MetricQR vs QRLynx
QRLynx is one of the closer comparisons here. Both products lead with unlimited uncapped scans on every plan, both offer dynamic editable codes throughout, and neither punishes a code for being popular — which is more than most of this market can say.
The differences are in how the plans are shaped. QRLynx meters three things: how many dynamic codes you can hold, how far back your analytics reach, and how much detail they show. Its free Starter plan allows three dynamic codes with three months of scan history, and higher tiers raise both — 50 codes and one year, 300 and two years, and so on up to Enterprise. Country breakdowns start on Pro at $14 a month, and city, device and browser breakdowns on Business at $29.
MetricQR meters none of these. Codes, history and the full geography and device breakdown are on the free plan, and Pro adds capability rather than raising a ceiling. The one headline figure worth reading carefully is their type count: QRLynx advertises 61 QR code types, but most of those are ordinary URL codes with a brand template applied — Instagram, Spotify, Yelp, Venmo and so on — and a handful are hosted pages rather than formats. On distinct encoding formats the gap is much narrower, and the genuine differences are listed plainly below.
Figures for QRLynx were read from their published pricing on 26 October 2026. Pricing changes often — if you spot something out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
MetricQR vs QRLynx at a glance
| Feature | MetricQR | QRLynx |
|---|---|---|
| Dynamic codes on the free plan | Unlimited, on the free plan | 3 (Starter) |
| Scan limits | Unlimited, never capped | Unlimited and uncapped on all plans |
| Analytics history on the free plan | Unlimited — no retention window | 3 months |
| Analytics history on paid plans | Unlimited — no retention window on any plan | 1 year (Starter+), 2 years (Pro), 3 years (Business), unlimited (Enterprise) |
| Location and device breakdowns | Country, city, device, OS and browser — all on the free plan | Country from Pro ($14/mo); city, device, OS and browser from Business ($29/mo) |
| Scans go straight to the destination | Yes, on every plan | From Starter+ ($7/mo); free-plan scans pass a brief QRLynx opening or security screen first |
| Dynamic codes on paid plans | Unlimited | 50 / 300 / 1,000 / 5,000 by tier |
| If you stop paying | Every code keeps working on the free plan | Codes over the free plan’s 3-code limit are paused, not deleted, until restored |
| Team members | Up to 100 on Pro | 10 on Business ($29/mo), 100 on Enterprise ($99/mo) |
| Custom branded domain | Included in Pro | Enterprise ($99/mo) |
| Lead capture forms | Included in Pro | Business ($29/mo) and Enterprise |
| Distinct encoding formats | 10 — URL, text, email, SMS, phone, vCard, WiFi, Bitcoin, location, calendar events | About 13 — the above plus Ethereum, UPI and PIX |
| Advertised "QR code types" | 11 — the 10 formats above plus a hosted Multiple Links page; brand presets are use-case pages | 61 advertised: about 13 formats, a handful of hosted pages (PDF, link-in-bio, multi-link, business card) and 40-odd URL codes with a brand template |
| Link-in-bio / multi-link pages | Yes — free, uncapped, with per-link click counts; brand colors and logo via Pro Branding | Yes — link-in-bio and multi-link pages with themes and custom colors; their guide says it does not report per-button clicks |
| Hosted files (PDFs, documents) | Not hosted — you point a code at your own URL | Hosts PDFs and files for you |
When QRLynx is the better choice
We would rather you pick the right tool than pick ours. These are the cases where QRLynx genuinely fits better:
- You need an encoding format we genuinely lack — Ethereum, UPI or PIX payments. These are real gaps, unlike most of the type-count difference.
- You want a PDF or other file hosted for you. We generate the code but you supply the destination, so you need somewhere to put the file.
- You want AI-generated summaries of scan activity, which they include and we do not.
- You need a developer API with your own keys. QRLynx includes one from Business ($29/mo); we connect through Zapier on every plan, but do not yet offer self-serve API keys.
- You need more than 100 people in a single workspace — both products cap there, but their Enterprise tier is built around larger deployments.
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PROMetricQR vs QRLynx FAQs
How many dynamic QR codes do I get on each product’s free plan?
QRLynx’s published Starter plan includes three dynamic QR codes. MetricQR does not limit the number of dynamic codes on the free plan. Both offer unlimited uncapped scans, which is unusual in this market and worth crediting them for.
How far back does scan history go?
QRLynx publishes analytics retention by tier: three months on the free Starter plan, rising to one, two and three years on paid tiers and unlimited on Enterprise. MetricQR keeps scan history indefinitely on every plan including the free one — there is no retention window, and data is removed only when you delete the code or reset its scans yourself.
Which supports more QR code types?
It depends what you count. QRLynx advertises 61 types against our eleven. About 13 of theirs are distinct encoding formats, against our 10; a handful are hosted pages — PDF, link-in-bio, multi-link and digital business card — against our one Multiple Links page; and the remaining 40-odd are ordinary URL codes with a brand template applied — an Instagram QR code and a Spotify QR code are both simply a URL code pointing at that site. We cover the same brand destinations through our use-case pages rather than counting them as separate types.
Which encoding formats does QRLynx have that MetricQR does not?
Three that matter: the Ethereum, UPI and PIX payment formats. They also host PDFs and other files for you, where we generate the code but expect you to supply the destination. Those are genuine gaps on our side and worth weighing if your use case needs them. Link-in-bio and multi-link pages are not: both products host them on the free plan. QRLynx’s are dynamic codes, and its free plan includes three; its own guide says they report scans, not per-button clicks. Ours are uncapped and count clicks per link.
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