QR Code Generator. 8 QR Code Generators that provide analytics/tracking.

Posted on September 6, 2010 - by Wayne Sutton

QR Code Generator. 8 QR Code Generators that provide analytics/tracking.

UPDATE: Also Read: 11 new QR Code generators with analytics

UPDATE #2

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QR Codes which stands for quick response codes are taking off among brands and agencies looking for new ways to gain attention and engage with customers/users. Sound familiar right? Regardless just look at the graphic below that shows the amount of google searches from 2004 to now for the term QR Code.

via 2d code

There have been a few recent blog post about how HOW TO: Create and Deploy Your Own QR Codes and a rebuttal response saying HOW NOT TO: Create Your Own QR Codes. One provides the step by step guide for creating a QR code and the other talks about how the guide leaves out the part of actually creating a QR Code. Regardless most of the people I consult with who are looking to implement QR Codes are looking to use them for their marketing efforts and you know what that means? It means at some point in time you’re going to have to show the results of your QR Code implementation strategy. Yes, the ROI and/or at least some analytics of how many times a QR Code has been scanned, the location of the individuals who scanned it, how many scans were unique and the website traffic from a QR Code if that’s where you have QR Code pointing to or sales from the QR Code. But to track the needed information you first have to start off with a QR Code Generator that can provide those analytic for you.

When most people who are new to QR Codes Google the term QR Code Generator they land at Kaywa’s website http://qrcode.kaywa.com which provides a simple way for anyone to generator a QR Code from a Website URL, Text, Phone Number or SMS. ~~But to my knowledge Kaywa doesn’t provide tracking or analytics which are very important~~ (Kaywa does provide analytics)deepening on your QR plans as I stated above. If you’re looking for a QR Code Generator that provides analytics/tracking here are seven options.

http://qreateandtrack.com (free and paid options)
http://www.qreatebuzz.com
http://www.insqribe.com/barcodes ( free and paid options)
http://www.i-nigma.com/CampaignDashboard.html
http://www.tappinn.com
http://pingtags.com (Track QR Codes on business cards to linkedin profiles)
http://www.qrme.co.uk
http://api.qrcode.kaywa.com

If you’re looking for a QR Code Reader see my blog post: 10 iPhone QR Code Reader Applications to get you ready for the QR marketing madness

As we see more QR Codes across the US expect a wave of new QR Code generators that provide analytics to be launched along with the mashup of QR analytics in current analytics platforms that focuses on social media analytics or website statistics.

What QR Code generator are you using and does it provide analytics/tracking features?

UPDATE: Kaywa sent me the following Tweet. Oops! Thanks for the information.

@waynesutton Kaywa has QR Code analytics for ages (since 2006)
Check our Guide: http://bit.ly/12NDFh and API http://api.qrcode.kaywa.comTue Sep 07 15:03:05 via webkaywa
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Jack

How about adding Ventipix to the list?
http://www.ventipix.com

http://wayne-sutton.com Wayne Sutton

Thanks

http://www.smallbiztwit.info StevenMoore

Thanks for the nice list. The company I am working with is getting ready to launch QR into the Health and Green marketplace and will be the first of it kind to have a bottle that talks.. It is great times for QR ahead. I just hope that the brands that jump in do so with a solid business objectives and not just a gimmick. Also will be doing a green event in Atlanta that we are going to educate folks to become “EcoSmarties” with their smartphones using QR codes for several activities that will help them find the best green apps and companies.
http://twitter.com/scanlifeinfo ScanLife

You should certainly include ScanLife on this list. We collect a lot of data including location and demographics which most others can’t because of they don’t have their own app.

http://socialwayne.com Wayne Sutton

Will do

http://twitter.com/NapkinsOnly Napkins-Only

Another great post Wayne…
Man, you must be doing something right as everyone is pilling on in order to use your blog to pimp their own wares. That’s always a good sign that we like your posts! Good job Wayne, keep it up!

Napkins-Only
http://www.Scan-Nap.com
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Steemje

A new QR provider based in the Netherlands has free online QR code generators that support color and the ability to upload and enbed an image, like a logo for example. They also have paid services.
http://qr.odoa.eu
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http://twitter.com/mauricioswg/ MauricioSWG

May I add Google’s URL Shortener? http://goo.gl/ It displays how many and which mobile phone OS scanned your code I’ve been using it for a while now and really enjoy its metrics. Worth checking out for sure.
http://twitter.com/scanlutions Scanlutions

We offer 3Gvision/i-nigma here in the US. Scanlutions chose to affiliate with i-nigma because we believe it is the best platform on the market. Offering a simple pricing structure, many options, the most robust tracking, along with marketing strategy, bringing a very powerful solution to the market.

Thanks for the post!

Andy Lynn
Scanlutions
http://twitter.com/youscanme YouScan.me

Nice list. We are new service for creating social qr codes and we have tracking and performance reporting.

http://www.youscan.me
http://scottgale.com/blog/ Scott Gale

Posted an easy QR code generator for anyone looking to add QR codes to print material etc: http://scottgale.com/blog/qr-generator/2011/01/20/
Mikey

Nice article. Check out http://www.bwscan.com for dynamic qr code generator with free analytics! With dynamic qr codes, you can change info on link etc. in the code without changing the published code.
http://www.avivo.si Avivo

We just launched new QR Code Generator and Tracking at http://qrcode.good-survey.com which allows:
* Creating all types of QR Codes
* We support also various vector formats (EPS, SVG, XAML, …) not only bitmaps (PNG, GIF, JPG, BMP,…)
* Decoding message from existing QR Codes
* Allow tracking of created codes (they can be associated to specific geolocation)
* We are providing strong API so you can create QR codes from your applications
* Mobile version (in Beta testing)
http://profiles.google.com/benpicton Ben Picton

Is there a QR Generator with analytics that will let you track the phone number of the mobile device that scanned your QR code?

I’ve been dying to find something like this, but so far no luck.

I know there are analytics that tell you the phone’s OS and general location, but having access to the actual phone number that scanned would be amazing.
Laura

You can receive cards from others by scanning their QR Code. Last but not least, whenever you update your QR Card information, all your contacts that already received your QR business card will be able to see and access the new information automatically. More info at http://www.yprintit.com
http://profiles.google.com/deype0 Денис Белозор

http://tagomobile.com
http://twitter.com/tagginn TAGGINN.COM

Hi Wayne,

Can you add Tagginn to the list? http://tagginn.com/ We’ve got a Free package available!

Very best wishes,

Nick
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guest

http://justScan.it – nice and simple QR code generator with basic analytic and bar code management
Oleg

http://tagomobile.com Create and Track your QR Codes
Alex

Could you please add TAGO (http://tago.ca)
Alex

I use http://tagomobile.com, really like it.
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Susanna Moore

Hey, have you tried http://www.onbarcode.com?
It provides QR Code generators for various applications, like smart phones, .NET, java.
Check it out!
Communityshopper

I like kaywa alot. I also like the paid version of http://rapidQRcodes.com. They have qr code generators designed for specific professions and more features than any other I have seen online. They have 2 just for affiliates. The wi-fi qr code generator is also neat. The Ultimate business card qr code creator is twice as good as the free business card creator. I wish they would offer more free qr code encoders.
qrcoding

http://eenox.net/qube
Did you know there’s a new use for QR codes : Geolocalized QR codes! Eenox Qube allows you to create geolocalized, trackable and modifiable QR codes. Geolocalisation is the future of QR codes in marketing.

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