Compare · QR code generators
On 9 September 2026 we opened the public pricing page of every generator below and wrote down what it said. No scores, no stars, no “best for”: the table is what their pages say, and the two sections under it are what we read off them.
If a number is out of date, tell us at support@qrcodeharbor.com and we will fix it or take the row down.
“Dynamic” means a code whose destination you can change after it is printed. A static code is a file; nobody can expire it, so every generator’s static codes are free forever whatever the marketing says.
| Generator | Free plan | Dynamic codes on the free plan | Cheapest paid plan, as displayed | What that buys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QR Code Harbor | Yes, no card, no expiry | 2, kept forever, plus unlimited static codes | Pro $9.99/month or $95/year | 50 dynamic codes, a year of analytics, CSV export, pause/expiry/password |
| Hovercode | Yes (“Free forever”) | 3 in total, no expiry | Pro €11/month | 100 dynamic codes in total, 1 custom domain, 1 multi-link page |
| QRCodeChimp | Yes (“Free forever”) | Shown on their page; 1,000 scans/month on the free plan | Starter $6.99/month, billed yearly | Higher scan and code limits; see their table |
| Bitly | Yes, “with ads” | 2 QR codes per month, 5 links per month, 2 landing pages | Core €10/month (€120 a year) | 5 QR codes and 100 links per month, 30 days of scan data, UTM builder |
| QRStuff | Yes | 10, but “30 days QR code expiration”, and 5 static codes | Lite Suite $10/month | 50 dynamic codes, no expiration |
| ME-QR | Yes | Unlimited, with ads shown to the people who scan | Lite €8.58/month, billed monthly | One ad-free code; Premium at €13.73/month removes ads from all |
| QRCode Monkey | Yes, static only | None (no dynamic codes offered) | — | Their pricing page returned 404 on the day |
| goQR.me | Yes, static only | None (no dynamic codes offered) | — | Free static generator and image API |
| Uniqode | Trial | — | Essential $9/month, billed yearly | 15 dynamic codes, 60 days of analytics, 1 seat |
| QR Code Generator (.com) | 14-day trial | — | Starter €8/month, billed yearly (€96) | 2 dynamic codes, 10,000 scans, 1 user |
| Scanova | Trial | — | Lite $15/month | 10 QR codes; Standard $50 for 50; Pro $100 for 500 with 5 users and a custom domain; $150 one-off buys a single lifetime dynamic code |
| QRFY | 7-day trial, no card | — | €19/month on a 12-month plan (€228) | Unlimited dynamic codes, unlimited users, custom domain |
| QR.io | No | — | $39.99/month or $350/year | Unlimited codes, 5 team members, 7-day money-back |
| Flowcode | Trial | — | Not published (“usage based” / custom) | Enterprise platform; you book a demo |
| QR TIGER, Pageloot, QR Planet | Not captured: their pricing pages returned an error, a bot challenge or timed out on the day. No claim made. | |||
Prices are as displayed on each site on 9 September 2026 in the currency the site showed us (EUR or USD, tax handling varies). Monthly figures marked “billed yearly” are what you pay per month only if you pay a year up front.
A comparison page that only lists wins is an advert. These are the things on the pricing pages above that we do not offer.
Bitly’s and QRStuff’s free codes are per-month or expire; the trial-only generators switch a printed code off when the trial does. Our free dynamic codes have no expiry, and a paid code keeps redirecting to its last destination after the subscription ends. The FAQ spells out what does and does not change when a subscription ends.
SVG, PDF, EPS and 4096 px PNG are free on every plan, including the one without an account. We stopped selling file types in September 2026 and will not start again.
ME-QR’s and Bitly’s free plans show ads to the people who scan or use the code. Ours does not, on any plan, and the free landing page carries only a small “Powered by” line.
All 38 barcode symbologies, a hosted PDF, image or audio file up to 15 MB behind a code, and a one-GET image API are on the free plan. On the pricing pages above these are either absent or listed on a paid tier.
Our scan log stores a daily-rotating token derived from the IP, never the IP itself. The security page says exactly what is kept and for how long.
The whole interface, not just the marketing pages, in 20 languages.
Make one on the home page, scan it with your phone, download the SVG. If that is enough, you never need an account. If you need to change where it points later, the two free dynamic codes are waiting behind a sign-in.