The 5 Best Barcode Scanners
(That All Work With Excel)

The Tera Handheld Barcode Scanner is simply the best overall barcode scanner.

Aside from its easy installation, it has one of the fastest scanning speeds and one of the largest memory capacities on the market.

Score on review parameters

• Scanning speed and precision: Through the roof. One of the fastest units on the market. Can scan up to 330ft/100m barrier-free and 115ft/35m in an obstacle-filled environment.
• Durability: Heavy duty, IP66, can withstand a 10ft drop on concrete.
• Service life: Great build quality and reported long service life – although some complaints of a flimsy trigger after long-term use.
• Battery life: 2200mAh gives ~30 hours of continuous scanning, 150 days of standby time.
• Memory capacity: Stores up to 50,000 barcodes.
• Ease of use: Easy to use.
• Features: Silent mode with vibration, QR code support, underwater scanning, auto-scan, instant upload.

Overall Spreadsheeto rating: 💚💚💚💚💚💚 (6/6)

Generally considered the easiest professional barcode scanner to use, the NAMADOO Wireless Barcode Scanner is a great pick for businesses with basic barcode scanning needs.

Just plug it into a computer and it works instantly. No installation is needed, it’s 100% plug-and-play.

Score on review parameters

• Scanning speed and precision: Quite precise and quick. Extreme range. Can scan up to 1300ft/400m barrier-free and 330ft/100m in an obstacle-filled environment.
• Durability: Quite sturdy although nothing out of the ordinary.
• Service life: Nothing special.
• Battery life: 1200mAh gives ~20 hours of continuous scanning.
• Memory capacity: Great! Stores up to 100,000 barcodes.
• Ease of use: Insanely easy to use. 100% plug-and-play, no installation needed.
• Features: Silent mode with vibration, no QR code support, auto-scan.

Overall Spreadsheeto rating: 💚💚💚💚🤍🤍 (4/6)

If you’re looking for pure performance, this NETUM Barcode Scanner is the pick for you.

This is one of the fastest barcode scanners out there, and it can scan barcodes 260 times per second.

Score on review parameters

• Scanning speed and precision: Extremely precise and very fast! Pretty standard range up to 330ft/100m barrier-free but only 33ft/10m in an obstacle-filled environment.
• Durability: Nothing special.
• Service life: Nothing special.
• Battery life: 2000mAh gives ~30 hours of continuous scanning. Charges in just 2 hours which is very fast compared to the rest of the list.
• Memory capacity: Unknown. We don’t know – but we’re assuming +10,000 scans.
• Ease of use: Very easy. 1-step installation process.
• Features: No QR support, auto-scan. Not many unique features.

Overall Spreadsheeto rating: 💚💚💚🤍🤍🤍 (3/6)

If you want a scanner that’s around the $20 mark, check out this WoneNice USB Laser Barcode Scanner that’s ideal for shops and warehouse operations.

This is a wired barcode laser scanner with a simple installation using any USB port.

It’s compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems and will work with Excel, Word, and other common software.

Score on review parameters

• Scanning speed and precision: Quite fast. Range not applicable since it’s wired.
• Durability: Very good.
• Service life: Very good.
• Battery life: Not applicable.
• Memory capacity: None. Uses memory of whatever it’s plugged into.
• Ease of use: Extremely easy. No installation is needed, just plug in the USB cable.
• Features: No QR support, not many unique features.

Overall Spreadsheeto rating: 💚💚💚💚🤍🤍 (4/6)

Now, here’s something a bit different!

For some, portability is more important than speed, precision, memory, and range.

If that’s you – this Eyoyo barcode scanner is for you.

It weighs just 35g and is very small with dimensions of ~0.5 x 3 x 1.5 inches.

It does come with some serious disadvantages regarding battery life and range, though.

Score on review parameters

• Scanning speed and precision: Fast and precise enough for most tasks. Short range though, only up to 100ft/30m barrier-free but only 49ft/15m in an obstacle-filled environment.
• Durability: Not good – but it’s a small device. No one expects it to be heavy-duty.
• Service life: Nothing special.
• Battery life: 650mAh gives ~5 hours of continuous scanning. It’s not much
• Memory capacity: Great! Up to 100,000 scans.
• Ease of use: Quite easy.
• Features: Not much except portability and continuous scans.

Overall Spreadsheeto rating: 💚💚💚💚💚🤍 (5/6)

A barcode scanner is a portable (wireless or wired) device that can scan barcodes, or other codes (like QR codes and others)💡

When you scan it, the little number/ID associated with the barcode is put into the barcode scanner. Either it’s stored in the memory within the scanner itself, or it’s instantly uploaded to some database or spreadsheet.

If it’s stored in the scanner itself, you can then upload/export the scanned barcodes at a later time. E.g. into a CSV file or Excel spreadsheet.

Then you can import the list into Excel and use it for data analysis or counting inventory, or other things.