Uniqode alternative: Linkhiver vs Uniqode, compared for 2026
Uniqode, until recently Beaconstac, is a QR platform sold to companies — and it is good at that. This page is not an argument that it is worse; it is an argument about which of two very different things you are buying. The distinction Uniqode's own pricing makes is the one that matters: a STATIC QR code is printed once and can never be changed or counted, a DYNAMIC one can be re-pointed and tracked. Its free tier gives you the first kind. Linkhiver's free plan gives you five of the second.
Quick answer
Linkhiver is a Uniqode alternative at $45/year with five dynamic, tracked QR codes on the FREE plan, where Uniqode's free tier is static codes only and dynamic ones start at $9/month billed yearly ($108/year) — but Uniqode carries 2,000 codes, lifetime analytics, team seats, SSO and an API that Linkhiver has at no price (as of September 2026).
Summary
- Uniqode's free tier is static QR codes. Its own FAQ: to use dynamic QR Codes you pay a minimum of $9/month. A static code cannot be re-pointed after it is printed and records no scans.
- Every Uniqode tier is billed yearly: $108/year to start, $588/year for Core. Linkhiver Pro is $45/year, and a custom domain is included rather than a $2,000-per-domain-per-year add-on.
- Uniqode is the better tool above a certain size, and the table says where: 2,000 codes, lifetime analytics, seats, SSO, GPS tracking, an API and retargeting are all rows we lose.
Feature-by-feature comparison
| Feature | Linkhiver | Uniqode |
|---|---|---|
| Plans & price | Free, or Pro at $6/month · $45/year (R$17/month in Brazil, ₺89 in Turkey) | Essential $9, Core $49, Plus $99, Business+ $399 — all per month, billed yearly |
| Dynamic QR codes on the free plan | 5 free, 20 on Pro — each resolves through linkhiver.com/qr/… so you can re-point it after printing | None. The free tier is static codes; dynamic starts at $9/month billed yearly |
| Dynamic QR code allowance | 5 free, 20 on Pro | 15 on Essential, 250 on Core, 500 on Plus, 2,000 on Business+ |
| Scan analytics | Scans recorded and counted on the free plan, 30-day window; all-time on Pro | 60 days on Essential, 90 on Core, 180 on Plus, lifetime on Business+ |
| Custom domain | Pro — $45/year, included | Plus tier add-on at $2,000 per domain per year; one included on Business+ |
| Branded QR with your logo | Pro — logo, colours and SVG export | Basic customizations on Essential, advanced from Core ($588/year) |
| Link-in-bio page | 10 links and 11 themes free, 50 on Pro, at your own linkhiver.com address | “Linkpages”: 5 on Essential, 10 on Core, 25 on Plus — none free |
| Team seats, SSO & organizations | One account per person. No roles, no SSO | 1 seat on Essential and Core, 3 on Plus, 5 on Business+; SSO as an add-on |
| QR API, GPS tracking & retargeting | None of the three | API and GPS tracking from Core, retargeting on Business+ |
| Sell from the same page | Free shop with 5 products, 50 on Pro, with your own iyzico or Mercado Pago checkout | None |
Uniqode figures read from uniqode.com/pricing on September 13, 2026. Its prices are all quoted per month but billed yearly, so the annual figures above are the monthly price times twelve. The tier cards render client-side and did not load on the first two attempts — if the page looks empty to you, reload it. Details change; check both pricing pages before deciding.
When Uniqode fits better
An honest list, and a long one — above a certain size this is not a close call:
- You need more than twenty codes. Linkhiver stops at twenty on Pro; Uniqode starts at 15 and goes to 2,000.
- You need the data to outlive the campaign. Lifetime analytics is a Business+ feature and Linkhiver keeps 30 days free, all-time on Pro — but never per-scan GPS.
- You are buying for a team: seats, organizations, SSO, an API to mint codes programmatically, or retargeting pixels on scans.
When Linkhiver fits better
Choose Linkhiver if these sound like you:
- You want a few codes that still work when the destination changes. Five dynamic, tracked codes are free here; the equivalent at Uniqode is $108 a year.
- The QR code points at you, not at a campaign — a menu, a shop window, a business card — and it should land on a page you already own.
- You want your own domain on it without a $2,000-a-year add-on.
- You sell something. A free shop, email capture and a public page sit behind the same code.
Switching from Uniqode to Linkhiver
- Create your free Linkhiver page and claim your username.
- Export your Uniqode scan data first if you are on a paid tier — the history does not travel.
- Recreate the codes that are still in circulation. Five are free, and each one stays re-pointable afterwards.
- Reprint only what you must: a Uniqode dynamic code keeps resolving while you pay, so move in your own time.
- Add your links and a business card, so the scan lands somewhere with more on it than one destination.
Frequently asked questions
Is Uniqode free?
There is a free tier, but it is static QR codes only. Uniqode's own FAQ says that to use dynamic QR Codes and the advanced features you pay a minimum of $9/month. A static code is fixed at print time: you cannot change where it points and it records no scans. The paid ladder starts at Essential, $9/month billed yearly — $108 a year — for 15 dynamic codes and 60 days of analytics (as of September 2026).
What is the difference between a static and a dynamic QR code?
A static code encodes the destination directly, so the printed image IS the URL — change your mind and the print run is wasted, and nothing counts the scans. A dynamic code encodes a short redirect the platform controls, so the destination can be changed afterwards and each scan is recorded. Linkhiver's codes encode linkhiver.com/qr/… and resolve through it, which is why five of them are dynamic and counted on the free plan.
How much does Uniqode cost compared with Linkhiver?
Uniqode is $9, $49, $99 or $399 a month, every tier billed yearly — so $108, $588, $1,188 or $4,788 a year. Linkhiver Pro is $45 a year, or $6 a month. The nearest comparison is Essential against Pro: $108 buys 15 dynamic codes, 60 days of analytics and one seat; $45 buys 20 codes, analytics with no time limit, a custom domain, 50 links on a bio page and a business card.
Can Linkhiver handle hundreds of QR codes?
No. Twenty on Pro is the ceiling, and there is no bulk creation and no API to mint them programmatically. If you are printing codes across a product line, a store estate or an event series, that is Uniqode's job and it does it properly — Core and above add bulk creation, an API and GPS tracking that Linkhiver has no equivalent of.
Does Linkhiver charge extra for a custom domain on QR codes?
No. A custom domain is part of Pro at $45 a year and applies to your page, your card and your QR codes together. At Uniqode a custom domain is an add-on on the Plus tier at $2,000 per domain per year, with one included once you reach Business+ at $4,788 a year.
Where our incentives sit
A comparison written by one of the two products is only worth reading if you can see what the author stands to gain. Here is ours, and what you can check without taking our word for it.
We are never in your payment path
Linkhiver does not process sales, tips or subscriptions, so there is no cut for us to take. Link a Shopify, Ko-fi or Gumroad storefront from your page and the buyer pays that storefront directly — the money never passes through us. That is structural rather than a promise: we cannot start taking a percentage of something we never handle.
No ads on your page, on either plan
Your page carries your links and nothing we sold to somebody else. The free plan shows a small Linkhiver badge, which Pro removes; that badge is the only thing on your page you did not put there.
Our own counters are rounded down
The creator, page-view and click totals on our home page are read live from the database, floored to the nearest step and shown with a plus, so they can only understate. The real figure is a few hundred creators, and that is what we print.
A claim we have withdrawn fails our build
An audit in August 2026 found inflated numbers on this site: a template count, a hardcoded view count, a user count. Each was corrected, and a test now scans all seven language catalogs on every deploy and refuses to build if one of them comes back.
Prices on this page are in US dollars, because that is how each vendor publishes them. Linkhiver Pro is billed in local currency where we have set one; the exact amount appears at checkout.
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