Zebra Technologies
Market leader in barcode scanners and mobile computers
- Deployment
- Hybrid
- Market
- All
- Pricing
- Custom Quote
- Price Range
- Contact for Pricing
- Founded
- 1969
- HQ
- Lincolnshire, Illinois, USA
- Company Size
- 5000+ employees
- API
- Available
Overview
Zebra Technologies is the market leader in barcode scanners and mobile computers for warehouse operations. It provides a full range of scanning, printing, and mobile computing devices from SMB to enterprise.
Our verdict
Best for warehouse and distribution operations that need enterprise-grade barcode scanners, RFID, and rugged mobile computers backed by deep data-capture software and developer tooling.
Strengths
- Industry-leading breadth of warehouse data-capture hardware spanning barcode scanners, RFID readers, rugged mobile computers, and thermal label printers
- Extensive public developer ecosystem with SDKs and API references for Android, iOS, Windows, and Linux via TechDocs and the Zebra developer portal
- Backed by a large publicly traded company (NASDAQ ZBRA) founded in 1969 with global operations and thousands of patents
- Workcloud software suite extends hardware with inventory visibility, workforce, and task-management capabilities
Watch-outs
- No public pricing; hardware and software are sold through partners and quotes, which lengthens procurement
- Security and infrastructure compliance details (such as SOC 2 or ISO 27001 for cloud software) are not published on a clear public trust page, requiring direct inquiry
Trust & security
Integrations
Offers an API for custom integrations. Developer docs ↗
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Sources & verification
Last verified Jun 22, 2026 by Third Fin Editorial. See how we evaluate & verify.
- Company: Zebra Technologies - About Zebra (official) (2026-06)
- Company: StockAnalysis - Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) company profile (HQ, founded, ticker) (2026-06)
- Company: Zebra Investor Relations (ticker, HQ, public status) (2026-06)
- Company: Zebra FY2025 Form 10-K (SEC EDGAR, CIK 0000877212) (2026-06)
- Developer Docs: Zebra TechDocs - official developer/SDK/API documentation (2026-06)
- Developer Docs: Zebra Developer Portal - API documentation (2026-06)
- Integrations: Zebra Developer Portal (REST APIs) (2026-06)
- Overview: Gartner MQ Indoor Location Services Leader (press release) (2026-06)
- Security: Zebra Commitment to Quality / certificate repository (2026-06)
- Security: ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certificate — Workcloud (Schellman) (2026-06)
