IDCreator.com

What IDCreator.com does

IDCreator.com is an e-commerce platform that enables organizations to design, order, and produce professional photo ID cards and badges without purchasing specialized PVC card printing equipment or design software. Founded in 2006 by Project Arcadia LLC and headquartered in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, the company operates a 100% web-based badge maker application that took approximately 30 months to develop. Users can create custom ID cards in under five minutes using hundreds of pre-made templates or from scratch, with the ability to add text, barcodes, QR codes, magnetic stripe encoding, images, and shapes. The platform supports variable template bulk uploads from Excel spreadsheets for high-volume card runs.

The company generates revenue through three streams: (1) professional PVC card printing priced per card (starting at $8.00 with volume discounts up to 35% and same-design bulk discounts up to 75%); (2) print-at-home products including synthetic paper (Teslin), butterfly laminating pouches, holographic security overlays, complete ID card kits ($64.99-$250.00), and laminators ($49.99-$59.99); and (3) ID card accessories including lanyards, badge holders, badge reels, badge clips, and badge buddies. Pricing is per-card with no minimum orders, no setup fees, free shipping on domestic orders over $50, price matching, and same-day shipping for orders placed before 3 PM ET. The go-to-market is product-led e-commerce on idcreator.com, supplemented by phone support and a 10% off new-customer coupon code.

IDCreator serves over 60,000 cumulative customers across healthcare, emergency services, education, small-to-medium businesses, nonprofits, and media verticals. It is part of the Make ID Cards Network operated by parent Project Arcadia LLC, which includes sister sites MakeIDCards.com, ArcadiaID.com, IDCardSupply.com, and IDOverlays.com. Leadership consists of President Sam Colvin and Vice President of Business Development Ryan Jacobson, with a reported headcount of 1-10 employees. Distribution is exclusively direct-to-consumer through idcreator.com, shipping domestically to all 50 US states, APO/FPO addresses, and Puerto Rico, plus selected international destinations. The company self-attests compliance with FERPA, COPPA, and PCI DSS.

Name

IDCreator.com

Legal name

Project Arcadia LLC

Website

https://idcreator.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IDCreator.com operates a web-based badge maker and e-commerce platform enabling organizations to design, order, and produce custom photo ID cards without specialized equipment. It serves over 60,000 customers across healthcare, education, emergency services, and small business segments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

ID Card Printing Services

NAICS

Stationery Product Manufacturing (32223)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330), Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470)

akta.pro primary industry

Variable Data & Personalized Print (ID Cards, Mailers, Certificates, Labels) (EDAEAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Prepress, Plate-Making & Artwork Services (IMALAKAM)

Keywords

• ID card printing
• Photo ID badges
• Badge maker software
• Employee identification cards
• PVC card printing

Headquarters

HQ city

Scottsdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional ID Card Printing Services: Customers design ID cards using the online designer and order professionally printed PVC cards. Pricing is per-card with volume discounts available. No minimum order quantities required.
2. Print-at-Home Products: Sale of blank ID cards, synthetic paper, butterfly laminating pouches, holographic overlays, and ID card kits for customers who prefer to print IDs in-house.
3. ID Card Accessories: Sale of complementary products including lanyards, badge holders, badge reels, badge clips, badge buddies, and custom accessories.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

IDCreator.com operates a web-based badge maker and ID card designer that lets customers create custom photo ID cards using pre-made templates or from scratch, adding text, barcodes, QR codes, images, and shapes. Customers can either order professionally printed PVC cards (with same-day shipping for orders placed before 3 PM ET) or purchase print-at-home kits, blank PVC cards, laminators, holographic overlays, synthetic paper, and accessories such as lanyards and badge holders. The platform is self-serve with no minimum order quantities.

Product overview

IDCreator.com is a web-based ID card creation platform offering both a free online Badge Maker tool for designing custom photo ID cards and a professional printing service. The core offering centers on the Badge Maker/ID Card Designer that allows users to create cards using hundreds of pre-made templates or from scratch, adding text, barcodes, QR codes, images, and shapes. The company provides a complete ecosystem including: (1) the core Badge Maker and ID Card Designer web application, (2) a professional printing service for PVC cards with various options (magnetic stripe, holograms, dual-side printing), (3) Print @ Home ID Card Kits with laminators, synthetic paper, butterfly pouches, and holographic overlays for self-service printing, and (4) a full range of ID card accessories including lanyards, badge holders, reels, clips, and badge buddies. The company also sells blank ID cards, encoders/readers, and other tools. Owned and operated by Project Arcadia LLC, the platform launched in 2006 and serves over 60,000 customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Badge Maker / ID Card Designer Free online design tool allowing users to create custom photo ID cards using pre-made templates or from scratch, adding text, barcodes, QR codes, images, and shapes. The Badge Maker is a free design tool; charges apply only when ordering printed cards or kits.
• Professional PVC ID Card Printing Service Custom printed PVC ID cards produced using professional card printers, with options including magnetic stripe encoding, dual-side printing, holographic overlays, slot punching, and protective lamination. Priced per card starting at $8.00 with volume discounts up to 75% off.
• Print @ Home ID Card Kits

Quantifiable outcome

• Create professional ID cards in under 5 minutes
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Project Arcadia LLCcoreOthersIDCreator.com is owned and operated by Project Arcadia LLC, an Arizona limited liability company. Project Arcadia LLC is part of the Make ID Cards Network which maintains a network of innovative websites and retail fronts for the identification and security industry. The network includes MakeIDCards.com, ArcadiaID.com, IDCardSupply.com, and IDOverlays.com.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• AlphaCard: AlphaCard sells ID card printers, software, supplies, and printing services to SMBs and organizations, directly competing with IDCreator's design tool, PVC printing service, and accessory catalog.
• ID Card Group: ID Card Group is an online retailer of ID cards, printers, and supplies serving small to mid-sized organizations, overlapping directly with IDCreator's product catalog and SMB target customer.
• Plastic ID Cards (plasticidcards.com): Plastic ID Cards provides custom PVC card printing for organizations, schools, and businesses with similar pricing structure and turnaround, making it a direct SMB-tier competitor to IDCreator's professional printing service.
• EasyBadge: EasyBadge offers an online ID card design and printing platform with similar templates and PVC printing services, directly competing with IDCreator.com for SMB and organizational customers seeking self-serve ID badges.

Broad incumbents

• HID Global: HID Global is a dominant enterprise provider of secure identity credentials, card printers, and access control solutions. While focused on enterprise, its online offerings and printer pricing overlap with IDCreator's broader category.
• Magicard: Magicard manufactures desktop ID card printers and HoloKote security overlays, competing indirectly with IDCreator by enabling customers to print their own cards rather than using a print service.
• Zebra Technologies: Zebra Technologies manufactures ID and PVC card printers, ribbons, and supplies widely used by organizations producing badges in-house, representing an alternative path (buy a printer) that competes with IDCreator's print-as-a-service model.
• Brady Corporation: Brady is a large, established manufacturer of identification solutions including ID card printers, badges, and labels sold through BradyID.com. It serves much larger enterprise customers but competes for the same underlying ID card spend.
• IDenticard: IDenticard (part of Brady) provides enterprise ID badge systems, software, and printing solutions for medium to large organizations, competing with IDCreator in the same end use case but at higher volume and price points.

Emerging players

• Avery: Avery produces printable cards, labels, and badge inserts that customers can run through standard office printers, competing at the very low end of IDCreator's Print-at-Home segment for ultra-low-volume users.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/idcreator
• Facebookfacebook.com/IDCreator
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/idcreator

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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