QR Studio vs Bitly QR codes

Who each one is for

Bitly is a link company that added QR codes and landing pages. Codes are counted per month: 2 on Free, 5 on Core ($10 a month), 10 on Growth ($29 a month billed yearly or $35 monthly), 200 on Premium ($199 a month billed yearly or $300 monthly), and custom on Enterprise. Every tier downloads PNG, JPEG or SVG; colours and dot patterns are “limited” on Free and “advanced” from Core; a custom logo starts at Core; data export starts at Growth; analytics retention runs from none on Free to two years on Enterprise. Bitly also owns Egoditor, which runs qr-code-generator.com and QRCode Monkey.

It suits a team whose short links already live in Bitly. QR Studio suits someone who wants the code itself, designed and printed, without a monthly quota.

Where QR Studio is better

• No monthly quota. Unlimited static codes free; unlimited dynamic codes on Pro. Bitly counts codes per month at every tier.
• Price. Pro $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year; Core is $10 a month for 5 codes.
• Lifetime. $69.99 once. No equivalent.
• Logo on the free tier. Bitly’s custom logo starts at Core.
• AI design partner. Not offered.
• Print-ready PDF. Bleed and crop marks. Bitly lists PNG, JPEG and SVG.
• Offline. QR Studio works with no connection.

Where Bitly is better

• Links. Short links, custom domains and click analytics in the same place as the codes.
• Data export. From Growth, link and code data leave as files.
• Retention. Up to two years of history on Enterprise.
• Scale. 200 codes a month on Premium and custom above that.

Pricing side by side

Switching

A Bitly QR code is a Bitly short link in a square. It keeps resolving as long as the link exists on your plan. Create QR Studio dynamic codes, reprint, and only then let the Bitly plan lapse. Static codes made elsewhere and merely stored in Bitly can be decoded and rebuilt.