# Hermoso: Free QR Code Generator With No Sign-Up: Codes That Never Expire, Compared With Bitly and QR TIGER > Machine-readable twin of https://hermoso.ai/blog/free-qr-code-generator-no-signup/. Generated from the shipped page. Do not edit by hand. > Full agent guide: https://hermoso.ai/llms.txt · MCP: https://app.hermoso.ai/mcp [Blog](https://hermoso.ai/blog/) # Free QR Code Generator With No Sign-Up: Codes That Never Expire, Compared With Bitly and QR TIGER Make a QR code free with no account and no expiry, as PNG or SVG. What Bitly, QR TIGER and QR Code Generator PRO charge as of November 2026, and when a paid dynamic code is worth it. By the Hermoso team · Published November 3, 2026 · 4 min read **You can make a QR code for free, with no account, that never expires:** [Hermoso's QR code generator](https://hermoso.ai/tools/qr-code-generator/) draws it in your browser and gives you a PNG or an SVG. The code holds your link directly, so it keeps working whether or not Hermoso exists next year. The one thing it cannot do is change where it points after you print it. That is what the paid tools sell. We make Hermoso, so read this with that in mind. Every competitor number below comes from that company's own page, read on November 1, 2026, and prices change, so check the page before you buy. ## What you get at $0 - **No sign-up and no limit on how many you make.** The page runs in your browser and nothing is sent to us. - **PNG or SVG.** SVG stays sharp at any size, which is the one you want for a printer. - **UTM tags built in.** Fill in source, medium and campaign and the scans show up in your own analytics as their own line. - **Four error correction levels.** Use a higher one if the code will get scuffed, or if it sits on a curved surface. - **No redirect.** A phone goes straight to your link, with no third party in between. ## What the QR code companies charge Read on each company's pricing page on November 1, 2026. Tool Free Paid Hermoso Unlimited static codes, no account No paid QR plan. The tool stays free Bitly 2 QR codes a month Core $10 a month (billed yearly, $120) for 5. Growth $29 ($348) for 10. Premium $199 ($2,388) for 200 QR TIGER 3 dynamic codes, 500 scans each Regular $7 a month for 12 dynamic codes. Advanced $16 for 200. Premium $37 for 600 QR Code Generator PRO 14-day trial, then payment details Starter has 2 dynamic codes and 10,000 scans, Advanced 50, Professional 250. The page we read did not print the amounts ## Static or dynamic: the only question that matters A **static** code holds the link itself. It costs nothing to run, so nobody can switch it off, and it works for as long as your link does. A **dynamic** code holds a short link on the vendor's server, which forwards to yours. That is why it can be edited after printing, and also why it stops working if you stop paying or the vendor stops running it. Static (free here) Dynamic (paid elsewhere) Change the link after printing No Yes Scan counts In your own analytics, through UTM tags In the vendor's dashboard Works if you cancel Yes, always Depends on the vendor. Read the terms before you print Goes through a third party No Yes Size of the pattern Grows with the length of the link Small, because the short link is short ## Pay for a dynamic code if - You are printing thousands of something and the page behind it will move. - You want scan location and device reports without setting up analytics. - Your team needs a shared dashboard of every code you have out in the world. For a menu, a flyer, a business card, a package insert or a poster that points at a page you control, static is the better deal. Point the code at a page on your own site, and you can change what that page says whenever you like. Same effect as a dynamic code, for nothing. ## Before you print - Add UTM tags, so you can tell this flyer's scans from everything else. Our [guide to QR codes for offline campaigns](https://hermoso.ai/blog/qr-codes-for-offline-campaigns/) has a naming scheme that holds up. - Download the SVG and send that to the printer. - Keep the code at least 2 cm across, with a clear margin around it. - Scan the printed proof with two different phones before you run the whole job. Building the tagged link on its own? The [UTM builder](https://hermoso.ai/tools/utm-builder/) does that, also free. And if you are making the campaign the code points to, that's what Hermoso itself is for: an AI marketing agent that makes the ads and posts them. **[Start free at app.hermoso.ai](https://app.hermoso.ai/?src=blog-free-qr-code-generator-no-signup&intent=create)**, no card. ## Questions people ask ### Is there a QR code generator with no sign-up? Yes. Hermoso's QR code generator needs no account. It draws the code in your browser and you download a PNG or SVG. ### Do free QR codes expire? A static code does not expire, because it holds your link directly. A dynamic code on a vendor's plan depends on that vendor, because it forwards through their server. ### What does Bitly charge for QR codes? As of November 1, 2026 Bitly lists 2 QR codes a month on Free, 5 on Core at $10 a month billed yearly, 10 on Growth at $29, and 200 on Premium at $199. ### Can I change a free QR code after printing it? Not the code. You can change the page it points at, so point it at a page on your own site and update that page. ### How do I track scans on a free QR code? Add UTM tags to the link. The scans then show up in your own analytics, such as Google Analytics, as their own source and campaign. ### PNG or SVG for printing? SVG. It stays sharp at any size, while a PNG can blur if it gets enlarged.