Comparison
Enqre vs QRCode Monkey: an honest comparison
QRCode Monkey is not really a competitor to a dynamic-code product, and pretending otherwise would waste your time: it makes static codes, free, forever, without an account. This comparison exists to answer one question honestly — when is a static code the right choice?
What QRCode Monkey is good at
It is honestly free, and it is fast. No account, no card, no expiry, commercial use allowed, high-resolution downloads. For a one-off code pointing at a URL that will never change, this is the right tool and everything else here is overhead.
Side by side
Their column carries only what their own pricing page states. Where it is silent, this table says so instead of guessing — a missing line is not a missing feature.
| QRCode Monkey | Enqre | |
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| Annual billing | not stated on their pricing page | €120/yr and €390/yr — two months free |
| Dynamic codes | Unlimited, free | 5 free, 100 on Pro, unlimited on Business |
| Scan limit | Not tracked — the free codes are static | Unlimited on paid plans; 1,000/mo free |
| Analytics history | None on the free product; tracking is what the paid upgrade adds | Full history on paid plans, 30 days free, CSV export |
| Code types | not stated on their pricing page | 17, 7 of them free |
| Scannability check | not stated on their pricing page | Yes, before you print — and as a free tool |
| GS1 Digital Link | not stated on their pricing page | On Business |
| API and webhooks | not stated on their pricing page | On Business: REST + HMAC webhooks, public docs |
| White-label | not stated on their pricing page | On Business |
| Custom domain | not stated on their pricing page | On Business |
| Collected about the person scanning | Nothing is collected, because a static code does not pass through anyone's server | Time, device, OS, browser, referrer, hashed IP. No location |
When to choose QRCode Monkey
- The destination will never change and you do not need to know how many people scanned it — a static code is simpler and costs nothing.
- You want a code in twenty seconds without creating an account anywhere.
- You are teaching, testing or prototyping and want a code without an account, a plan or a login.
When to choose Enqre
- The destination might change. A static code cannot be re-pointed, so a wrong URL means a reprint — which is the whole reason dynamic codes exist.
- You want to know whether the poster worked. Static codes report nothing, on any day.
- The free plan here also asks for no card, and its five codes never expire.
- You want to know which poster worked. Every scan here is logged with time, device, OS and browser — and no location, ever.
Make one here and judge for yourself
No account, nothing uploaded. The scannability check runs as you pick colours — the part QRCode Monkey does not ship.
Looks scannable
contrast 18.6:1Still test the printed piece at the distance people will stand.
Free PNG, with a small enqre.com line under the code.
Create a free account to save itSaved codes become dynamic: SVG and print-ready PDF, no mark, and you can change where they point after printing.
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The bottom line
If the destination is fixed and you do not need numbers, use their tool and keep the money. The moment the URL might change, or the campaign needs a result to report, a static code becomes a reprint waiting to happen.
Try it before you decide
If your destination never changes, use QRCode Monkey and keep the money. If it might, five dynamic codes here are free forever and they never expire either.
Prices verified on 2026-09-07 from www.qrcode-monkey.com. Tell us if something is out of date — support@enqre.com — and we will correct it.