How Much Does a Dynamic QR Code Cost?
Quick answer
Anywhere from free to a few hundred dollars a month. Most small businesses pay $5–$15 a month. The bigger question than price is what happens to printed codes when a trial ends or you stop paying.
Step by step
- 1
Count your codes
How many dynamic codes you need now and in a year.
- 2
Check the free plan
Is it a real free plan or a trial? Does it cap scans?
- 3
Check monthly vs yearly
Several providers bill most plans yearly only.
- 4
Read the lapse policy
What happens to codes if you stop paying.
Prices from providers' own pages (October 2026)
ScanOrbit: free (3 dynamic codes, no time limit); Pro $9/month or $7/month billed yearly (unlimited codes). QR TIGER: Regular $7/month; higher plans billed yearly. QR Code Generator: Starter $5/month billed yearly, $10 monthly. Uniqode: from $9/month, billed yearly only. Bitly: Core $10/month billed yearly. Flowcode: Pro Plus $25/month billed yearly. Scanova: Lite $9/month billed yearly, $15 monthly.
Policies differ more than prices: QR Code Generator, Uniqode and Scanova stop dynamic codes after a trial; QR TIGER's free codes stop at 500 scans; Flowcode and Bitly say codes keep working after a downgrade.
Frequently asked questions
Are static QR codes free?
Yes, from any generator, and they never expire. They can't be edited or tracked.
Is there a free dynamic QR code with no expiry?
ScanOrbit's free plan includes 3 dynamic codes with no time limit and no scan cap.