Looking for a QR Code Generator alternative?
If you use QR Code Generator (now “QRCG by Bitly”) and want more dynamic codes for the price, monthly billing, routing rules or AI-designed codes, CirculateQR is built for that: Studio is $12 a month for up to 100 new dynamic codes a month; QR Code Generator’s Starter includes 2. If you rely on its many landing-page types, team logins or SOC 2 compliance, it may suit you better.
QR Code Generator (qr-code-generator.com, now branded “QRCG by Bitly”) is a dynamic QR code manager that is part of Bitly; its legal notice names Bitly Europe GmbH in Berlin. Facts about QR Code Generator come from the official sources listed below, checked October 2026; prices and features change, so confirm on QR Code Generator's official site before you switch.
Why people look for a QR Code Generator alternative
Each comes from QR Code Generator's own pages, linked below it. Whether it matters depends on how you use QR Code Generator.
Two dynamic codes on Starter
Starter is $9.99 a month billed annually, or $19.99 monthly, for 2 dynamic codes. Advanced (50 codes, $18.99 a month) and Professional are billed annually only.
Source: QR Code Generator: pricing
Trial codes switch off when the trial ends
There’s a 14-day trial but no free plan for dynamic codes; its help center says they’re deactivated and point to a service page when the trial expires.
Source: QR Code Generator: pricing, Help center: what happens when the free trial expires
No routing rules
We didn’t find device, time, location or language rules on its site; its App Store code sends iPhones and Android phones to the right store.
No AI-generated QR art
We didn’t find AI artwork with the code built in among its code types or design options.
What you get with CirculateQR
Matched to those reasons, in order. Plan limits are on the pricing page.
- Up to 100 new dynamic codes a month on Studio ($12 a month, or $115 a year), with no cap on live codes, and monthly billing on every paid plan.
- A free plan with no end date: 10 QR credits a month; up to 5 dynamic codes live at once, each live 14 days unless upgraded or unlocked for $5; unlimited static codes.
- Routing by device, language, time, location, weather and scan count, with A/B splits.
- AI QR art, decoded with a QR reader and repaired if the art breaks the code. Studio includes 10 AI credits a month; credit packs (from $9 for 10 AI credits) work on any plan.
What you'd give up
Where QR Code Generator is stronger, or what CirculateQR doesn't offer today.
- Scale: over 10 million users by its own count, as part of Bitly, and around 16 landing-page types, including vCard Plus, coupons, feedback and GS1 2D barcodes.
- Frames, saved design templates and EPS and JPG downloads. CirculateQR has no frames and exports PNG, SVG (basic codes) and PDF print sheets.
- Team logins, folders, custom short-link domains and, on higher plans, white label. CirculateQR has none of these.
- SOC 2 compliance, CSV bulk upload (from Advanced) and a Canva app. CirculateQR doesn’t claim SOC 2 and has no CSV upload.
- A longer wind-down: codes keep redirecting for 30 days past the paid period, against CirculateQR’s 14.
QR Code Generator and CirculateQR at a glance
If you stop paying
- QR Code Generator
- After cancelling, codes keep redirecting for the paid period plus 30 days (without editing), then point to a service page. When a trial ends, dynamic codes are deactivated. Static codes keep working.
- CirculateQR
- Dynamic codes keep working for 14 days after the subscription ends, then pause until you subscribe again. Nothing is deleted. Static codes keep working.
Smart routing rules
- QR Code Generator
- No device, time, location or language rules found on their site. App Store codes open the right store for the phone.
- CirculateQR
- Device, local time, day of week, phone language, location radius, weather, scan count and returning visitors; A/B splits; password, email and age gates. Device, language and gates on every plan; time, location, scan-count and returning-visitor rules, A/B splits and one-time codes from Studio; weather from Artisan.
Bulk creation
- QR Code Generator
- CSV upload: 100 codes per upload on Advanced, 500 on Professional. Not on Starter.
- CirculateQR
- Through the API on Stealth: up to 1,000 codes per request. No CSV upload in the dashboard.
Paid plans from
- QR Code Generator
- Starter $9.99/mo billed annually or $19.99 billed monthly (2 dynamic codes). Advanced $18.99/mo, billed annually.
- CirculateQR
- Studio $12/mo, or $115/yr billed annually.
| QR Code Generator | CirculateQR | |
|---|---|---|
| If you stop paying | After cancelling, codes keep redirecting for the paid period plus 30 days (without editing), then point to a service page. When a trial ends, dynamic codes are deactivated. Static codes keep working. | Dynamic codes keep working for 14 days after the subscription ends, then pause until you subscribe again. Nothing is deleted. Static codes keep working. |
| Smart routing rules | No device, time, location or language rules found on their site. App Store codes open the right store for the phone. | Device, local time, day of week, phone language, location radius, weather, scan count and returning visitors; A/B splits; password, email and age gates. Device, language and gates on every plan; time, location, scan-count and returning-visitor rules, A/B splits and one-time codes from Studio; weather from Artisan. |
| Bulk creation | CSV upload: 100 codes per upload on Advanced, 500 on Professional. Not on Starter. | Through the API on Stealth: up to 1,000 codes per request. No CSV upload in the dashboard. |
| Paid plans from | Starter $9.99/mo billed annually or $19.99 billed monthly (2 dynamic codes). Advanced $18.99/mo, billed annually. | Studio $12/mo, or $115/yr billed annually. |
Information checked October 2026. Prices are in US dollars before tax. Every row, with both sides' strengths, is in CirculateQR vs QR Code Generator.
How to switch from QR Code Generator
A printed dynamic code keeps depending on the provider whose short link it holds; a static code holds its content and depends on no provider. Move in this order:
Sort your printed codes
Scan each one. A QR Code Generator short link (or a custom domain set up through it) means a dynamic code that depends on QR Code Generator; a code that opens your own address, WiFi or contact card directly is static and depends on no provider.Set up the new codes first
Create your CirculateQR codes, pages and rules before changing anything, so every scan has somewhere to go.Repoint codes before the paid period ends
You can change a dynamic code’s destination, and even its type, after printing; after cancelling, only until the paid period ends. Point each code at its new destination first, such as a CirculateQR page.Reprint, then let the plan lapse
Codes then redirect for 30 more days without edits, then point to a service page. CirculateQR can’t take over a custom short-link domain, as it has no custom domains. New CirculateQR dynamic codes rely on CirculateQR’s short link (circulateqr.com/go/…) in the same way; static codes rely on no provider.
Other QR Code Generator alternatives
These may fit better, depending on what you need.
QR Code Monkey
Free static codes from a company that shares an address and managing director with Bitly Europe GmbH.
Uniqode
Stated SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 compliance, SSO and bulk creation; Essential is $9 a month billed yearly for 15 dynamic codes.
QR TIGER
A lower entry price ($7 a month for 12 dynamic codes), CSV bulk creation and Zapier and HubSpot integrations.
Flowcode
A free plan with 2 dynamic codes and no time limit, Flowpage landing pages and stated SOC 2 Type 2 compliance.
Frequently asked questions
What is a good alternative to QR Code Generator?
CirculateQR for more codes at the entry price, monthly billing, routing or AI art; QR TIGER for a lower price per code and CSV bulk creation; Uniqode for compliance and SSO; QR Code Monkey for free static codes.
Is QR Code Generator part of Bitly?
Yes. Its site and help center call it “QRCG by Bitly”, and its legal notice names Bitly Europe GmbH. This page covers qr-code-generator.com; we haven’t compared bitly.com itself.
When should I cancel QR Code Generator?
Once printed dynamic codes are repointed or replaced. You can edit until the paid period ends; codes then redirect for 30 more days without edits, then point to a service page. Static codes aren’t affected.
Does CirculateQR have team accounts?
No: no team seats, shared workspaces, custom domains or white label today. If several people need their own logins, QR Code Generator itself, Uniqode or QR TIGER’s Enterprise plan fit better.
Sources
QR Code Generator's public pages, read in October 2026; CirculateQR facts come from our plan configuration. Something out of date? Email support@circulateqr.com.
- QR Code Generator: pricing
- QR Code Generator: homepage (users, static codes)
- QR Code Generator: solutions (code types)
- Help center: what happens when the free trial expires
- Help center: cancelling a subscription
- Help center: editing dynamic codes
- Help center: scan statistics
- Help center: bulk creation
- Help center: SOC 2 and recent updates
- QR Code Generator: legal notice
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Try CirculateQR free
Static codes are free and never expire, and you can try dynamic codes and hosted pages on the free plan before you pay.