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Hipsum vs QR code
Hipsum is a small, keyless JSON API that generates hipster-themed lorem ipsum text — pure hipster jargon or a mix of hipster-speak and classic Latin filler, with control over paragraph or sentence counts. It's a single-maintainer WordPress-hosted side project with no published rate limit and no support commitment, but the endpoint responds reliably and sends permissive CORS headers.
goQR.me's QR code API, served from api.qrserver.com rather than the marketing domain, offers two commands: create-qr-code renders a PNG, SVG, or EPS QR image from a data string, while read-qr-code decodes an existing QR image (by URL or upload) and returns the result as JSON. Run by Foundata GmbH, it imposes no request limit beyond reserving the right to reject abusive traffic, and it logs only the requesting referrer/IP, never the QR content itself.
| Hipsum | QR code | |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | None | None |
| Pricing | free | free |
| Formats | JSON | PNG, SVG, EPS, JSON |
| CORS | yes | yes |
| HTTPS | Yes | Yes |
QR code supports 4 response formats, while Hipsum offers fewer — pick QR code for more integration flexibility.