About Lifetime QR Codes

QR codes became a subscription business. We think that's backwards. Lifetime QR Codes gives you dynamic, editable QR codes for a one-time payment of $10 to $50 per code, with no monthly fee to keep them working.

The Problem We Saw

Almost every dynamic QR code platform runs on the same model: a monthly or annual subscription. Stop paying, and the codes you already printed stop working. Prices rise, scan limits appear, and features move to higher tiers. And because your codes are already on menus, flyers, and signs, switching providers means reprinting everything.

Picture a restaurant with QR menus on every table, or an agency running codes for twenty clients. Every month, they pay rent on a redirect that costs almost nothing to serve. Over a few years, that rent adds up to far more than the codes were ever worth.

Agencies have it worst. As an agency owner, you want to hand over the marketing and the creatives and move on once the project is done. But who pays for the QR code subscription after that? Either the agency keeps paying and swallows the cost, or someone has to explain a new monthly bill to the client. If a renewal slips through the cracks, the client's printed codes stop working and the agency takes the blame. We've been there ourselves and seen it up close.

It isn't only agencies. One of our customers needed a single dynamic QR code for a land art installation, a piece meant to stay in place long after it's set up. A subscription made no sense for it. Not because they didn't want to pay, but because a monthly bill doesn't fit something you install once. They found a cheaper option too, and chose us because we're upfront about what happens to their code even if we ever shut down.

Paying once doesn't have to mean cheap, or a deal that disappears in a year. Lifetime QR Codes is not a cheap player. It's a premium platform for customers whose use case genuinely doesn't fit a subscription. Subscriptions still make sense for some things, like campaigns you change every week. For everything you print once and rely on for years, we're a serious business for serious businesses.

So we built it: pay once, edit the destination whenever you need to, and never get another invoice for that code.

Our Mission

Make the QR code something you buy once, not something you rent forever.

A dynamic QR code is just a short link that redirects to your destination. Once it's set up, keeping it running costs very little. Yet the industry charges a monthly fee for it, the same way you'd pay for software you use every day. A restaurant that changes its menu twice a year pays twelve times a year. An agency that finished a project last spring is still paying for it.

We think pricing should match what the product actually is. You pay when you get value: when you buy the code. After that, editing the destination, checking your scans, and keeping the code working are all included.

What that means in practice

Pay for the code, not the calendar

Each dynamic code costs $10 to $50, paid once. Buy more and the price per code drops, with volume discounts up to 80%. There are no plans, seats, or renewal dates.

Everything subscription tools charge extra for

You get editable destinations, unlimited scans, and scan analytics in one purchase. Static QR codes stay free forever.

Codes that keep working after you buy them

Your code keeps working even if you never log in again. If our service ever changes, you get 120 days' notice, 10 years of continued redirects, and a full data export.

We've succeeded when a business owner, marketer, or agency prints a QR code and never has to think about a QR code bill again.

Who We Build For

Teams who need QR codes that keep working, without adding another recurring software bill.

Small & Medium Businesses

Get codes for your locations, flyers, and review requests, and pay for each one once. As you add codes, volume pricing lowers the cost of each. Your marketing budget goes to marketing, not software rent.

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Marketers

Track every campaign and repoint codes after they're printed. Leave your subscription QR tool without reprinting.

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Agencies

Clients pay a one-time project price, and their QR codes should match. Bill the code once, hand it off when the project ends, and never chase a renewal or apologize for a dead code.

Bulk pricing

Restaurants

Update menus and prices whenever you like. The QR code on every table stays the same.

Restaurant menus

Event Planners

Reuse codes on signage and badges from one event to the next. Point them at a new schedule each time.

Events & conferences

Art & Artists

Land art, public installations, sculptures, and exhibitions are made to last. Link a piece to its story, artist statement, or video once, and keep it updated for years without a monthly bill.

Art collections

The "5 Code"
Cost Reality Check

Most businesses need about 5 dynamic QR codes (e.g., website, menu, vCard, social, booking). Here is the actual math over a standard 5-year business lifespan.

QR Code ProviderRequired PlanAnnual Cost5-Year Total (5 Codes)
QR Code Generator PROStarter$119.88$599.40
FlowcodePro$120.00$600.00
QR TIGERRegular$84.00$420.00
Uniqode (Beaconstac)Starter~$180.00$900.00
Lifetime QR Codes5-Code Bundle$0.00 (No Subscription)$195.00
*Prices based on publicly available annual billing rates for base dynamic tiers as of early 2026. Lifetime cost calculated using the standard 5-Code Bundle volume discount.

Avoid the 'Reprint' Crisis

If a SaaS subscription lapses, your codes stop working. This forces expensive emergency reprinting. Lifetime codes insure your budget against this risk.

One-Time Capex vs Opex

Accounting for QR codes as a one-time asset purchase is simpler and more cost-effective for businesses than managing another vertical SaaS subscription.

Why We Are Different

One Price, Volume Discounts

Each dynamic code costs $10 to $50, paid once. The more you buy, the lower the price per code. No seats, tiers, or renewal dates.

No Lock-In

Unlike subscription platforms built to keep you paying, we recommend a custom domain (an optional add-on). You keep full control and can move your QR codes to any platform without breaking the ones already printed.

Fastest Redirection

Our edge network sends scanners to the destination almost instantly. No interstitial ads and no slow-loading pages.

Privacy-First Analytics

We are GDPR and CCPA compliant and focus on aggregate metrics. GPS scan insights show where your codes get scanned, which helps multi-location businesses and outdoor campaigns.

Core Values

Value-First Approach

We offer static QR codes for free forever. We only recommend paid dynamic codes if they genuinely benefit your project.

True Ownership

When you buy a dynamic QR code, you own it as a digital asset. It keeps working even if you never log in to your account again.

Fair Pricing

Editable codes and scan tracking are features other tools reserve for monthly plans. We include them in a one-time price that small and medium businesses can afford.

Human Support

We don't hide behind bots. Real people are available 24/7 to help you plan, print, and run your QR campaigns.

Our Story

Lifetime QR Codes is powered and backed by QRTRAC. The dynamic QR code platform underneath is the same one QRTRAC has run in production since 2022. We built Lifetime QR Codes for people who want what that platform does without another monthly bill.

Why it started

Co-Founder and CTO Eshwar Deshmukh, who previously worked at Google and Amazon, saw the problem up close. His brother's nonprofit had printed thousands of QR codes on permanent materials. When it couldn't keep paying the monthly fee, the provider locked them all.

"QR codes shouldn't expire because the organizations using them shouldn't have to choose between keeping their codes working and keeping the lights on."
Eshwar Deshmukh, Co-Founder & CTO
  1. 2022

    QRTRAC launches

    QRTRAC launches its dynamic QR code platform, the infrastructure every Lifetime QR code runs on.

  2. 2024

    Lifetime QR Codes launches

    Lifetime QR Codes brings the QRTRAC platform to a one-time price, for anyone who doesn't want a QR code subscription.

  3. Today

    Codes from $10 to $50, paid once

    Small and medium businesses, marketers, agencies, restaurants, and event planners use Lifetime QR Codes instead of renting their QR codes month after month.

The Team

Eshwar Deshmukh

Co-Founder & CTO, Author

Company

Lifetime QR Codes

Powered and backed by QRTRAC

Trusted by Innovative Brands Worldwide

Baltimore Sun
Blatters Hotel
Lansing Pride
Six Two Pilates
Brunch Singalong
Handmade in Bali
Milspin
Symal
Surf Sukasa
Girl Scouts
InFocus
Linecraft AI
Mazurskie Miody
Iceandic Art Center
Rock Springs
Flow Social
FCB
MBG Group
TA3
AVM Alliance
Crosspoint Church
Gold Medal Rentals
Naki Audio
Lifegate Church
Positive K9 Training
TUGVA
Baltimore Sun
Blatters Hotel
Lansing Pride
Six Two Pilates
Brunch Singalong
Handmade in Bali
Milspin
Symal
Surf Sukasa
Girl Scouts
InFocus
Linecraft AI
Mazurskie Miody
Iceandic Art Center
Rock Springs
Flow Social
FCB
MBG Group
TA3
AVM Alliance
Crosspoint Church
Gold Medal Rentals
Naki Audio
Lifegate Church
Positive K9 Training
TUGVA
Baltimore Sun
Blatters Hotel
Lansing Pride
Six Two Pilates
Brunch Singalong
Handmade in Bali
Milspin
Symal
Surf Sukasa
Girl Scouts
InFocus
Linecraft AI
Mazurskie Miody
Iceandic Art Center
Rock Springs
Flow Social
FCB
MBG Group
TA3
AVM Alliance
Crosspoint Church
Gold Medal Rentals
Naki Audio
Lifegate Church
Positive K9 Training
TUGVA

Our Promise to You

No Surprise Fees

The price you pay is the only price. No hidden charges, ever.

No Forced Upgrades

We won't hold your codes hostage to make you pay more.

No Abandonment

If anything changes, we'll give you 120 days' notice, keep your redirects running for 10 years, and provide a full data export.

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