Before you commit to any dynamic-QR provider, ask one question: what happens to my codes if I stop paying? It’s the difference between a code that’s yours and a code you’re renting. Here’s the honest landscape — including ours.
What usually happens: the redirect goes dark
With most providers, dynamic codes stop redirecting the moment your plan lapses. The printed pattern is fine — the company just stops forwarding it. Your codes become the leverage to get you to renew. It’s a business model, not a technical limit: keeping a redirect alive costs almost nothing. We watched a client get caught by exactly this — materials in the field, a lapsed plan, dead codes.
What KeptQR commits to instead
We drew the opposite line. Our commitment is that a live KeptQR code keeps redirecting even after you cancel or downgrade — at full speed, indefinitely. We’d rather earn your subscription by being worth it than by holding your printed codes hostage. It’s written down as the Code Lifetime Promise.
What still pauses when you stop paying
We’re not claiming everything stays free forever — that wouldn’t be honest. When you stop paying, the redirects keep working, but the paid features pause: editing a code’s destination, scan analytics, and creating new codes beyond the free limits. Come back anytime and pick up where you left off. The redirect — the thing your printed code actually depends on — is what we commit to keeping alive.
See for yourself
The full commitment is on the Promise page, and what’s free versus paid is on pricing. If you’re choosing a provider, get this answer in writing from each one — the difference shows up the day your card expires.