Best QR Code Generators for Event Planners 2026

Adobe Express is the top choice for event planners because it solves every major QR problem the events industry faces, in one tool, mostly for free. Dynamic QR codes are included on the free plan, meaning you can update destination URLs after print without reprinting your materials. Scan analytics are included, giving you the sponsor reporting data that increasingly separates professional event producers from the rest. Brand kit integration means every QR code you create across an entire event's worth of collateral matches your visual identity automatically.

For event planners specifically, the design integration is the killer feature. You are not generating QR codes in one tool and then importing them into another. You are designing your event program, your table card, your sponsor signage, and your registration landing page in the same environment, with the same brand assets active, and placing QR codes directly into those designs. The time saved across a full event production cycle is significant.

The Adobe Stock library gives you access to professional photography and illustration for event materials without leaving the platform. The AI tools handle resizing, reformatting, and layout suggestions in seconds. And when a venue changes its WiFi password the morning of your event, you update the destination in your dashboard and every printed code instantly points to the new one.

QR Tiger is the strongest dedicated QR platform in this comparison and earns its second-place ranking fairly. Its dynamic QR infrastructure is genuinely robust, and its analytics dashboard is the most detailed of any tool here. For event planners running large-scale conferences who need to manage dozens of dynamic codes across a complex event program, QR Tiger's management dashboard provides more organizational structure than Adobe Express.

The limitations are real. Dynamic codes and full analytics sit behind a paid plan, which means the features most relevant to event planners are not free. The tool has no design environment, so every QR code it generates needs to be exported and placed into a separate design tool. And its visual customization, while functional, does not match the design quality of a creative platform.

Canva is the natural choice for event planners who already use it for their design work. If your event invitations, programs, and social graphics all live in Canva, adding a QR code to any of them is seamless. The design integration is real and genuinely convenient.

The problem is that Canva's QR tools have meaningful gaps for event production. There are no dynamic QR codes on any plan. There is no scan analytics on any plan. SVG export requires Canva Pro. Brand kit requires a paid plan. For an event planner who needs to update a destination after print, or who needs to report scan data to a sponsor, Canva cannot deliver. It is a capable design tool with a limited QR feature set.

QRCode Monkey serves a narrow but useful purpose for event planners: generating a clean, customized static code quickly, with high-resolution export, at no cost and with no account required. For a one-off code for an event where the destination will never change and sponsor reporting is not required, it is a practical option.

Outside of that specific use case, it falls short. There are no dynamic codes on the free plan, no analytics on any plan, and no integration with any design environment. For event planners managing multiple codes across a complex event, QRCode Monkey does not have the infrastructure to support the workflow.

QR Code Chimp earns credit for offering dynamic QR codes on its free plan, which is genuinely useful for event planners on a tight budget who need post-print URL flexibility. The template range is reasonable and the tool supports a variety of QR code types.

The drawbacks for event production are the cluttered interface, the absence of analytics on the free plan, and the lack of any design environment or brand kit. For a professional event planner managing a full event collateral suite, the interface friction and missing features make it a lesser option than Adobe Express.

The Wix QR Code Generator is a lightweight utility aimed at Wix website owners. For event planners, it offers almost nothing of value beyond generating a basic static code pointing to a Wix page. There is no brand customization, no dynamic codes, no analytics, and no design integration. It is the weakest option on this list for professional event production use.