Uniqode is built for organizations managing a large number of QR codes at once — across locations, teams or a franchise network — rather than a single code for one purpose. It was previously sold as Beaconstac, so older reviews still use both names for the same generator. Bulk creation and consistent branding across every code are its strength, usually behind a paid plan once you pass a small free allotment.
MakeQR takes the opposite starting point: one free static code is the default case, made in the browser with no account and no limit. Two dynamic codes are free forever for anyone who needs an editable one without an account meant to manage dozens at a time.
Working out which scale actually matches your need
Count how many locations or teams need their own code
A single storefront or office is a very different case from a multi-location franchise needing consistent, centrally managed codes across every site.
Check whether most of the actual need is static
A WiFi network, a menu link or a contact card that won't change needs nothing beyond a free static code on either platform.
See how far two free dynamic codes gets you
A small operation testing dynamic, trackable codes for the first time can do that on MakeQR without paying for a management platform up front.
Compare current plans directly
Uniqode's pricing, seat structure and what counts toward a plan's code limit are set on their own site and worth checking before committing.
Built for managing many codes, not making one
A platform aimed at organizations tends to center on a dashboard for creating, branding and monitoring a large set of codes across a team, which is a genuinely different product shape than a generator someone opens to make a single code and leaves. Uniqode's positioning fits the first case; MakeQR fits the second, with a couple of dynamic codes available without moving to a team-oriented plan.
What a free static code already covers on its own
A website link, WiFi credentials, a saved contact, plain text, an email, an SMS or a phone number all work as a permanent, free static code with no account required — a meaningful share of what any single location or individual actually needs, independent of how a larger organization manages the rest of its codes.
Where a management platform earns its subscription
An organization with dozens of active locations, each needing its own trackable code kept visually consistent and centrally auditable, is working at a scale a couple of free dynamic slots was never meant to cover — that's the case a dedicated management platform like Uniqode is built to solve.
What either kind of code actually holds
A static code from either platform holds the destination directly in the pattern. A dynamic code from either holds a short link that redirects to a destination that can be updated without reprinting anything.
https://example.comPrint sizing is the same regardless of platform
A printed code needs about 20 mm on a side for a close scan and roughly ten times its width in scanning distance for anything read from farther away, whichever generator produced it.
Print it at least 20 mm (2.0 cm) wide
Where the wrong scale of tool gets chosen
Paying for a multi-team management platform for a single location
One storefront's WiFi and menu codes rarely need a dashboard built for coordinating dozens of sites — a free static code covers it just as well.
Underestimating how a franchise or multi-location need will grow
A rollout that starts at a few locations can outgrow a couple of free dynamic codes quickly, worth estimating honestly before choosing either platform.
Assuming plan limits and included analytics match across platforms
What counts as a managed code, how many seats a plan includes, and what analytics are shown all differ — check current terms directly.
Team scale, not preference, is what should decide this
A couple of dynamic codes, managed by one person, cost nothing forever on MakeQR. A multi-location team needing centralized, brand-consistent code management at scale is exactly the case Uniqode's platform is built around, and where its plans make more sense than a free single-user tool.
How dynamic QR codes workSituations where each tends to fit better
- A single café's WiFi and menu codes: free and static covers both.
- A 40-location retail chain managing consistent, branded codes centrally: a management platform's tooling earns its cost.
- One person testing a trackable promo code for the first time: MakeQR's free dynamic tier is enough.
- A franchise onboarding new locations monthly, each needing its own code: worth pricing out a dedicated platform directly.