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Ten generators side by side on the three things that decide the bill: what the free tier actually allows, the real entry price, and whether you are billed monthly or locked into a year.

The short answer, if you are comparing on price: entry paid plans run from $5 to $39.99 a month, and the billing term splits the field more than the headline rate does: Flowcode, QR Code Chimp and Uniqode are annual, so the first invoice is twelve months. Free tiers are not comparable to each other at all: GoQR.me and QRCode Monkey give unlimited static codes with no signup but no dynamic codes, ME-QR gives unlimited codes that carry advertising, Bitly and Flowcode cap you at two, and QR.io and Uniqode have no free tier. Several free tiers also meter scans rather than codes, which is the limit that tends to arrive without warning. The table below has each figure and links to the full comparison behind it.

Pricing at a glance

How QR code generator pricing compares

Every figure below comes from the vendor’s own published pricing page, verified in August 2026 and cited in the linked comparison. Vendor pricing changes often, and the billing term usually matters more than the headline rate, since an annual-only plan bills the whole year up front. Re-check the vendor page before you buy.

GeneratorFree tierEntry paid planBillingWorth knowing
Bitly2 QR codes$10/mo Core (5 codes)Monthly or annualGrowth $29 (10 codes), Premium $199 (200). QR payload is URL-only
Flowcode2 codes, 500-scan analytics cap$25/mo Pro Plus (50 codes)AnnualGrowth tier is annual-only with pricing on request
GoQR.meUnlimited static, no signupNo paid tierNot applicableStatic codes only, intentionally minimal
ME-QRUnlimited codes, carries advertising$9.99/mo LiteMonthly or yearlyPremium $15.99/mo, or $8.67/mo billed yearly
QR Code Chimp10 dynamic codes sharing 1,000 scans/mo$6.99/mo StarterAnnualPro $13.99, Ultima $34.99
QR.ioNone, 7-day trial$39.99/moMonthly or $479.50/yrSingle plan with unlimited dynamic codes and scans
QR Tiger3 dynamic codes, 500 scans each$7/mo RegularAnnual on higher tiersAdvanced $16 (200 codes), Premium $37 (600 codes)
QRCode MonkeyStatic codes with SVG, PDF and EPS exportNo paid tier on the free productNot applicableNo dynamic codes, analytics or API; routes to a separate platform
Uniqode (formerly Beaconstac)None$9/mo EssentialAnnual onlyCore $49 is the first tier with an API; Plus $99, Business+ $399
EZQR3 dynamic codes, no scan cap$5/mo LiteMonthlyPro $10, Max $20 with REST API and unlimited dynamic codes

Methodology

How this comparison was put together

Pricing and plan limits come from each vendor’s own published pricing page, verified in August 2026. Where a vendor does not publish a number, this page does not invent one. It says the number is not published and tells you to ask.

The ordering is not a ranking. Each generator is described on what it is actually good at, and EZQR is last because it is our product and putting it first would tell you nothing you could trust.

We also checked what buyers in this category actually search for, using our own Bing Webmaster Tools and Google Search Console data for ez-qr.com over 23 September to 20 October 2026. Bing reported 31,960 impressions across 116 pages, and itemised 560 individual queries covering 8,754 of those impressions, 27.4% of the total.

Within those itemised queries, the largest commercial cluster by far is about codes expiring: 55 distinct queries, 712 impressions and 68 clicks. The single biggest is “free qr codes that don't expire” at 428 impressions and 15 clicks from average position 2.2.

Brand-versus-brand searching barely registers by comparison: 5 queries, 26 impressions and 0 clicks across the whole period. In Google Search Console the nine competitor names on this page returned 7 impressions between them and no clicks. That is why this page leads on what happens to a printed code rather than on a feature grid. Permanence is what people are actually asking about, by roughly 27 impressions to one.

Two caveats worth stating. Bing itemises only 27.4% of its own reported impressions, so the clusters above describe the itemised slice and not necessarily the rest. And this is demand measured against one site’s rankings, not category-wide search volume. It shows what we are found for, which is a narrower thing.

The generators

Nine alternatives, described on their own terms

Each entry says who the generator is genuinely the best answer for. Several of these beat us at something specific, and where that is true it is said plainly.

1. Bitly

Best for: Teams that already pay Bitly for link management

Bitly sells QR codes as part of a link-management suite rather than as a QR product. The free tier allows two codes; Core at $10/mo allows five, Growth at $29/mo allows ten and Premium at $199/mo allows 200. The constraint that catches people is the payload: a Bitly QR encodes a shortened URL, so content types that are not URLs are out of scope.

Standout features

  • Short links and QR codes managed in one place
  • Link-level analytics the rest of the marketing stack already reads
  • Custom branded short domains on paid tiers

Verdict: If Bitly is already the system of record for your links, the QR add-on is coherent. If you need Wi-Fi, vCard or SMS payloads, it cannot encode them at all.

2. Flowcode

Best for: Brand and design teams in US consumer marketing

Flowcode has the strongest design tooling in this group and real brand recognition in US consumer markets. The free tier allows two codes and caps analytics at 500 scans; Pro Plus is $25/mo and billed annually, and the Growth tier is annual-only with pricing on request. What to settle before a print run is cancellation: the Flowcode Terms of Use say codes above the free threshold are archived and redirected to flowcode.com, while the Flowcode help centre says those codes keep scanning to your destination. Those are different outcomes and the published documents do not agree.

Standout features

  • The best-looking codes of any generator here
  • Landing-page builder bundled with the code
  • Strong template library for non-designers

Verdict: Worth the money if design is the deciding factor. Get the cancellation behaviour in writing before you commit a production print run, because the two published answers conflict.

3. GoQR.me

Best for: One static code, right now, with no account

GoQR.me is deliberately minimal and has not changed much in years. Unlimited static codes, no signup, no paid tier, no dynamic codes and no analytics. It does one job and does not ask anything of you.

Standout features

  • No account, no email, no cookie wall
  • Unlimited static codes
  • Supports non-URL payloads including vCard and Wi-Fi

Verdict: Still the fastest way to get a single static code with no commitment. It is not a platform, and it does not pretend to be one.

4. ME-QR

Best for: High code volume on a small budget

ME-QR gives unlimited codes on the free tier, and the free tier carries advertising in the scan path. Lite is $9.99/mo and Premium $15.99/mo, or $8.67/mo billed yearly. The advertising is the thing to test before printing: generate one code, print it, and scan it with a phone that has never seen it, so you experience the interstitial the way a customer will.

Standout features

  • Unlimited codes without paying
  • Yearly billing drops the effective monthly rate
  • Broad payload support

Verdict: Reasonable value per code once you are paying. Scan a printed free-tier code yourself before you decide the advertising is acceptable on your packaging.

5. QR Code Chimp

Best for: Digital business cards alongside QR codes

QR Code Chimp bundles vCard-style digital business card pages with its QR product. The free tier allows ten dynamic codes that share a pool of 1,000 scans a month, which is a scan cap rather than a code cap. Starter is $6.99/mo, Pro $13.99 and Ultima $34.99, billed annually.

Standout features

  • Digital business card pages included
  • Ten dynamic codes on the free tier
  • Bulk generation on paid tiers

Verdict: Good fit if you want cards and codes from one vendor. Watch the shared 1,000-scan monthly pool on free: it is the limit that arrives without warning.

6. QR.io

Best for: Unlimited dynamic codes under one flat price

QR.io sells a single plan at $39.99/mo, or $479.50 a year, with unlimited dynamic codes and unlimited scans. There is no free tier; there is a seven-day trial. The pricing model is the opposite of metered. You pay the highest entry price in this group and then stop counting.

Standout features

  • No code or scan metering at all
  • One plan, so no tier-upgrade decisions
  • Unlimited dynamic codes from day one

Verdict: The simplest pricing here if your volume is genuinely high. At low volume you are paying $39.99/mo for capacity you will not use.

7. QR Tiger

Best for: Mid-volume campaigns needing many codes at once

QR Tiger scales on code count: Regular is $7/mo with three dynamic codes capped at 500 scans each, Advanced is $16/mo for 200 codes and Premium is $37/mo for 600. Higher tiers push annual billing. The free tier meters scans as well as codes, so a successful campaign can hit the ceiling mid-flight.

Standout features

  • Large code allowances on the upper tiers
  • Bulk generation and API on Premium
  • Broad payload and design support

Verdict: Sensible if you print hundreds of distinct codes. Check the per-code scan cap on the tier you are buying, not just the code count.

8. QRCode Monkey

Best for: Free vector export with no account

QRCode Monkey exports PNG, SVG, PDF and EPS free with no account, which beats our own free tier, where vector starts on Lite at $5 a month. There are no dynamic codes, no analytics and no API; the dynamic offering routes to a separate platform.

Standout features

  • Free SVG, PDF and EPS, genuinely free with no signup
  • Good design controls for a free tool
  • Print-ready output without a subscription

Verdict: If free vector export for a static code is your only requirement, use QRCode Monkey. We are not the right answer for that job and there is no point pretending otherwise.

9. Uniqode (formerly Beaconstac)

Best for: Enterprise deployments needing SSO and compliance

Uniqode is the enterprise end of this market: SOC 2 and ISO 27001, roughly 1,000 integrations, and a tier ladder that starts at $9/mo Essential and runs through Core $49, Plus $99 and Business+ $399. Billing is annual only, and Core is the first tier with API access. The Beaconstac rebrand broke pricing grandfathering for a number of customers, which is worth knowing if long-term rate stability matters to you.

Standout features

  • SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001
  • Around 1,000 integrations
  • NFC digital business cards alongside QR

Verdict: The right answer when procurement needs certifications and SSO. Annual-only billing means the first invoice is twelve months, so size the tier carefully.

Where we fit

10. EZQR, and the case against it

Best for: Printed codes that have to survive the subscription

We are last on this page on purpose. On the evidence above, the question buyers in this category actually ask is what happens to a code after it is printed, and that is the axis we built for: monthly billing on every tier so there is no year to escape, nothing deleted when a subscription lapses, short URLs preserved, and three dynamic codes on the free tier without a scan cap.

The honest case against us is specific. If you want free vector export for a single static code, QRCode Monkey is better than we are: our free tier exports PNG only and vector starts on Lite at $5 a month. If you need SOC 2, ISO 27001 and SSO for procurement, Uniqode has them and we do not. If design is the deciding factor, Flowcode’s codes look better. And if your destination never changes, a static code from any free tool removes every vendor on this page from the decision, us included.

What we do differently

  • Three dynamic codes on the free tier with no scan cap
  • Monthly billing on every tier, cancel any time
  • Nothing is deleted on a lapse and short URLs are preserved
  • Fifty-plus payload types, not URL-only

Verdict: pick us when the code is going on something printed and the subscription may not outlive it. Pick one of the nine above when their specific strength is the thing you are actually buying.

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Head-to-head

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Questions

Frequently asked

Which QR code generator is cheapest?

Entry paid plans in this group run from $5 to $39.99 a month, so the lowest paid price is EZQR Lite at $5. That is rarely the number that decides the bill, though. Flowcode, QR Code Chimp and Uniqode bill annually, so their first invoice is twelve months at once, and several free tiers meter scans rather than codes, a cap that arrives mid-campaign rather than at signup.

Which generators have a genuinely free tier?

GoQR.me and QRCode Monkey give unlimited static codes with no signup, and QRCode Monkey includes free SVG, PDF and EPS export. ME-QR gives unlimited codes that carry advertising in the scan path. EZQR gives three dynamic codes with no scan cap. Bitly and Flowcode cap the free tier at two codes. QR.io and Uniqode have no free tier at all.

What actually happens to a printed code if I stop paying?

It depends entirely on the vendor, and this is the question most buyers forget to ask. A static code has no vendor in the path and keeps working regardless. A dynamic code routes through the vendor, so the policy decides the outcome. Flowcode publishes two answers that disagree with each other. On EZQR nothing is deleted and your short URLs are preserved. Ask any vendor for their rule in writing before a production print run.

Do I even need a dynamic code?

Only if the destination might change or the scans need to be attributed. If a code points somewhere permanent and you do not need numbers, a static code from any free tool has no subscription, no metering and no vendor between the scan and the destination. That removes every vendor on this page from the decision, including us.

How current is the pricing on this page?

Every figure comes from the vendor’s own published pricing page, verified in August 2026, and each row links to the full comparison that cites it. Vendor pricing changes often. Re-check the vendor page before you buy, particularly the billing term.

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