# QR.net review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Dynamic QR codes with scan statistics and short URLs Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. QR.net is a QR code generator from the German company QR GmbH. Static codes are free, while dynamic codes, which can be edited after printing and report scan statistics, come with a yearly Premium membership. Higher tiers add custom short URLs, file storage and an API. - **Category:** QR Code Generators - **Made by:** QR GmbH - **Website:** https://qr.net - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you need many codes, as Starter has 1 and Advanced 10. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, QR.net has a free plan, and paid plans start at 1.65 € per month incl. VAT, billed annually. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Static QR codes can be created free of charge, according to the site's FAQ summary and page description. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Starter | 1.65 € per month incl. VAT, billed annually | 1 QR code, up to 10 MB of storage for your own files such as PDFs, and unlimited scans. | | Advanced | 6.75 € per month incl. VAT, billed annually | Up to 10 QR codes, up to 50 MB of file storage and unlimited scans. Marked as the most popular plan. | | Professional | 9.65 € per month incl. VAT, billed annually | Up to 1,000 QR codes, up to 100 MB of file storage and unlimited scans. | Read from https://qr.net/premium on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with QR.net before buying. ## Key features - **Dynamic QR codes:** The destination of a dynamic code can be changed later without reprinting it, and every scan is counted in the statistics. - **Scan statistics:** Dynamic codes collect the number of scans, which the account owner can view in a statistics page. - **Custom short URLs:** Premium members can use short links in the format qr.net/YourName for their codes. - **File storage:** Premium plans include 10 MB to 100 MB of space for files such as PDFs that a code can point to. - **API and logo:** The Premium page lists an API and logo placement among the additional features it offers members. ## Good for - Small businesses that need a few editable QR codes cheaply - Anyone who wants scan counts on printed codes - German-speaking and European buyers who prefer prices that include VAT ## Worth knowing - Prices are shown in euros including VAT, not in US dollars, and are billed once a year. - The Starter plan allows just 1 QR code; the Advanced plan allows up to 10. - Membership runs for one year and ends unless renewed; the page says there is no cancellation period. - The Premium page does not say which tiers include the API and logo features. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. QR.net makes static QR codes free and sells dynamic ones with scan statistics. The cheapest plan allows one code, and prices are in euros with VAT, billed once a year. - **Value for money: B.** Starter is €1.65 a month and Advanced €6.75, inside the cheaper quarter of the $7.00 where QR tools start. Starter allows one code. - **Free plan and trial: B.** Static QR codes are free, per the site's FAQ. Dynamic codes and tracking need a plan. - **Features: C.** Dynamic codes with statistics and file storage. The Premium page does not say which plans have the API or logo features. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating is on record. You create and manage codes in the browser. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web only, with no apps and no integrations listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from QR.net's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among QR code generators - QR.net's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 19 of the 37 other QR code generators we grade, and level with 7. - It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 26 of 37) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0). - Its paid plans start at about $1.84 a month, against a middle price of $11 for the category: 0 of the 29 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 2 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/qr-codes ## Keep it, or make your own? **Your call.** You could make the core of QR.net for yourself: qR codes. What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. At $22.12 a year it costs less than the weekend it would take to replace, which is the argument for keeping it. - You could make: QR codes: an app builder makes this well. - You could make: It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too. - You could not: An API that other software can build on. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** QR codes, Public API ## Alternatives - [QR Code Generator PRO](https://toolgpa.com/tools/qr-code-generator): Editable, trackable QR codes with hosted landing pages, from Bitly. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/qr-code-generator-vs-qr-net) - [QRCodeFox](https://toolgpa.com/tools/qrcode-fox): Free browser-based generator for static QR codes. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/qr-net-vs-qrcode-fox) - [Uniqode](https://toolgpa.com/tools/uniqode): Dynamic QR codes and digital business cards for marketing teams. 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