Comparison

Flowcode vs ZXing

On the evidence we track, Flowcode leads this comparison with a composite score of 63/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Flowcode63

ZXing57

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	FlowcodeLeader	ZXing
Vioscale score	63 / 100low · 44%updating	57 / 100low · 24%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	free
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$25	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	20	-
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	6.7
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=com.google.zxing%3Acore&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	18,836
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	34,076
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	4
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	184
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	Java
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	-

Score

Vioscale score

Flowcode63 / 100low · 44%updating

ZXing57 / 100low · 24%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Flowcode✓

ZXing✓

Model

Flowcodefreemium

ZXingcommercial

Price level

Flowcodemid

ZXingfree

Starting price

Flowcode$25

ZXing–

Transparent

Flowcode✓

ZXing✓

Integrations

Count

Flowcode20

ZXing–

Security

Gdpr

Flowcode✓

ZXing–

Scorecard

Flowcode–

ZXing6.7

Soc2

Flowcode✓

ZXing–

Vulnerabilities

Flowcode–

ZXingCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=com.google.zxing%3Acore&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Adoption

Dependent repos

Flowcode–

ZXing18,836

Github stars

Flowcode–

ZXing34,076

Activity

Commits last 30d

Flowcode–

ZXing4

Release

Cadence days

Flowcode–

ZXing184

History

Flowcode–

ZXing20 items

License

Spdx

Flowcode–

ZXingApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Flowcode–

ZXingJava

Market

Availability

FlowcodeAvailable worldwide

ZXing–

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for qr code tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for QR Code Tools
Capability	Flowcode	ZXing
Capabilities
Dynamic URL routing post print	-	-
Custom branded designs logos colors	-	-
Device os conditional routing app stores	-	-
Vcard digital business card generation	-	-
White label custom domain masking	-	-
Gps location and scan time analytics	-	-
Google analytics utm auto generation	-	-
Bulk CSV generation engine	-	-
Zapier webhook scan triggers	-	-
SOC2 type ii	-	-
ISO 27001	-	-
Pricing model	-	-

Capabilities

Dynamic URL routing post print

Flowcode-

ZXing-

Custom branded designs logos colors

Flowcode-

ZXing-

Device os conditional routing app stores

Flowcode-

ZXing-

Vcard digital business card generation

Flowcode-

ZXing-

White label custom domain masking

Flowcode-

ZXing-

Gps location and scan time analytics

Flowcode-

ZXing-

Google analytics utm auto generation

Flowcode-

ZXing-

Bulk CSV generation engine

Flowcode-

ZXing-

Zapier webhook scan triggers

Flowcode-

ZXing-

SOC2 type ii

Flowcode-

ZXing-

ISO 27001

Flowcode-

ZXing-

Pricing model

Flowcode-

ZXing-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Flowcode

Leader

An enterprise QR code generation and management platform that enables brands to drive conversions, collect first-party data, and integrate QR interactions with their existing marketing technology stack. Includes real-time analytics, audience targeting, and compliance-built infrastructure.

Independently observed

ZXing

ZXing is a community-maintained library for reading and creating various barcode types. Originally written in Java, it's available across Android, iOS, and other platforms through community-developed ports.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Flowcode

Leader

from $25/moHybridFree tier

Free tier available. Pro Plus from $25/month (billed annually). Growth $250/year. Enterprise custom pricing.

FreeFree
- Up to 2 Flowcodes
- Analytics for up to 500 scans
- Ad free
Pro Plus$25/month billed annually
- Up to 50 Flowcodes & Landing Pages
- Analytics for up to 6,000 scans
- 3 collaboration seats
- Standard Design Templates
- CRM Integrations
- +7 more
Growth$250/year (annual only)
- Starts at 150 Flowcodes & Landing Pages
- Analytics for first 10,000 scans with geo-location data
- CRM integrations and API access
- Custom seat packages
- Priority support
- +6 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- Unlimited Workspaces for brand collaboration
- 1 Custom Use Case built during onboarding
- Custom API integrations
- Advanced CRM and CDP integrations
- AI-driven campaign optimization with SmartFlow
- +5 more

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ZXing

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-19verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Flowcode	ZXing
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
iOSPlatforms	✗	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Flowcode✓

ZXing✗

iOS

Flowcode✗

ZXing✓

Android

Flowcode✗

ZXing✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Flowcode✓

ZXing✗

Self-hosted

Flowcode✗

ZXing✓

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.