UseQR vs Uniqode
The enterprise-compliance option (SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO) — with a static-only free tier, yearly-only billing, and a custom domain priced at $2,000 per domain per year.
Prices and claims verified 2026-08-23 from www.uniqode.com. Vendors change pricing — check theirs before deciding.
What “free” means at Uniqode
The generator is free only for static codes; dynamic codes start at $9 a month on Essential and every QR plan is billed yearly, so the real entry price is $108 up front. A 14-day trial is the only free way to try dynamic codes, and their FAQ prices a branded domain at $2,000 per domain per year as a Plus add-on.
Ten dynamic codes cost about $108/year there. On UseQR: $0, with no account and no scan cap.
Side by side
| Capability | Uniqode | UseQR |
|---|---|---|
| Price to keep a printed code alive | $108+ / year (yearly billing only) | $0, forever |
| Free tier | Static codes only | The whole product |
| Signup | Required | None, anywhere |
| Keyless API | No — account and key required | Yes, no key, no quota |
| MCP server for AI agents | No | Yes — keyless, styled, and it verifies |
| Scan-verified exports | No | Every download is decoded before it saves |
| Open source / self-host | No | MIT, one command |
| Custom domain | $2,000 / domain / year, as a Plus add-on | Self-host on your own domain, free |
| Analytics retention | 60 days on Essential, 90 on Core, 180 on Plus | Aggregates kept indefinitely, free |
| Compliance certifications | SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO, GDPR | None — static generation never sends your data anywhere to audit |
Patterns to know about before you print
The trial ends and your printed code dies
Dynamic codes created during a free trial stop redirecting when the trial lapses — including codes already printed on menus, packaging, and signage. QRFY's own FAQ: your codes are kept for three months, but “you will not be able to access them until you contract one of our plans.”
Source: QRFY FAQ: what happens after the trialYour scan history is a pricing tier
How far back your analytics go is set by what you pay: 30 days on Bitly Core, four months on Growth, a year on Premium; 60 days on Uniqode Essential rising to 180 on Plus. The data is the same data — the window is the product.
Source: Uniqode pricingA custom domain costs more than the product
Branded short domains are sold as a premium add-on priced far above what a domain name costs. Uniqode's FAQ prices one at $2,000 per domain per year, on top of a plan.
Source: Uniqode pricing FAQAnnual-only billing
Monthly billing is removed or surcharged, so the real entry price is a year (or a quarter) up front. QRFY's shortest term is three months. Uniqode bills every QR plan yearly. qr-code-generator.com charges $10 a month monthly against $5 a month annually, and only sells its two upper plans annually.
Source: QRFY pricing
What Uniqode does better
- SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO, GDPR, 2FA, and SSO — genuinely required by some buyers and something a free project cannot match.
- 250 dynamic codes for $49 a month is one of the better code-per-dollar ratios on this list, with GPS tracking, a QR API, and advanced analytics on the same tier.
- Native Salesforce, HubSpot, Google Workspace, and Microsoft Entra ID integrations.
- A strong digital-business-card product with a genuinely free single-user tier and team management above it.
What your codes would cost elsewhere
Dynamic, editable codes kept alive for a year.
- UseQR$0 / year
- Bitlyno published plan this large
- Flowcodeno published plan this large
- QRCodeKIT≈ $600 / year
- Uniqode≈ $588 / year
- qr-code-generator.com≈ $450 / year
- QR Tiger≈ $444 / year
- QRFY≈ $228 / year
- ME-QR≈ $192 / year
Cheapest published plan that covers this many codes, annualized. Prices verified 2026-08-23 — vendors change them; the linked pricing pages are the source of truth.
Questions
- Is UseQR really free compared to Uniqode?
- Yes. Every UseQR feature is free forever with no account: static codes, bulk generation, every export format, the API, and the MCP server. The generator is free only for static codes; dynamic codes start at $9 a month on Essential and every QR plan is billed yearly, so the real entry price is $108 up front. A 14-day trial is the only free way to try dynamic codes, and their FAQ prices a branded domain at $2,000 per domain per year as a Plus add-on.
- Can I move my Uniqode codes to UseQR?
- Static codes need nothing — they encode your data directly, so they keep working. Dynamic codes point at that vendor's short domain, so they have to be re-created and re-printed; UseQR's migration importer and /autopsy tools land with the dynamic release.
- What does Uniqode do better?
- SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO, GDPR, 2FA, and SSO — genuinely required by some buyers and something a free project cannot match. 250 dynamic codes for $49 a month is one of the better code-per-dollar ratios on this list, with GPS tracking, a QR API, and advanced analytics on the same tier. Native Salesforce, HubSpot, Google Workspace, and Microsoft Entra ID integrations. A strong digital-business-card product with a genuinely free single-user tier and team management above it.
Sources
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