DLCode vs 506 EasyLink
Pick 506 EasyLink if
you sell only on Shopify, have 25 products or fewer, and don't need lot recalls or country pages.
Pick DLCode if
you'd rather pay once than every month, want printed codes that don't stop when billing does, or need to recall a single lot.
| DLCode | 506 EasyLink | |
|---|---|---|
| How you pay | One payment, no subscription | Monthly subscription (Shopify app) |
| 25 products through 2030 | $249 once | $0 (free plan, 25 codes) |
| 100 products through 2030 | $499 once | about $1,390 (Growth, $29 per 30 days) |
| Free plan | 3 products with real print files, no card, no expiry | 25 published codes, free forever |
| If you stop paying | Nothing to cancel. Hosting runs to Dec 31, 2030, then $29/yr; unrenewed codes still open a basic product page | Published codes stay live if you downgrade |
| Recall a single lot | Yes, per lot. Live demo: lot 24B of GTIN 09506000134352 | No. In our test a lot path opened the same page as the product |
| Different page per country | Yes, by country and language | Not documented |
| Shopify | Shopify CSV import today; Shopify app in review | Native Shopify app that reads your variant barcodes |
| GS1 resolver behaviour | 307 redirect, linkset JSON checked against GS1's schema, linkType support | Answers with a linkset header for GTINs; linkType requests return 404 |
| Your own domain in the code | Not yet. Codes use our dedicated domain | No, codes use 506's domain |
Where 506 EasyLink is better
Free for up to 25 codes
Runs inside Shopify and reads your barcodes for you
Makes GS1 Data Matrix and label layouts too
Prices are the lowest plan that fits, from public pages checked in November 2026, times roughly four years. "In our test" means we requested real codes on their resolver. Sources: 506.io, easylink.506.io. Spotted something out of date? Write to hello@dlcode.io and we'll fix it within a day.