Looking at qr.io? Here's how qrlia compares.
We replaced qr.io for Castle Group's customers. The math: more QRs at a lower price, plus things qr.io still doesn't ship.
| qrlia | qr.io | |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | 1 dynamic QR (with watermark) | Trial only — no permanent free tier |
| Entry paid plan | €12/mo · unlimited QRs | $15/mo · 5 dynamic QRs |
| Mid tier | Pro covers everything below 'team' | $45/mo · 50 dynamic QRs (Plus) |
| Enterprise | Contact us — bring-your-own SSO | $249/mo (Premium) |
| Custom domains | Included on Pro | Plus and above |
| Scan analytics | 30 days Free, 2 years Pro | Tier-gated retention |
| Annual discount | ~17% off (€119/yr) | Standard ~10–20% off |
| MCP gateway (Claude / Cursor) | Included on Pro | Not available |
| REST + OpenAPI 3.1 spec | Yes — interactive playground | Yes |
| Webhooks | All Pro events | Plus and above |
| EU data residency | Default — Hetzner DE / NL infra | Multi-region by default |
| Source available | Self-hostable for enterprise | Closed |
| Brand maturity | Just launched (2026) | Established (~10+ years) |
Why teams switch from qr.io
The 5-QR cap on Pro is too tight
qr.io's $15 Pro plan caps you at 5 dynamic QRs. A small business with one QR per location, one per campaign, one per print run hits that ceiling in week one. qrlia ships unlimited at the entry tier.
MCP — drive QRs from Claude or Cursor
qrlia is the first QR platform with a Model Context Protocol gateway. Connect Claude Desktop or Cursor with a Bearer key and create / edit / track QRs with natural language. qr.io has no equivalent.
Custom domains without an enterprise call
Pro includes one verified custom domain (qr.your-brand.com) at €12/mo. With qr.io you need the $45 Plus tier or enterprise contract.
EU residency by default
qrlia's data lives on Hetzner infrastructure in Germany and the Netherlands. For European businesses worried about cross-border transfers, that removes a compliance question without paying extra.
Where qr.io still wins
We're not pretending qrlia beats them on every axis — here's what they're better at, today.
Track record
qr.io has been around for over a decade. They've seen QR adoption cycles we haven't. If 'mature vendor' is the dominant procurement criterion, that matters.
Brand recognition
Their domain name is the QR-as-a-service domain. We're a 2026 launch. If your buyer recognises the brand, that's a real switching cost.
Try qrlia free for one QR.
No card required. Upgrade to Pro (€12/mo) when you outgrow the single-QR Free plan — every printed code keeps working.
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