DLCode vs Hovercode
Pick Hovercode if
you want the lowest year-one cost and plan to keep paying every year.
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 | Hovercode | |
|---|---|---|
| How you pay | One payment, no subscription | Yearly or monthly subscription |
| 25 products through 2030 | $249 once | about $480 (Pro, $120/yr) |
| 100 products through 2030 | $499 once | about $480 (Pro, $120/yr, capped at 100 codes in total) |
| Free plan | 3 products with real print files, no card, no expiry | 3 dynamic codes that don't expire |
| If you stop paying | Nothing to cancel. Hosting runs to Dec 31, 2030, then $29/yr; unrenewed codes still open a basic product page | 3 codes stay live; codes beyond that, and custom-domain codes, stop working |
| 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 for GS1 codes |
| Shopify | Shopify CSV import today; Shopify app in review | No Shopify app |
| GS1 resolver behaviour | 307 redirect, linkset JSON checked against GS1's schema, linkType support | One active link per code; ignores linkset requests; unknown GTINs return 404 |
| Your own domain in the code | Not yet. Codes use our dedicated domain | Custom domains on paid plans |
Where Hovercode is better
About the same price as us at 100 products, and cheaper in year one
GS1 US Solution Partner (Executive tier)
Polished QR design tools
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: hovercode.com, hovercode.com. Spotted something out of date? Write to hello@dlcode.io and we'll fix it within a day.