Codes never die
✕Free codes expire after a 14-day trial — discovered after the menus are printed.
✓Every code you print keeps resolving. Worst case it pauses until you top up — never deleted.
GS1 Digital Link · Sunrise 2027 ready · 300+ cities
The QR layer that
never lets you down.
Global 302s in ~10–40ms, prepaid credits ~20% under every incumbent, and a pledge: no subscriptions, no expiring codes, no ads. Ever.
500 free scans · no card · cancel nothing, there's nothing to cancel
10–40ms global redirects -20% vs incumbents 0 subscriptions GS1 Sunrise-2027 resolver
1974
The barcode.
One number, one direction. It ran the world of retail for fifty years.
9ms
Most platforms sell yesterday's QR. taproute ships a GS1 Digital Link resolver — serial-level routing, DPP linksets, bulk serialization that never charges per code.
Read the GS1 docs →The Anti-Trap Pledge
Every clause exists because
someone else does the opposite.
No interstitial ads. Ever.
✕Ads on every free redirect — some appearing weeks after the code was created.
✓Scan → destination. Nothing in between, on every account, forever.
No subscription, no auto-renewal
✕Forced annual billing and renewal traps you find on your card statement.
✓Prepaid credits only. There is nothing to renew, so we can never surprise-charge you.
No per-code pricing
✕Paying for a 50-code tier when you only need 8.
✓Unlimited codes on every account. You pay per scan, not per code.
No silent expiry
✕Unused balance silently vanishes at the end of a billing cycle — no warning, no recourse.
✓Credits are valid 2 full years. We warn you 30 days ahead, and any top-up renews your entire balance.
Unit economics
Same workload.
One tenth the bill.
A typical small business — 10–50 codes, ~10k scans a month — pays incumbents $168–420 a year in subscriptions. On prepaid credits the same workload costs about $24.
Pricing that matches usage
Creating and managing codes is free. You pay only when codes get scanned.
$12 8,000 scans $1.50 per 1k scansmost popular $45 36,000 scans $1.25 per 1k scans $129 120,000 scans $1.08 per 1k scans $499 600,000 scans $0.83 per 1k scans
creating & managing codes: free · custom domains: free · API & MCP: free · you pay only when codes get scanned
Built API-first
Full REST API and a native MCP server on every account — metered in the same credits.
Create a thousand serialized codes from a CI job, stream every scan to your webhook, or let an AI agent run the whole campaign over MCP.
curl -X POST https://api.taproute.io/v1/links \
-H "Authorization: Bearer tr_..." \
-d '{"url":"https://example.com"}' Questions, answered
What happens when my balance hits zero?
A grace period kicks in: your codes keep redirecting while we warn you. Worst case they pause — they never die, nothing is deleted, and everything resumes the moment you top up.
Do credits expire?
Credits are valid for 2 full years — and any new purchase, even the $12 pack, renews your entire balance for another 2 years. We email you 30 days before anything expires. Nothing ever vanishes silently.
What is GS1 Digital Link and why does it matter?
It is the successor to the retail barcode: by GS1 Sunrise 2027, registers worldwide read 2D codes. taproute ships a conformant resolver — one code on your packaging serves the product page, Digital Product Passport, certifications and per-unit serials. Most QR platforms do not have this.
How much does a custom domain cost?
Nothing. White-label custom domains are included free on every account — competitors charge $350–2,000 per year for the same feature.
Is there an API?
Yes — a full REST API plus a native MCP server on every account, including free ones. Same credits, no separate plan.
What about static QR codes?
Free, unlimited, forever. They are generated in your browser — we never even see them. Dynamic codes are what consume credits when scanned.
How fast are redirects?
Scans are redirected at the edge, in the datacenter closest to the person scanning — typically 10–40ms anywhere in the world.