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.

Independently observed

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
Platforms
  • iOS
  • Android
Deployment
  • 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.

All ZXing alternatives, ranked →

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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.

Balanced composite 57 / 100
low · 24%updating
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Pricing transparency800.086.7
Price level1000.055.2
Dependent projects710.064.5
Security score670.042.8
Stars860.032.2
Development activity220.092.1
Reliability00.070.0-
Capabilities00.080.0-
Integrations00.090.0-
Release cadence00.050.0
Security posture00.070.0-
Package downloads00.140.0-
Developer Q&A activity00.060.0-

Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.

All data & sourcesshow ↓

Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.

Activity

AttributeValueEvidence
Commits last 30d4mediumsource · 2026-08-26 · 65%

Adoption

AttributeValueEvidence
Github stars34,076highsource · 2026-08-26 · 90%
Dependent repos18,836highsource · 2026-08-26 · 85%

Language

AttributeValueEvidence
PrimaryJavahighsource · 2026-08-26 · 90%

License

AttributeValueEvidence
SpdxApache-2.0highsource · 2026-08-26 · 95%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Free tierYesmediumsource · 2026-08-19 · 60%
Price levelfreemediumsource · 2026-08-19 · 60%
TransparentYesmediumsource · 2026-08-19 · 60%
Modelcommerciallowsource · 2026-08-26 · 40%

Release

AttributeValueEvidence
Cadence days184mediumsource · 2026-08-26 · 70%
History20 itemsmediumsource · 2026-08-26 · 70%

Security

AttributeValueEvidence
Scorecard6.7highsource · 2026-08-26 · 90%
VulnerabilitiesCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=maven&package_name=com.google.zxing%3Acore&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0highsource · 2026-08-26 · 90%
ZXing: independent facts, score & alternatives · Vioscale