Mainers who aren’t fans of their E-ZPass transponder — or don’t want to replace it every time the battery dies — will soon have another, cheaper option.

The Maine Turnpike Authority will begin providing an option for a windshield sticker later this year, the authority announced on Monday.

The sticker will be cheaper than the transponder, authority spokesperson Rebecca Grover said, and should become available in late spring or early summer.

A transponder costs $20 to $25, according to the authority’s website, and Grover said the agency is still determining what the price tag for the stickers will be.

“It’s another option for folks to have,” Grover said in a phone call on Monday. “Some people prefer those over transponders.”

After Andre Briere was named MTA’s executive director last spring, the authority drafted an action plan that included providing stickers as an option for E-ZPass users within a year.

In addition to a lower cost, the benefits of the stickers include reduced plastic, non-reliance on batteries and enhanced security, the authority said in a news release on Monday.

However, while the transponder can be shared between vehicles, the sticker cannot.

“The fallback is they can’t be moved from one vehicle to another once you adhere it to the windshield,” Grover said.

Grover noted that they function the same way as a transponder, can be used at any tolls that accept E-ZPass, and users will still get applicable discounts.

A number of other states began rolling out the stickers this month, while some others are testing it out. Some states are even transitioning to them fully.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is phasing transponders out and will only distribute stickers to new E-ZPass customers or to existing customers looking to replace a transponder.

Transponders cost roughly $7 to make, while the stickers, which are equipped with radio-frequency identification, only cost about 37 cents, according to CBS News. The network reported that the full transition to stickers is estimated to save Massachusetts over $1.3 million per year.