PRODUCT COMPARISON
Vasion® Print vs. Microsoft Universal Print®
TL;DR: Microsoft Universal Print works great with, well, Microsoft products. Vasion Print is built for organizations with mixed fleets, multiple locations, high volumes, and is tech stack agnostic.
Serverless Print Management
Print Job Routing
Cloud Deployment Architecture
Security Authorizations, Certificates, & Reports
Driver Support
Platform Support
Identity Providers (IdP)
Pull & Secure Release Printing
Reporting & Analytics
Embedded MFP Application
Label Printing
Guest Printing
Local (Direct IP)
Cloud (Off-Network Cloud Printing)
Cloud (Off-Network Cloud Printing)
Cloud-native SaaS through AWS,
Azure Private Cloud
Azure Private Cloud
FedRAMP® High Authorized
ISO 27001:2022
ISO 42001:2023
SOC 2 Type II Report
ISO 27001:2022
ISO 42001:2023
SOC 2 Type II Report
Type 3 drivers
Universal drivers
Universal drivers
Agnostic
(Windows, macOS, Linux, Chromebook, Mobile)
(Windows, macOS, Linux, Chromebook, Mobile)
Multi-IdP Support
(Okta, Entra ID, etc.)
(Okta, Entra ID, etc.)
Microsoft Universal Print
It dependsEliminates traditional print servers for Universal Ready printers; others require an on-prem connector
Cloud (through Azure)
Self-hosted Only
(via On-premise Servers)
(via On-premise Servers)
FedRAMP® High Authorized
ISO 27001:2022
(Inherited through Microsoft Office 365 Enterprise)
(Other certifications not publicly disclosed)
Driverless, IPP printing
Windows, macOS
Entra ID only
It dependsOverall print usage in Azure tenant with downloadable per-printer, per-user reports
It dependsManufacturers have developed their own Universal Print firmware for their printers
It dependsLimited to PDF formats only for labels
Microsoft Universal Print
Serverless Print Management
It dependsEliminates traditional print servers for Universal Ready printers; others require an on-prem connector
Print Job Routing
Local (Direct IP)
Cloud (Off-Network Cloud Printing)
Cloud (Off-Network Cloud Printing)
Cloud (through Azure)
Cloud Deployment Architecture
Cloud-native SaaS through AWS,
Azure Private Cloud
Azure Private Cloud
Self-hosted Only
(via On-premise Servers)
(via On-premise Servers)
Security Authorizations, Certificates, & Reports
FedRAMP® High Authorized
ISO 27001:2022
ISO 42001:2023
SOC 2 Type II Report
ISO 27001:2022
ISO 42001:2023
SOC 2 Type II Report
FedRAMP® High Authorized
ISO 27001:2022
(Inherited through Microsoft Office 365 Enterprise)
(Other certifications not publicly disclosed)
Driver Support
Type 3 drivers
Universal drivers
Universal drivers
Driverless, IPP printing
Platform Support
Agnostic
(Windows, macOS, Linux, Chromebook, Mobile)
(Windows, macOS, Linux, Chromebook, Mobile)
Windows, macOS
Identity Providers (IdP)
Multi-IdP Support
(Okta, Entra ID, etc.)
(Okta, Entra ID, etc.)
Entra ID only
Pull & Secure Release Printing
Reporting & Analytics
It dependsOverall print usage in Azure tenant with downloadable per-printer, per-user reports
Embedded MFP Application
It dependsManufacturers have developed their own Universal Print firmware for their printers
Label Printing
It dependsLimited to PDF formats only for labels
Guest Printing
Feature information based on publicly available documentation as of 4/16/2026. Contact vendors directly for current specifications. Results may vary based on configuration and environment.
Microsoft Universal Print Alternatives:
Where Vasion Wins
Mixed Fleet Environments
High Print Volume Environments
Tech Stack Agnostic Companies
Multi-Location Organizations
Organizations With Multiple Users Per Printer
Cloud and Local Print Reliability
Don’t Take Our Word For It, Trust the Users:
Testimonial
“Vasion Print was the best decision we have made regarding printing solutions. The solution for us has just been flawless. After dealing with Microsoft Print server and things hanging, and print driver issues and install issues, we tried Vasion Print and have not looked back since. The printing just works as you would think it should.”
Chad Byrd
IT Systems Engineer, Betenbough Business Services
IT Systems Engineer, Betenbough Business Services
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