Checked October 28, 2026
Permly vs Canva
Canva gives away unlimited editable codes, and they don't expire. The trade is the Canva logo on every one, unless you pay $250 a year for Business. Permly codes carry no logo and are paid once.
This compares editable codes, the kind you can change after printing. Regular codes, where the link is drawn into the picture, are free on both sites and can't stop working anywhere.
| Canva | Permly | |
|---|---|---|
| Free editable codes | UnlimitedChange where they go any time. | NoneEditable codes are paid. Regular codes are free and unlimited. |
| The catch | Canva logo on itEditable codes on Free and Pro carry the Canva logo. Removing it takes Canva Business. | You pay up front$9 for 1 editable code, $19 for 3, or $49 for 25. |
| Can a code stop working? | NoCanva: "Without an expiry date, your QR code never expires." | NoNo expiration date, no scan limit, and a written promise about what happens if we ever close. |
| Their logo on your code? | YesOn Free and Pro. Business or Enterprise removes it. | NoNothing of ours is printed on your code, free or paid. |
| Need an account? | YesOnly the person who made a code can change it. | NoYou get a private link to manage your codes instead. |
| What it costs | Free, with their logoWithout the logo: Canva Business, $250 a year per person, renewing. | $9 onceFor 1 editable code ($19 for 3, $49 for 25). Nothing after that. |
| Use your own web address | Not mentioned | Not yet |
Checked October 28, 2026 on each company's own pricing and help pages, linked below. Plans change; if something here is out of date, tell us and we'll fix it.
When Canva is the better choice
You're designing the invitation or menu in Canva anyway and don't mind the Canva logo on the code. For free editable codes, it's the most generous option we found.
When Permly is
You're printing something that has to keep working: an invitation, a menu, a sign. You want to be able to change where it sends people later, you'd rather pay once than every month, and you don't want to make an account just to get a simple code. Make a free code, or see the two prices.
Where these facts come from
Everything in the table was read from Canva's own pricing and help pages on October 28, 2026. Where their pages didn't say, the table says "not stated". Where their pages disagreed with each other, the table says so.
Common questions
- Does Canva have free editable QR codes?
- Unlimited. Change where they go any time. Canva logo on it. Editable codes on Free and Pro carry the Canva logo. Removing it takes Canva Business.
- Do Canva QR codes stop working?
- No. Canva: "Without an expiry date, your QR code never expires."
- What does Canva cost?
- Free, with their logo. Without the logo: Canva Business, $250 a year per person, renewing. Permly sells editable codes for a single payment: $9 for 1, $19 for 3 or $49 for 25.
- When is Canva the better choice?
- You're designing the invitation or menu in Canva anyway and don't mind the Canva logo on the code. For free editable codes, it's the most generous option we found.
- What is an "editable" QR code?
- A regular QR code is like a printed phone number: once it's on paper it can only go to one place. An editable (sometimes called "dynamic") code is like a forwarding number: the printed code stays the same, but you can change where it sends people.