Dynamic QR code generator comparison
Autessa QR Codes vs Uniqode
Uniqode, formerly Beaconstac, combines QR codes with digital business cards, forms and GPS analytics, and dynamic codes sit on its paid plans. Autessa QR Codes gives everyone at your company dynamic codes for free, with a row-by-row scan log and UTM tags added at scan time.
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Autessa QR Codes and Uniqode at a glance
| Capability | Autessa QR Codes | Uniqode |
|---|---|---|
| Dynamic QR codes | Free, every code | On paid plans |
| Log of every scan, to the second, with device, location and IP | Row by row | Charts by date, place, device |
| UTM tags added at scan, with a preview of the final URL | Included | Add them to your URL |
| Access levels on each code | Viewer to Admin | Multi-user on Plus and up |
| Pause a printed code and bring it back later | Included | Not listed |
| Command line for every action | Included | Not listed |
| Full headless access (Autessa MCP) | MCP, API and CLI | Own MCP for Claude: scan analytics |
| 100% customizable, code and all (Autobot) | Included | Branded design, custom domain |
| Scan analytics | Included | Plus opt-in GPS |
| Custom colors and shapes | Included | Included |
| Lead capture from a scan | Point at any Autessa form | Forms and Pages |
Based on publicly available information as of November 2026. Product names are trademarks of their owners.
Where Autessa wins
Why teams pick Autessa QR Codes over Uniqode
✓ AUTESSA
Dynamic for everyone, free
Every code is dynamic and free with your Autessa account, for unlimited users.
✓ AUTESSA
Tags you set once
Turn on campaign tracking and the redirect adds your UTM tags on every scan, with a “Scanners land on” preview of the final URL.
✓ AUTESSA
One row per scan
See each scan’s exact time, device, location and IP, then filter by device or location to compare placements.
✓ AUTESSA
Your own version of the app
Ask Autobot for a Location field, a store manager view or a monthly summary, and it builds it into your copy, code and all.
✓ AUTESSA
Agents that can change codes
Uniqode’s Claude connector focuses on scan analytics. The Autessa MCP works with any MCP client and lets an agent make, repoint and pause codes as well as read scans.
Switching
What about codes already printed?
Printed Uniqode codes keep using Uniqode links. New codes can be created in Autessa in seconds, by hand, by script or through an agent.
FAQ
Autessa QR Codes and Uniqode: questions
Is Autessa QR Codes free?
Yes. Autessa QR Codes is free with every Autessa account, for unlimited users, with no per-seat fees. You pay only for AI tasks.
Is Autessa QR Codes an alternative to Uniqode?
Yes, for dynamic web-link QR codes with scan analytics, UTM tagging, custom colors and shapes, and team permissions.
Is Uniqode the same as Beaconstac?
Yes. Uniqode is the current name of the company formerly known as Beaconstac.
Can Autessa capture leads from a scan?
Point an Autessa code at a form or page built elsewhere in Autessa, such as an Autessa app or a Booth Capture flow.
Can I customize Autessa QR Codes?
Completely. Ask Autobot for new fields, screens or reports and it builds them into your copy of the app, or edit the code yourself.
Which AI tools can use Autessa QR Codes?
Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or your own agent, through the Autessa MCP. They can create, update, pause and share codes and read scans.
100% customizable, code and all
Make Autessa QR Codes fully your own.
Use it out of the box, then change anything. Ask Autobot, Autessa’s AI builder, for a new field, screen, report, workflow or agent and it builds it into your copy of the app. Or open the code and edit it yourself. Nothing is locked: the app, its data and its code are yours.
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