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QR8 AND BITLY

A Bitly alternative for QR codes you can change

Bitly's free plan makes 2 QR codes and 5 links a month, but you can't change where they point. Core is $10 a month billed yearly, $120 in all, for 5 QR codes and 5 destination changes a month, with 30 days of scan data.

QR8 Basic is £20 a year for 100 editable links, and you can change where any code points, any time.

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SIDE BY SIDE

QR8 and Bitly, side by side.

QR8Bitly
Free editable QR codes3, for as long as you likeNone: free codes can't be changed
Scans500 a month free, 50,000 on BasicNo cap on scans
Cheapest paid plan£20 a year$10 a month, billed yearly ($120)
Editable codes on that plan100, plus 200 that end on a date5 QR codes and 5 destination changes a month
Codes keep working if you stop payingYesNot stated on its pricing page

Bitly's prices are in US dollars. Super Basic isn't VAT registered, so our prices are the full price. Bitly's details checked on 8 November 2026 from its own pages, listed at the bottom of this page. Prices change, so check before you choose.

WHERE WE DIFFER

Why people move from Bitly.

  • 3 editable codes free, 100 on Basic
  • Change a destination as often as you like
  • £20 a year, against $120 a year for Bitly Core
  • Codes keep working if you stop paying

WHEN BITLY SUITS BETTERYou mostly need short links for social posts, with no cap on clicks.

MOVING ACROSS

Moving from Bitly to QR8.

  1. Create a free account

    3 editable codes on Free, with no card.

  2. Make a code for each page

    Point a new QR8 code at the page your Bitly code opens, and download it.

  3. Print the new code

    Swap it in on your next print run of menus, posters, packs or signs.

  4. Change it whenever you like

    From then on, change where the code goes without reprinting.

QUESTIONS

Bitly questions

Can I change a Bitly free QR code?

No. Bitly's free plan makes 2 QR codes a month, but you can't change where they point. QR8's free codes are editable.

Is QR8 cheaper than Bitly?

QR8 Basic is £20 a year for 100 editable links. Bitly Core is $10 a month billed yearly, $120 a year, for 5 QR codes and 5 destination changes a month.

Can I change a QR code after printing?

Yes. An editable QR8 link lets you change the page it opens while the printed code stays the same.

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Where the rival details come from

Checked on 8 November 2026. Names belong to their owners, and we're not linked to any of them. Tell us at [email protected] if anything here is out of date and we'll fix it.

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WORKS WITH

Part of Super Basic.

QR8.to is one of eight small apps with one login. Put a LinkAds.to sponsor message before the page a code opens, point printed codes at Entry.to events and Payup.to payment pages, and OneSite.to makes short QR8 links for your page.

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