Uniqode, formerly Beaconstac, is a US-based QR code platform built for brands and enterprises: 20-plus QR types, file hosting, forms, digital business cards and SOC 2 paperwork. Our product, Elido, is a link management tool hosted in the EU, where every short link is also a dynamic QR code. In Elido vs Uniqode, the short answer is this. If you need QR codes as content (PDFs, menus, forms, wallet cards) with enterprise compliance, Uniqode is the stronger product. If your codes point at web pages and you care about price per code, your own domain and EU data, Elido costs a fraction as much.
I'm on the Elido team, so read the verdict with that in mind. Every Uniqode fact here comes from its plans and pricing article, pricing FAQ, privacy policy and security page, all accessed 2026-11-11. Our side was checked against the product on the same day.
Uniqode and Elido Side by Side
The rows below are the ones a buyer asks about before printing anything. A dynamic code encodes a short link, so its destination can change later; the dynamic vs static QR codes guide explains why that matters. For the wider link-tool market, the cornerstone on URL shorteners for marketers has the map.
| Question | Elido | Uniqode |
|---|---|---|
| Free dynamic codes | Yes, 50 links (each a dynamic code), basic design | No; static codes free, 14-day trial for dynamic |
| Entry paid plan | 3.50 EUR a month, 250 links, 1 branded domain | US$9 a month billed yearly, 15 dynamic codes |
| Around 250 dynamic codes | 3.50 EUR a month (Pro 250) | US$49 a month billed yearly (Core) |
| Monthly billing | Yes | Partial: annual by default, monthly on request |
| QR content types | Link or text; free generator adds Wi-Fi, vCard, email, SMS | Yes, 20+ incl. PDF, form, menu, business card, Linkpage |
| Export formats | PNG and SVG | PNG, JPG, SVG, EPS and PDF |
| Own domain in the code | Yes, from the cheapest Pro plan | Partial: paid add-on on Plus, included on Business+ |
| GPS scan location | No; country, device, browser, referrer | Yes, from Core |
| SSO | Business plans, from 70 EUR a month | Plus as an add-on, included on Business+ |
| When a paid plan ends | Links stop redirecting until you resubscribe | Dynamic codes become inactive |
| Where data is stored | EU region | United States |
Four rows go to Uniqode: content types, export, GPS and compliance. We take price and monthly billing, plus a branded domain at the entry tier. On the plan-ends row they behave the same, which surprises people.
Pricing: What a Dynamic QR Code Costs
Uniqode's help centre lists four self-serve plans, billed yearly by default and quoted as a monthly rate in US dollars (accessed 2026-11-11):
- Essential: US$9 a month, 15 dynamic codes, 60 days of analytics, one seat.
- Core: US$49 a month, 250 dynamic codes, 90 days of analytics.
- Plus: US$99 a month, 500 dynamic codes, 180 days of analytics, three seats.
- Business+: US$399 a month, 2,000 dynamic codes, lifetime analytics, five seats, one custom domain and SSO.
The pricing FAQ adds that only annual plans are offered, and that a refund is possible within 30 days of becoming a paying customer. So the real entry cost of Core is a yearly charge, not a monthly one.
We price by links instead, and each link is a dynamic code. From our billing catalogue on 2026-11-11: Pro starts at 3.50 EUR a month for 250 links, one branded domain and three seats, billed monthly or yearly. Pro with 1,000 links is 10 EUR. Business starts at 70 EUR a month for 50,000 links, with SSO and SCIM.
That gap isn't a trick.
Core includes far more scans per year than Elido Pro 250 includes clicks: per Uniqode's scan-limit article, Core allows a million scans a year, while Pro 250 includes 2,500 clicks a month and bills extra clicks at 0.50 EUR per 1,000. Do the sum with your own traffic. For codes on a few hundred posters, Elido is cheaper by an order of magnitude; for a national packaging run scanned millions of times, the gap narrows.
Scan Limits and What Happens When a Plan Ends
The company publishes annual scan limits per plan in a help article dated April 2026, from 50,000 a year on Essential to unlimited on Business+. Past the limit, it says, codes become inactive. The newer plans article doesn't mention caps, so check the figure in your account.
Ending a plan is stricter. The pricing FAQ says dynamic codes become inactive at the end of a trial unless you upgrade, and inactive again if you cancel; static codes keep working. Its terms also allow suspension when fees are overdue.
We work the same way on cancellation, and we'd rather say so than hide it. When a paid subscription is cancelled or expires, the links in that workspace stop redirecting and visitors see a page saying the workspace isn't active. Nothing is deleted; resubscribe and they come back. Moving to a smaller paid plan keeps them redirecting. What we don't have is an annual scan ceiling that switches codes off.
The protection that survives any vendor is your own domain in the pattern. Point that domain at a new provider, recreate the paths, and the print keeps working. A branded domain comes with our Pro 250; Uniqode includes one on Business+ and sells it as an add-on on Plus. Do QR codes expire? covers the other ways a printed code dies.
QR Types, Design and Export
This is Uniqode's home ground.
Its generator covers website, PDF, form, restaurant menu, map location and vCard codes. It also does digital business cards with Apple and Google Wallet, Linkpages, landing pages, app download, social, Wi-Fi, coupon, image or MP3 codes, and it hosts the file you upload. Exports come as PNG, JPG, SVG, EPS or PDF, which is what many print shops ask for.
Elido's QR studio is narrower. It encodes a link or any text, and our free QR code generator adds Wi-Fi and vCard forms, plus email and SMS, as static codes. There's no file hosting, so a PDF code needs the file stored elsewhere first. Exports are PNG up to 2,048 px and SVG, and SVG converts to EPS or PDF in any vector editor.
On design the two are closer. Our studio offers square, rounded or dot modules, three eye styles with their own colours, a logo up to 512 KB, a frame with a call-to-action label and error correction from L to H, saved as workspace templates. Logo and colour styling sit on Pro and Business. Uniqode's Essential plan has basic customisation, and its advanced options start at Core. Whichever you use, raise error correction under a logo: QR code error correction levels explains how far, and branded QR codes covers contrast.
Analytics, Teams and Compliance
Uniqode's analytics grow with the plan. Essential shows total scans and unique devices for 60 days; Core adds location, device, GPS, CSV export and the API. Integrations include Google Analytics and Zapier, with Salesforce and HubSpot on selected plans, and its security page claims GDPR and SOC 2 Type II compliance, plus HIPAA and ISO 27001:2022. Its privacy policy says data is stored in the United States.
Our side counts a scan as a click on the short link. You get clicks over time broken down by country or device, browser or referrer, kept 90 days on Free, a year on Pro and two years on Business. No GPS. And Elido doesn't yet tell a QR scan apart from a tap on the same link elsewhere, so use one link per placement; how to track QR code scans shows the set-up. The API is on every plan, including Free, and webhooks start at Pro.
On teams, SSO comes with Elido's Business plans and SCIM provisioning with it; see SSO and SCIM. On Uniqode, SSO is an add-on on Plus and included on Business+. Elido's data stays in an EU region, which matters if your legal team reads transfer clauses. If those trade-offs work for you, see Elido's plans and price out your own code count.
Verdict: Who Should Pick Which
Pick Uniqode if QR codes carry content for you: hosted PDFs, menus, forms, wallet business cards for a sales team, EPS files for the print shop, GPS analytics, or a procurement checklist that asks for SOC 2 and HIPAA.
It's a deep product and priced like one.
Pick Elido if your codes point at web pages, you also run short links in emails or ads, and you'd rather pay per link than per QR code. Each link is a dynamic code, your own domain is included from 3.50 EUR a month, billing can be monthly, and the data sits in the EU. You give up file hosting and the long type list. EPS and PDF export go too, as does GPS.
The same rows for other tools are in Elido vs QR Tiger and Elido vs QR Code Generator PRO, and QR Code Generator alternatives puts them side by side. New to all this? Start at how to create a QR code.
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Is Uniqode the same as Beaconstac?
Yes. Beaconstac renamed itself Uniqode, and the QR code platform, accounts and codes carried over. If an older guide or invoice says Beaconstac, it's the same company and the same product line, now with digital business cards and Linkpages alongside the QR generator.
Do Uniqode QR codes stop working if I cancel?
Dynamic ones do. Uniqode's pricing FAQ says that if you cancel, your QR codes become inactive, and that the linked account has to stay active for them to work (accessed 2026-11-11). Static codes keep working because they hold the destination in the pattern itself.
How much does Uniqode cost?
Per its help centre on 2026-11-11, Essential is US$9 a month for 15 dynamic codes, Core US$49 for 250, Plus US$99 for 500 and Business+ US$399 for 2,000, all billed yearly by default. Static codes are free, and a 14-day trial needs no card.
Does Uniqode have a scan limit?
A Uniqode help article dated April 2026 lists annual scan limits per plan, from 50,000 a year on Essential to unlimited on Business+, and says codes become inactive past the limit. The newer plans article doesn't repeat the caps, so confirm yours in the account before a big print run.
Where does Uniqode store data?
In the United States. Its privacy policy says information received through its web services is stored there, and EEA customers are covered by a data processing agreement for processing outside the EEA. Elido keeps link and click data in an EU region.
Is Elido a full replacement for Uniqode?
Not for every team. Elido has no file hosting, forms, digital business cards or EPS and PDF export, and its dashboard encodes links rather than 20-plus QR types. It replaces Uniqode when your codes point at web pages and you want them on your own domain at a lower price.
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