The following table shows the most relevant information about the main 2D barcodes and its pros and cons. If someone has extra information (technical, legal, etc…) or wants to point at any error we will be glad to update this post.
In the following table we make a comparison between QR-Code, Datamatrix, Shotcode, EZCODE, and IR (Mobile Image Recognition. User captures an image which will be sent to a provider that will recognize, decode and send back the associated info).
Comparison between QR-Code, Datamatrix, Shotcode, EZCODE, and IR