Want a printer that cuts stickers for you? These are the two in this guide; our Cricut vs Liene comparison goes row by row. See laptop and water bottle stickers and planner stickers.
Cricut StickerPix Print + Cut
- Cutter
- Yes, kiss-cut
- Sheet size
- 4 × 7 in sheets
- Supplies cost
- ≈ $0.67 per sheet (our calculation: $47.99 ÷ 72)
- Connectivity
- Bluetooth
- US price $299 (Essential Bundle) (Cricut shop (US)) (in stock at Cricut US on 22 Oct 2026)
- Thermal dye-sublimation with automatic protective laminate (Kerri Crafts It); 300 DPI (Cricut shop (US))
- 4 × 7 in white glossy sticker sheets; built-in cutter, kiss-cut only (Cricut shop (US); Cricut blog); no cutting mat (Kerri Crafts It)
- Sticker refill $47.99 for 72 sheets + 2 ink cartridges (Cricut shop (US) refill)
- Bluetooth; Cricut Design Space on Windows, macOS, iOS and Android (Cricut shop (US))
Good fit if…
- you want Cricut Design Space, which runs on Windows, macOS, iOS and Android (Cricut shop (US))
- you already use Cricut Design Space for other Cricut machines
- you want laminated sheets Cricut describes as “fade-, water- and scratch-resistant” (Cricut shop (US) refill)
Consider that…
- it uses Cricut Design Space, which needs an internet connection (Cricut shop (US)) (Cricut doesn’t publish an account requirement on its StickerPix pages)
- “Full content library & certain software features require paid Cricut Access subscription” (Cricut shop (US) refill)
- Liene publishes a 3.9 × 6.7 in printable area; Cricut hasn’t published one for StickerPix
- its refill set is “Compatible with Cricut StickerPix Print + Cut only” (Cricut shop (US) refill)
- hands-on reviewers (not us): Alison Winterroth found it cut inner areas, with a visible white line (Alison Winterroth Photography), but she printed one sheet at a time, and First Day of Home says it has “no print queue” (First Day of Home (Crissy)); see what hands-on reviewers reported
Liene PixCut S1
- Cutter
- Yes, kiss-cut
- Sheet size
- 4 × 7 in sheets
- Supplies cost
- ≈ $0.60 per sheet (our calculation: $42.99 ÷ 72)
- Connectivity
- Bluetooth 5.0
- From $279.99 (Liene product page)
- Dye-sublimation thermal transfer (D2T2), 300 × 300 DPI (Liene tech specs)
- 4 × 7 in sticker paper, 3.9 × 6.7 in printing size; kiss-cuts around the design after laminating (Liene tech specs; Liene blog)
- 4×7 sticker refill $42.99 for 72 sheets + 2 ribbons (Liene shop)
- Bluetooth 5.0 (Liene tech specs). Liene lists Windows 10+ and macOS 12+ desktop support on its product and app download pages (Liene product page; Liene app download)
Good fit if…
- you want a published printable area to design to (3.9 × 6.7 in) (Liene tech specs)
- your artwork is transparent PNGs, which Liene says help its automatic outline cutting (Liene product page)
Consider that…
- it works “exclusively with official Liene sticker and photo paper” (Liene materials guide)
- we found no published statement on whether the app needs an account
- hands-on reviewers (not us): Alison Winterroth found it won’t cut inner areas such as the inside of a star outline, though the Liene app let her batch-print photos (Alison Winterroth Photography); see what hands-on reviewers reported
Print-only alternatives
These print stickers but don’t cut custom shapes. Side by side: StickerPix Print vs SELPHY CP1500.
Cricut StickerPix Print
- Cutter
- No (pre-cut sheets)
- Sheet size
- 4 × 6 in pre-cut sheets
- Supplies cost
- ≈ $0.61 per pre-cut sheet (our calculation: $32.99 ÷ 54)
- Connectivity
- Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz)
- US price $169 (Essential Bundle); 4 × 6 in pre-cut sticker sheets; Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz); Cricut Design Space, internet required (Cricut shop (US))
- Six 1.5 in circles, five 1 × 2.6 in rectangles or six 1.5 in squares per pre-cut sheet (Cricut Help Center)
- Pre-cut sticker refill $32.99 for 54 sheets + 1 ink cartridge (Cricut shop (US) refill)
Good fit if…
- circles, rectangles and squares in the pre-cut sizes are enough for what you make
Consider that…
- you can’t cut custom shapes — the sheets are pre-cut
- its supplies are not shared with the Print + Cut model (Cricut blog)
Canon SELPHY CP1500
- Cutter
- None listed
- Sheet size
- Card-size label sheets
- Supplies cost
- ≈ $0.83 per KC-18IF sheet (our calculation: $14.99 ÷ 18)
- Connectivity
- Wi-Fi, AirPrint, USB-C, SD
- Compact dye-sublimation photo printer, 300 × 300 dpi; no cutter listed in Canon’s specifications (Canon spec sheet)
- Card-size label sheets: full-size, 8-label and square (Canon manual)
- KC-18IF full-page labels “as low as $14.99” for 18 (Canon U.S.A. shop (KC-18IF)): ≈ $0.83 per KC-18IF sheet (our calculation: $14.99 ÷ 18)
- Wi-Fi, AirPrint, USB-C and SD card (Canon spec sheet)
- $179.00 at Best Buy (Best Buy); Canon’s own list price not in our sources
Good fit if…
- you mainly print 4 × 6 photos — KP-108IN works out to about $0.39 per print (our calculation: $41.99 ÷ 108) (Canon U.S.A. shop (KP-108IN))
- small rectangular or square labels are enough
Consider that…
- card-size label sets need the PCC-CP400 card-size cassette, sold separately (Canon U.S.A. support)
- Canon says to use genuine Canon Color Ink / Paper Sets (Canon U.S.A. support)
Is a regular inkjet the best printer for stickers?
Many people searching for the best printer for stickers mean a regular colour inkjet and sticker paper. It has no cutter: you cut by hand, or add a Cricut cutting machine and use Print Then Cut, which scans sensor marks on the print and cuts around each design (Cricut Help Center). A sticker printer and cutter like the two above does both in one machine, but only on its maker’s 4 × 7 in sheets.
The trade-off: Print Then Cut takes bigger sheets (up to a 9.94 × 7.44 in cut area on Letter (Cricut Help Center)) and a printer you may own already, but adds steps, a cutting mat and an unpublished ink cost. Compare both routes: sticker printer vs Print Then Cut.
Key differences
Printable area
Only Liene publishes one: 3.9 × 6.7 in6.
Summary table
| Spec | Cricut StickerPix Print + Cut | Liene PixCut S1 | Cricut StickerPix Print | Canon SELPHY CP1500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built-in cutter | Yes, kiss-cut12 | Yes, kiss-cut3 | No (pre-cut sheets)4 | None listed5 |
| Sticker media | 4 × 7 in sheets1 | 4 × 7 in sheets6 | 4 × 6 in pre-cut sheets4 | Card-size label sheets7 |
| Printable area | Not published | 3.9 × 6.7 in6 | Not published | Not published |
| Supplies per sticker sheet | ≈ $0.67 (our calculation: $47.99 ÷ 72)8 | ≈ $0.60 (our calculation: $42.99 ÷ 72)9 | ≈ $0.61 (pre-cut; our calculation: $32.99 ÷ 54)11 | ≈ $0.83 (KC-18IF; our calculation: $14.99 ÷ 18)10 |
| Software | Cricut Design Space1 | Windows 10+ and macOS 12+12; iOS and Android6 | Cricut Design Space4 | Canon PRINT Inkjet/SELPHY, SELPHY Photo Layout5 |
| Account needed | Internet connection required1 (Cricut doesn’t publish an account requirement on its StickerPix pages) | Not published | Internet required4 | Not in our sources |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth1 | Bluetooth 5.06 | Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz)4 | Wi-Fi, AirPrint, USB-C, SD5 |
| Printer price (US) | $299 (Essential Bundle)1 | From $279.9912 | $169 (Essential Bundle)4 | $179.00 at Best Buy13 |
Sources (13)
- Cricut shop (US), “Cricut StickerPix Print + Cut Essential Bundle”, accessed 22 Oct 2026 ↩
- Cricut blog, “Meet Cricut StickerPix Print + Cut and Cricut StickerPix Print”, accessed 5 Oct 2026 ↩
- Liene blog, “The practical guide to custom label design with Liene PixCut S1”, accessed 5 Oct 2026 ↩
- Cricut shop (US), “Cricut StickerPix Print Essential Bundle”, accessed 22 Oct 2026 ↩
- Canon spec sheet, “SELPHY CP1500 Spec Sheet (PDF)”, accessed 26 Sep 2026 ↩
- Liene tech specs, “Technical Specifications for PixCut S1”, accessed 3 Oct 2026 ↩
- Canon manual, “SELPHY CP1500 product manual: Specifications”, accessed 3 Oct 2026 ↩
- Cricut shop (US) refill, “Cricut StickerPix Print + Cut Sticker Sheets & Ink Cartridges Set (72 Prints)”, accessed 22 Oct 2026 ↩
- Liene shop, “PixCut S1 4x7" Sticker Paper 72 Sheets & 2 Ink Cartridges Refill”, accessed 22 Oct 2026 ↩
- Canon U.S.A. shop (KC-18IF), “Ink/Label KC-18IF”, accessed 26 Sep 2026 ↩
- Cricut shop (US) refill, “Cricut StickerPix Print Pre-cut Sticker Sheets & Ink Cartridge Set (54 Prints)”, accessed 22 Oct 2026 ↩
- Liene product page, “PixCut S1 Photo Sticker Printer and Cutter (product page)”, accessed 22 Oct 2026 ↩
- Best Buy, “Canon SELPHY CP1500 Wireless Compact Photo Printer, White”, accessed 5 Oct 2026 ↩
Questions
Which printer that cuts stickers does the cutting for you?
Of the four here, the Cricut StickerPix Print + Cut (Kerri Crafts It) and the Liene PixCut S1 (Liene blog) have built-in cutters, and both kiss-cut. StickerPix Print uses pre-cut sheets (Kerri Crafts It), and Canon lists no cutter for the SELPHY CP1500 (Canon spec sheet).
Can I use cheaper third-party sticker paper?
Not according to the brands’ own statements: Liene says third-party materials are not supported (Liene materials guide), Canon says to use genuine Canon sets (Canon U.S.A. support), and Cricut sells its refills as compatible with its own printer only (Cricut shop (US) refill). See the compatibility FAQ.
What does one sticker cost?
Divide the cost per sheet by the stickers on it. Our cost per sheet page has a small calculator with sourced pack prices.
Is a sticker printer cheaper than ordering stickers online?
Only past a break-even number of stickers, once the printer price is paid back. Our break-even calculator works it out from published printer, refill, Sticker Mule and StickerApp prices. If you already own a colour inkjet, compare a sticker printer with Cricut Print Then Cut.
More: Cricut StickerPix vs Liene PixCut S1 · Liene PixCut S1 alternatives · Sticker printer FAQ · free 4×7 sheet maker
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Sources
All 25 sources, each with its access date
- Cricut shop (US), “Cricut StickerPix Print + Cut Essential Bundle”
- Kerri Crafts It, “Cricut StickerPix Review: Print + Cut vs Print”
- Cricut blog, “Meet Cricut StickerPix Print + Cut and Cricut StickerPix Print”
- Cricut shop (US) refill, “Cricut StickerPix Print + Cut Sticker Sheets & Ink Cartridges Set (72 Prints)”
- Alison Winterroth Photography, “Cricut StickerPix VS Liene PixCut S1 Sticker Printer”
- First Day of Home (Crissy), “Cricut StickerPix: Photos and Stickers Made Easy”
- Liene product page, “PixCut S1 Photo Sticker Printer and Cutter (product page)”
- Liene tech specs, “Technical Specifications for PixCut S1”
- Liene blog, “The practical guide to custom label design with Liene PixCut S1”
- Liene shop, “PixCut S1 4x7" Sticker Paper 72 Sheets & 2 Ink Cartridges Refill”
- Liene app download, “PixCut S1 App Download”
- Liene materials guide, “How to Pick the Right PixCut S1 Material for Your Project”
- Cricut shop (US), “Cricut StickerPix Print Essential Bundle”
- Cricut Help Center, “Cricut StickerPix Print + Cut compatible materials and supplies”
- Cricut shop (US) refill, “Cricut StickerPix Print Pre-cut Sticker Sheets & Ink Cartridge Set (54 Prints)”
- Canon spec sheet, “SELPHY CP1500 Spec Sheet (PDF)”
- Canon manual, “SELPHY CP1500 product manual: Specifications”
- Canon U.S.A. shop (KC-18IF), “Ink/Label KC-18IF”
- Best Buy, “Canon SELPHY CP1500 Wireless Compact Photo Printer, White”
- Canon U.S.A. shop (KP-108IN), “KP-108IN Color Ink/Paper Set”
- Canon U.S.A. support, “Compatible Ink and Paper – CP1500”
- BTTR, “Cricut StickerPix Print + Cut Review”
- Cricut Help Center, “How to upload images into Design Space”
- Cricut Help Center, “How to Print Then Cut in Design Space”
- Cricut Help Center, “How large can I Print Then Cut?”