The Honest Beaconstac Alternative

Why Look for a Beaconstac Alternative?

Beaconstac, now called Uniqode, is a capable platform with plans that run from 15 to 2,000 dynamic QR codes. Three things lead smaller teams to look at an alternative:

First, the annual commitment. Uniqode's Essential plan is $9/month for 15 dynamic QR codes, and it is billed annually only, which works out to about $108 a year paid up front (their own FAQ says they don't currently offer monthly plans). There is a 14-day free trial, and Uniqode's FAQ lists a 30-day money-back guarantee, but the shortest term it sells is a year. Honest QR's plans can be paid monthly or annually, so you can start, test, and stop without a year-long commitment.

Second, the step up from the entry plan. Essential stops at 15 dynamic codes, and the next plan, Core, is $49/month billed yearly for 250 codes, which works out to about $588 a year. Core also adds a QR Code API, and custom domains, single sign-on, and extra user seats sit on the Plus and Business+ plans above it. Those are useful at scale, but a freelancer or small marketing team that only needs more codes may never use them. Honest QR's Pro plan covers up to 200 dynamic codes and Business up to 600.

Third, the terms when you stop paying. Here is what each publishes. Uniqode's FAQ says that if you cancel your subscription your QR codes become inactive, and it recommends turning off auto-renewal so that you can keep using them until the current billing cycle ends. Honest QR keeps dynamic codes working as normal until the end of the paid period. After that, editing, new dynamic codes and scan tracking pause until you resubscribe, and the codes keep redirecting as normal for a 7-day grace period, with an email before it ends. After the grace period the codes still work: scans pass through a short Honest QR notice before continuing to the destination. Nothing is deleted. Honest QR publishes every price on one page, see honestqr.net/#pricing. To understand the philosophy behind that, read honestqr.net/blog/honest-qr-vs-subscription-services.

What You Get with Honest QR

Honest QR focuses on what most businesses actually need from a dynamic QR platform: create a code, brand it with your colors and logo, update the destination URL after it's printed, and track scans. If you're not sure whether you even need dynamic codes, our guide at honestqr.net/guides/static-vs-dynamic-qr-codes explains the difference.

Every paid plan includes dynamic QR codes with editable URLs and scan tracking, custom branding, and a 7-day free trial (your card isn't charged until the trial ends). Starter covers up to 12 dynamic codes; Pro adds up to 200 dynamic codes and a year of scan history; Business adds up to 600 dynamic codes, unlimited scan history, geo and device analytics, bulk CSV import, and folders. Every paid plan exports PNG, SVG, and PDF. Free static QR codes are always available with a free account.

The cancellation terms are stated plainly: if you cancel, your codes keep working as normal until the end of the billing period (if a payment fails, until 7 days after it). After that, editing, creating new dynamic codes and scan tracking pause until you resubscribe, and the codes keep redirecting as normal for a 7-day grace window, with an email before it ends. After the grace window the codes still work: a scan passes through a short Honest QR notice and then continues to the destination, so printed materials keep working without reprinting. Nothing is deleted, and resubscribing, or paying the failed invoice, removes the notice and restores editing and tracking for the same codes and short links.

Switching from Beaconstac to Honest QR

The one honest catch with switching any dynamic QR provider: you'll need to recreate your codes and reprint them. QR codes encode the specific redirect URL of whichever service generated them, so a Beaconstac code can't simply be 'moved' to Honest QR: the printed pattern points at Beaconstac's domain.

That's true of any provider whose codes run through its own domain, not just Honest QR. If you do plan to switch, it costs less to do it before you print more material on the old service. The good news is that Honest QR's cancellation terms protect your reprint investment going forward: once you switch, if you later cancel, your codes keep working as normal until period end. Editing and scan tracking then pause, the codes keep redirecting as normal for a 7-day grace window, and after that scans pass through a short Honest QR notice and still reach the destination. Nothing is deleted, so resubscribing removes the notice and restores editing and scan tracking for the same printed codes.

Practical path: recreate your highest-traffic codes first, update the artwork where you can (digital menus, email signatures, web embeds, anything not yet printed), and let physical reprints happen on your normal refresh cycle.

Is Honest QR the Right Alternative for You?

Honest QR is the better choice if you're a freelancer, small business, restaurant, or marketing team that needs reliable dynamic QR codes without enterprise overhead, and you'd rather pay a transparent monthly price than commit a year up front.

Stay on Beaconstac (Uniqode) if you genuinely need its QR Code API, a custom branded short-link domain, single sign-on, more than one user seat, or more than 600 dynamic codes. Those are real features for large organizations, and we don't pretend to replace them.

If you're comparing more than one option, our roundup at honestqr.net/blog/best-qr-code-generator-comparison-2026 stacks up every major platform, and honestqr.net/compare/beaconstac gives you the direct feature-and-price table against Beaconstac specifically.