Do you replace Bitly links?

No. Paste a Bitly URL into our website type if you want; the QR still encodes our tracker.

Put UTMs on the destination. We forward them.

A free shortener QR is static or capped. We have no free plan.

Bitly QR code alternative

Bitly is a shortener that also makes QR codes. If your team already lives in Bitly for links, staying is rational. SmartQRCode is for people whose artefact is the printed code, including a lifetime option Bitly's core product is not built around.

Create a QR code

What Bitly is

A link platform with QR as a surface. Pricing on bitly.com.

What SmartQRCode is

A QR product. Short links exist as the scan URL, not as a general shortener.

Job to be done

Shorten a million URLs: Bitly. Print a menu tent you will edit: us.

QR types

We have vCard, menu, Wi-Fi, event, Google reviews. A generic URL QR is only one of 17.

Pay once

$197 has no renewal. Link platforms usually rent the redirect.

Who should pick which

Bitly for link ops. Us for print ops.

FAQ

Do you replace Bitly links?: No. Paste a Bitly URL into our website type if you want; the QR still encodes our tracker.
UTM?: Put UTMs on the destination. We forward them.
Price?: $1.99 / $29 / $97 / $197.
Free Bitly vs you?: A free shortener QR is static or capped. We have no free plan.

Trial is $1.99 for 7 days, not an unpaid tier. Create a code when the destination might still move.