Uniqode v/s Flowcode

Uniqode is the best Flowcode alternative for teams that scale QR Codes: more QR Codes per plan, higher scan limits, GPS-level analytics, marketing-stack integrations, and 24/7 support, at a lower long-term cost. If QR Code designs matter the most, Flowcode leads.

Yes. You can move your Flowcode QR Codes to Uniqode, if your QR Codes are on your own custom domain. Those move over and keep working as before. QR Codes without a custom domain can't move, so you can continue to run them on Flowcode until your contract ends and build your new campaigns on Uniqode.

No. Your scan history lives in Flowcode until your account closes, so export it as a CSV before you leave and you'll have a permanent copy. Uniqode starts tracking each code fresh from the day it moves over.

You don't need to reprint QR Codes if you used a custom domain for creating QR Codes on Flowcode. Your existing Flowcode QR Codes can be migrated to Uniqode and will keep working everywhere they're already printed: packaging, mailers, TV spots, and more. If you did not use a custom domain, your existing QR Codes will stop working when your Flowcode contract ends. For those campaigns, you'll need to plan new prints if you want to keep them running.

You can start creating QR Codes on Uniqode the same week. Your existing codes move over while your Flowcode term winds down, and a dedicated customer success manager handles the whole thing at no extra cost to you.

Yes. Your QR Code links keep the same web address and path after the move, so a QR Code printed with say, yourbrand.com/spring-promo, works exactly as before.

Uniqode is the better choice for marketing campaigns. Scan data is only worth what you can do with it, and Uniqode sends every scan into the analytics and ad stack you already run, so a mailer or billboard gets measured, compared, and retargeted like any other channel. On Flowcode, that capability is gated behind Flowcode 2's Growth and Enterprise tiers, where pricing is usage-based and unlisted. The cost of that jump is the most common complaint in Flowcode's G2 reviews, and it's a frequent reason marketers cite for switching to Uniqode.

Uniqode is better for restaurant menus. Menus change more often than anything else you print. Uniqode handles this with one code per table using Smart Rules: it shows your breakfast menu in the morning, your dinner menu in the evening, and translates either one into your guest's language. When you change a price, you update it once and every table shows the new menu. You never have to reprint QR Codes.

Uniqode is the best QR Code generator for product packaging. Packaging gets printed months ahead, but with Uniqode, you can change where a printed code points: this season it opens a recipe page, next season a contest, after that a new product launch. The pack on the shelf stays the same; only the QR Code destination changes. You can also create codes for your entire SKU list in one upload using bulk generation. With Uniqode, you can also opt for GS1 QR Codes. Flowcode also lets you redirect printed codes. But bulk creation caps at 50 codes per batch on a Pro Plus plan and only 1,000 on Growth plans which is said to start from $250 a month. A real catalog hits that ceiling fast.

Uniqode is the better pick for TV and direct response. Agencies running spots need two things at volume: a code for every client and campaign, and scan data they can hand back. Uniqode covers both, with hundreds of codes per batch and per-client reports showing location and device detail, exportable or emailed on a schedule. Flowcode works for this too, but the gap is volume and data: 50 codes at $25, analytics capped at 6,000 scans, and more tracking on Growth, which starts from $250 a month.

Uniqode is the better pick for events and promotions. With Uniqode you can set a start and an end to the QR campaign and you can also track which placement, poster, ticket, or email, actually drove scans. Promo controls like first-come caps and one-redemption-per-phone are there when you need them. Flowcode tracks event scans well. However, it doesn't have the option to set campaign start and end dates making it a manual job.

Flowcode is the better pick if you'd rather have the design done for you. Paid plans come with artist-designed code templates, one at $25 and three on Growth, and the enterprise tier has a brand design studio. Uniqode hands you the tools instead. Upload your logo, and auto-design builds the branded code in seconds, with a live scannability score, so you know it'll still scan before anything goes to print. If you want control, that's Uniqode. If you want it handled, that's Flowcode.

Either works for a one-off. A static code from either platform prints once and scans forever, free. If the destination might change after printing, you need a dynamic code, and Uniqode's start at $9 a month.

Uniqode publishes five plans: $9, $49, $99, and $399 a month, plus Enterprise. Flowcode publishes one price: $25 a month billed annually. Flowcode's Growth and enterprise tiers carry no listed price.

Yes, when you count what a dollar buys, Uniqode is cost-efficient. Flowcode's $25 plan includes 50 QR Codes and 6,000 tracked scans a year. Uniqode's $49 plan includes 250 QR Codes, 1 million scans, Smart Rules, and Google Analytics. Twice the price, five times the codes, 166 times the scans plus various other capabilities.

Uniqode offers a 14-day free trial on paid plans. Flowcode offers a 7-day free trial.

Flowcode is the cheaper way to start. The free plan gets you two editable codes with no ads, and that genuinely covers a first poster or a single menu. Uniqode is the cheaper way to grow. At $9, you get 15 editable codes and 50,000 tracked scans a year, while Flowcode's first paid step is $25 for 50 codes. Start free on Flowcode if two codes are all you need. If you plan to grow your QR campaigns, opt for Uniqode.

Both generate the standard set: website, vCard, Wi-Fi, PDF, app download, and social links. Uniqode adds Smart Rules codes, geolocation redirects, multi-language codes, forms, and Linkpages.

Uniqode allows you to export QR Codes in various formats like PNG, JPEG, SVG, PDF, and EPS. Flowcode exports PNG, SVG, JPEG, and PDF.

Yes, both. Uniqode bulk-creates 250 dynamic codes per batch from $49 and 2,000 at Business+, plus static codes in the thousands on every plan. Flowcode bulk-creates 50 codes at $25 and 1,000 on Growth.

Uniqode connects to GA4 from the $49 plan, so scans appear beside your web traffic. Flowcode's GA4 integration requires a custom Enterprise plan.

Uniqode password-protects any QR Code. Flowcode has no password protection capability.

Not completely. Flowcode removes the 'Flowcode' wordmark from your codes on Pro Plus and above. But every Flowcode QR Code keeps a privacy.flowcode.com link that cannot be removed on any plan, including Enterprise. Uniqode does not add any platform branding to your QR Codes.