What is 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.
ZXing pricing
We don't have ZXing's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- iOS
- Android
- Self-hosted
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
ZXing alternatives
Other qr code tools we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- Uniqodehigh · 76%
- HovercodeBuild and manage dynamic QR codes with tracking and analytics for your brandlow · 43%
- QR Code ChimpQR code generation and management platform for creating, customizing, and tracking branded codes with analyticsmedium · 55%
- Orca ScanNo-code barcode scanning and tracking platform for iOS, Android, and weblow · 26%
- FlowcodeQR code platform that bridges physical and digital customer engagement for enterprise brandslow · 44%
- UnitagA platform for creating, managing, and tracking QR codes with real-time analytics and consumer engagement insightslow · 42%
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for ZXing, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 80 | 0.08 | 6.7 | ✓ |
| Price level | 100 | 0.05 | 5.2 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 71 | 0.06 | 4.5 | ✓ |
| Security score | 67 | 0.04 | 2.8 | ✓ |
| Stars | 86 | 0.03 | 2.2 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 22 | 0.09 | 2.1 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Capabilities | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | - |
| Integrations | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
| Release cadence | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
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Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.