Comparison

Hovercode vs ZXing

On the evidence we track, Hovercode leads this comparison with a composite score of 75/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Hovercode full profile →ZXing full profile →

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★Hovercode75

ZXing57

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	HovercodeLeader	ZXing
Vioscale score	75 / 100low · 43%	57 / 100low · 24%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	£9	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	8	-
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
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 · Popular in GB	-

Score

Vioscale score

Hovercode75 / 100low · 43%

ZXing57 / 100low · 24%

Pricing

Free tier

Hovercode✓

ZXing✓

Model

Hovercodefreemium

ZXingcommercial

Price level

Hovercodelow

ZXingfree

Starting price

Hovercode£9

ZXing–

Transparent

Hovercode✓

ZXing✓

Integrations

Count

Hovercode8

ZXing–

Security

Gdpr

Hovercode✓

ZXing–

Iso27001

Hovercode✓

ZXing–

Scorecard

Hovercode–

ZXing6.7

Soc2

Hovercode✓

ZXing–

Vulnerabilities

Hovercode–

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

Hovercode–

ZXing18,836

Github stars

Hovercode–

ZXing34,076

Activity

Commits last 30d

Hovercode–

ZXing4

Release

Cadence days

Hovercode–

ZXing184

History

Hovercode–

ZXing20 items

License

Spdx

Hovercode–

ZXingApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Hovercode–

ZXingJava

Market

Availability

HovercodeAvailable worldwide · Popular in GB

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	Hovercode	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

Hovercode-

ZXing-

Custom branded designs logos colors

Hovercode-

ZXing-

Device os conditional routing app stores

Hovercode-

ZXing-

Vcard digital business card generation

Hovercode-

ZXing-

White label custom domain masking

Hovercode-

ZXing-

Gps location and scan time analytics

Hovercode-

ZXing-

Google analytics utm auto generation

Hovercode-

ZXing-

Bulk CSV generation engine

Hovercode-

ZXing-

Zapier webhook scan triggers

Hovercode-

ZXing-

SOC2 type ii

Hovercode-

ZXing-

ISO 27001

Hovercode-

ZXing-

Pricing model

Hovercode-

ZXing-

What each one is

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

Hovercode

Leader

A QR code generator that creates editable, trackable QR codes with built-in analytics, form builder, link shortening, and branding options. Includes team collaboration, API access, and integrations with popular tools.

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.

Hovercode

Leader

from £9/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier with 3 QR codes. Paid plans from £9–£80/month. Annual billing offers 2 months free.

FreeFree
- 3 dynamic QR codes
- Form builder
- GS1 Digital Link QR codes
- Basic analytics (3 months history)
- Unlimited static QR codes
Pro£9/month
- Remove Hovercode branding
- Advanced tracking & analytics
- 12 months analytics history
- 1 custom domain
Business£32/month, up to 10 team members
- 600 dynamic QR codes per month
- 600 short links per month
- 50 multi-link pages
- Unlimited analytics history
- Custom domains
- +5 more
Business Plus£80/month, up to 25 team members, 10 workspaces
- 2000 dynamic QR codes per month
- 2000 short links per month
- 400 multi-link pages
- Unlimited analytics history
- Up to 25 team members & team management
- +3 more

as of 2026-08-19verify ↗

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	Hovercode	ZXing
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
iOSPlatforms	✗	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Hovercode✓

ZXing✗

iOS

Hovercode✗

ZXing✓

Android

Hovercode✗

ZXing✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Hovercode✓

ZXing✗

Self-hosted

Hovercode✗

ZXing✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Hovercode

Leader

8 total

Airtable
Zapier
Make
Shopify
Bubble
Canva
Chrome
Figma

Independently observed

ZXing

Not documented yet.

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