Canva QR codes: free editing, branding and scan reporting

Is Canva’s QR code generator any good?

Yes. Canva’s native QR tool creates dynamic QR codes and lets you update the destination after printing. If you already design your shop’s flyers in Canva, creating the QR code there keeps the work in one place.

The Canva features and prices below are from our August 7, 2026 check. Compare branding, scan reporting and who can edit the destination against the options currently shown in your Canva account.

Why is there a Canva logo on my QR code?

Because on Free and Canva Pro, that is the default, and you cannot change it.

Canva’s help center says it directly: new QR codes on Free and Canva Pro include the Canva icon by default. Uploading your own logo, or removing theirs, requires Canva Business or Canva Enterprise. Canva Business runs $250 a year per person on the pricing checked below.

For a flyer or business card, decide whether you want a plain QR code or your own logo in the center.

At Graklink, your logo in the middle is an option, and the designer checks artwork and contrast; test the final file on the intended print or display.

Can you see who scans a Canva QR code?

Canva’s Scan Insights require Business or Enterprise. Those reports include scan totals, locations and devices; they do not identify each person who scans.

Every Graklink dynamic QR code includes a scan counter, with no subscription.

What happens to a Canva QR code later?

Canva’s reviewed help page does not describe billing-based expiry. It documents content-policy deactivation and account-based editing. Continued availability is a separate question from which plan includes reporting.

The QR code remains associated with its creator’s Canva account. Only that creator can edit its destination, according to the help page. Older QR codes from the previous QR app remain static. The separate marketplace app named Dynamic QR Codes is Hovercode’s product and follows its rules.

A purchased Graklink QR code is managed in your Graklink account. Destination editing and basic scan counts are included without a subscription, so you can use the same QR code in designs made with Canva or another design tool.

Graklink vs Canva, side by side

	Graklink	Canva
Dynamic QR code price	$7.99 once, owned forever	Free on all plans
Logo in the QR code	None, or yours	Canva icon by default on Free and Pro; yours requires Business ($250/yr at the cited annual rate)
Scan analytics	Counter included	Requires Business or Enterprise
Editable destination	Forever, by your account	Yes, but only by the QR code’s creator
Older QR codes	Purchased dynamic QR codes remain editable	Previous-app QR codes are static, no conversion
Expiry	Never for billing reasons	Not billing-based either (content policy only)
Short links	Bought individually	Metered: up to 5 on Pro, up to 100 on Business
What it is	The product	A feature of a design suite

Which should you use?

Keep using the design tool that suits your work. Canva’s native QR feature may cover your needs if its branding and reporting conditions fit. You can also upload a Graklink QR image to a Canva design.

Basic counts and editing stay included with a Graklink QR code. The same purchase can route iPhone and Android scans to their matching app pages, or change destinations by time and day.