QRCode Monkey
Free web QR code generator for static codes with logo, colours and PNG, SVG, PDF or EPS downloads; scan statistics and editing need a separate paid platform.
Our take: QRCode Monkey makes static QR codes at no charge, and its home page states there is no expiry, no scan limit and free commercial use.
Yes: QRCode Monkey's QR code generator is free, and its own pages say the codes it makes are static, never expire, have no scan limit and can be used commercially. It does not edit a printed code or show scan statistics: the Get Started and Free Sign Up buttons lead to QR Code Generator, a separate paid platform with a 14-day trial whose legal notice names Bitly Europe GmbH. On the US list in that platform's own price data, plans start at $9.99 a month billed annually; visitors in other countries are shown other lists (checked 1 November 2026).
A good free choice when a fixed, styled QR code is the whole job; read the paid platform's terms and your country's price list before you click through.
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Our takeQRCode Monkey makes static QR codes at no charge, and its home page states there is no expiry, no scan limit and free commercial use.
Best / not good for
- One-off QR codes for print or screen that will not change
- People who want a logo, colours and an SVG file without paying
- Anyone who wants no scan limit and no expiry on a code
- Anyone who needs to change a printed code's destination
- Teams that need scan statistics, bulk creation or campaign folders without moving to a paid platform
- Buyers who want a terms-of-use page for the free generator, since the home page links none
Friction report
Trade-offs to know before signing up.
- Time to valueThe home page describes four steps (set content, customize, generate, download) and no account step; the paid platform asks you to create an account for its 14-day trial.
- Scale breakpointStatic codes reach their limit when you need to change a destination or count scans; the paid platform's Starter plan lists 2 dynamic codes and 10,000 scans, and Advanced lists 50 dynamic codes.
- Walled gardenThe Get Started and Free Sign Up buttons and eight blocks labelled Ad in the page's markup lead to the paid platform's sign-up (one download-panel variant to Bitly's), and the privacy link in the cookie banner opens Bitly's policy.
QRCode Monkey's free generator and the separate paid platform, side by side
| Question | Free generator (qrcode-monkey.com) | Separate paid platform (qr-code-generator.com) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Described as 100% free; no price appears on the pages read | Its home page says its static codes are free; dynamic codes and scan statistics come with a 14-day trial, then paid plans (plans table below) |
| Code type | Static: the content cannot be changed once the code is printed | Dynamic codes use a short URL and can be edited after printing; static codes are also offered and cannot be edited |
| Expiry | The FAQ says codes do not expire and work forever | Dynamic codes are deactivated if the trial ends without an upgrade; static codes in the account keep working |
| Scans | The FAQ says there is no scan limit; scan statistics are listed under the paid platform, not in the generator | Scan statistics for dynamic codes; the pricing page lists 10,000 scans on Starter and unlimited on Advanced and Professional |
| Design and logo | Colours and gradients, corner and body shapes, a logo covering up to 30% of the code, a template gallery | Full QR code customization, including frames and logos, is listed among the trial's features |
| Download formats | PNG, SVG, PDF and EPS; PDF and EPS keep only the classic code without logo or design options, and have no gradient support | Not read on the pages used here |
| Bulk creation and folders | Listed under the paid platform on the home page: bulk creation and editing, campaign folders | Bulk creation: 100 on Advanced, 500 on Professional |
| Renewal and refunds | Not applicable | Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled; the pricing FAQ asks for 30 days' notice before the end of the billing cycle, and the Bitly Terms of Service say fees are non-refundable except as required by law |
From qrcode-monkey.com (home page and FAQ) and, for the paid platform, qr-code-generator.com's pricing page, terms and help center, checked 1 November 2026. The two sites are separate products and the free site prints no price for the paid one. 'Not read' means the pages used here do not say. The pricing FAQ and the terms word cancellation differently: the FAQ gives the 30-day notice, while the terms say a paid subscription can be cancelled at any time with no refund for early termination.
Which company each QRCode Monkey and QR Code Generator page names
| Page | What it says | Where |
|---|---|---|
| QRCode Monkey imprint | QRCode Monkey GmbH, Pariser Str. 47, 10719 Berlin, Germany, registered at the local court in Dresden under HRB 40482; the contact email is at qrcode-monkey.com | Imprint |
| QRCode Monkey home page, notice shown after a code is created | Tells readers who need scan statistics or editing to look at 'our QR Code Generator for professionals' and links it to app.qr-code-generator.com | Home page |
| QRCode Monkey cookie policy (March 2023) | Headed Cookie Policy of Bitly Europe GmbH. Names Bitly Europe GmbH, Pariser Str. 47, 10719 Berlin, as data controller for qrcode-monkey.com (a joint controller with Bitly, Inc. of New York for processing related to the Bitly Connections Platform) and says the services are part of that platform | Cookie policy |
| QRCode Monkey cookie banner, Privacy Policy link | Opens a policy headed Privacy Policy of Bitly, hosted on qr-code-generator.com | Privacy policy |
| QR Code Generator legal notice | Bitly Europe GmbH, Pariser Str. 47, 10719 Berlin, registered at the local court in Bielefeld under HRB 43671 | Legal notice |
| QR Code Generator terms and help center | Terms headed Bitly Terms of Service, updated December 2024; the help center calls the product QRCG by Bitly | Terms of service |
| How the companies are related | No page read says how QRCode Monkey GmbH and Bitly Europe GmbH are related, and the imprint and the legal notice list them with different court registrations | Not stated |
Read on 1 November 2026. This table reports what each page says and draws no conclusion about ownership beyond it. The German withdrawal section of the terms gives a different Berlin address for Bitly Europe GmbH (Spichernstraße 1, 10777) from the legal notice.
QR Code Generator plans (separate site), price per month
| Plan | US price list | List shown to a browser in Israel | What the pricing page lists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14-day trial | No charge | No charge | All features during the trial, per the help center; the account does not switch to a paid plan by itself |
| Starter | $9.99 billed annually ($119.88 a year); $19.99 billed monthly | $5.00 billed annually ($60 a year); $10.00 billed monthly | 2 dynamic codes, 10,000 scans, 1 user |
| Advanced | $18.99 billed annually ($227.88 a year) | $12.50 billed annually ($150 a year) | 50 dynamic codes, unlimited scans, 100 bulk creations, 3,000 API requests, 2 users |
| Professional | $49.99 billed annually ($599.88 a year) | $37.50 billed annually ($450 a year) | 250 dynamic codes, unlimited scans, 500 bulk creations, 10,000 API requests, 5 users, premium support |
| Enterprise | Custom; contact the vendor | Custom; contact the vendor | A custom solution for organizations that want more codes, white labeling, API and add-on features |
From qr-code-generator.com/pricing, checked 1 November 2026 and read again on 2 November 2026. Value added tax is not included. The page picks a price list from the visitor's country with a script that calls a geolocation service. A browser in Israel was shown the lower list. The higher list is the US list in the page's own price data, which the script applies to visitors in the United States and a few other countries; it was read from that data (the price attributes in the page's HTML and the country list in its pricing script) and was not displayed from a US connection. The page's data also holds euro and Brazilian-real lists. Advanced and Professional are billed annually only; Starter can be billed monthly. A price quoted on another site may come from a different list.
QRCode Monkey's API and Chrome listing
| Product | What the pages say | Where |
|---|---|---|
| QR Code API | QRCode Monkey's API page calls it the official QRCode Monkey API for professional use and says it is reached through RapidAPI. The RapidAPI listing shows Basic at $9.00 a month for 200 requests, Pro at $19.00 for 1,000 and Ultra at $99.00 for 10,000; each plan also lists a per-request price and a bandwidth fee | RapidAPI listing |
| Chrome listing | Listed on the Chrome Web Store as QRCode Monkey - Free QR Code Generator, created by the owner of the website; version 0.9.2, last updated 1 July 2017 | Chrome Web Store |
RapidAPI prices are as displayed on that marketplace's listing, not on qrcode-monkey.com, checked 1 November 2026. The Chrome listing was read by page fetch because the store does not load in the browser used.
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