Fill in a form, print on blank check stock, done. The bank-readable line along the bottom is encoded correctly every time. Your first three checks are free; after that it's 50¢ a check, no subscription.
Drag the handle on the check to see blank stock become a finished check.
A form on one side, a finished check on the other. The fiddly parts that make a check bank-acceptable are handled for you.
The row of numbers along the bottom is what the bank's machines read. It's set in the E-13B font at exactly eight characters per inch and positioned to the ANSI X9 standard.
Type 1,845.00 and the check reads “One Thousand Eight Hundred Forty-Five and 00/100”. No typos on the one line that legally counts.
Every routing number is checked against the ABA checksum before it goes near a check, so a transposed digit gets caught on screen, not at the bank.
Your routing and account numbers are stored encrypted (AES-256) with a key kept separate from the database. Everywhere in the app you see only the last four digits.
Every sign-in needs your password and a one-time code sent to your email. It's on for every account from day one and can't be switched off.
Send it straight to your printer on blank check stock, or save a PDF and print later. A calibration nudge lines things up for any printer.
No subscription. Three checks free, then 50¢ each. No waiting on a box in the mail.
The first check takes about two minutes. Every one after that takes thirty seconds.
Your name and address, the bank, routing and account number — entered once, stored encrypted, one checking account per login.
Payee, amount, date, memo. The written amount and the MICR line fill themselves in as you type.
Load a sheet of blank security paper, hit print. Or save a PDF and print it whenever.
Ordering from the bank is slow and pricey. Subscription services meter you by the month. Printing your own costs the paper.
| Order from your bank | printachecks | Online check services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it costs | $25–40 a box, plus shippingPer account, per reorder | 3 free, then 50¢ a checkBuy credits as you need them — no subscription | $10–25 every monthWhether you print or not |
| How long you wait | 1–2 weeks in the mail | Instant | Instant |
| How many you can print | Whatever's in the box | Unlimited | Often capped, or watermarked on free plans |
| Where your account numbers live | The check printer's records | Encrypted; last four shown | Their servers |
| Change a name, address or bank | Reorder the box | Edit and print | Edit and print |
Blank check stock is sold by office-supply stores in packs of 100–500 sheets. You supply the paper and the printer; this supplies everything else.
One credit prints one check. Start with three on us. Buy more only when you need them — credits you buy never expire.
50¢ a check. Never expires.
50¢ a check. Never expires.
50¢ a check. Never expires.
Reprinting a check you've already printed is free. Payments are handled by Stripe on its secure page; card details never touch our servers.
Yes. In the United States you're free to print checks for an account you own — what makes a check valid is the routing number, the account number and your signature, not who printed it. Businesses have done this with accounting software for decades, and banks accept them every day.
Blank check stock: security paper with a pre-printed background, sold in packs of 100–500 by office-supply stores and online. Choose the business voucher format — “check on top” — which puts the check on the top third of a letter-size sheet with two stubs below it.
The MICR line was traditionally printed with magnetic toner so sorting machines could read it. Most banks now image checks and read that line optically, so ordinary laser toner usually works. If you deposit in volume, or your bank ever bounces one, a MICR toner cartridge drops into most laser printers and removes the doubt.
The check carries the same routing number, account number, layout and MICR encoding as the ones your bank sells you. Print one on plain paper first and lay it over a check from your checkbook to confirm the alignment, then deposit a small one before you rely on it.
One credit prints one check. New accounts get three free credits that last 60 days. After that you buy credits in packs of 10, 20 or 30 at 50¢ each; purchased credits never expire. Reprinting a check you already printed — a paper jam, say — doesn't use a credit.
On our server, encrypted. Your routing and account numbers are encrypted with AES-256-GCM using a key that is kept separate from the database, and they are decrypted only to render your own check after you've signed in with your password and email code. Everywhere else — your account page, receipts, our logs — only the last four digits appear. Each login holds one checking account.
Because the account holds bank details. Every sign-in requires your password plus a six-digit code emailed to you, so a leaked password alone doesn't open the account. This is on for everyone and can't be turned off.
Business voucher checks: the check on the top third of a letter-size page with two detachable stubs beneath it. Personal wallet-size checks aren't supported yet.