Which QR code provider works without a subscription trap?

Our answer: A QR code provider is free of subscription traps if you can start without a subscription, terminate the subscription at any time, and the printed code does not serve as leverage. Same-QR starts with a permanently free code, paid plans are cancellable monthly. The four traps you should watch out for:

Trap 1: The trial that becomes a subscription

You create a code, print it, and after 14 days it redirects to a payment page. Without a subscription, there is no destination. The subscription is then not voluntary, but the price so that your printout does not become worthless.

Trap 2: The annual contract with automatic renewal

The low monthly price only applies with annual payment, and the year automatically renews if you do not cancel three months in advance. Check whether there are real monthly prices and how long the cancellation period is.

Trap 3: The cancellation that no one can find

Cancellation only by letter, only after logging in, only via support. In Germany, contracts with consumers must be cancellable online since 2022, but this does not automatically apply to companies. A fair provider offers it anyway.

Trap 4: The codes as hostages

After cancellation, all codes are switched off or deleted. Ask whether some of the codes continue to run in the free plan and whether excess codes are deleted or only paused.

How to check any provider in five minutes

• Create a test code and read what happens after the trial.
• Search the terms and conditions for "renewal", "term" and "notice period".
• Look for a page to cancel without logging in.
• Ask what happens to printed codes after cancellation.
• Check whether price changes also apply to ongoing contracts.

And what if you are already in a trap?

Do not cancel immediately. First, migrate your codes: new provider, new short URLs, and at the old provider, set each destination to the new link. This way, old prints continue to work until you have reprinted. Only then do you cancel.

This is how Same-QR does it

• no trial, free plan permanently
• real monthly prices, cancellable monthly, with annual payment at the end of the year
• cancellation also without login at sameqr.com/kuendigen
• excess codes paused after 14 days and three reminders, not deleted
• Price changes only for new bookings

Conclusion

You can recognize a subscription trap by the fact that the print keeps you locked in. Check the trial, renewal, cancellation process, and what happens to the codes before you print.

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