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Know Where Every Box Goes.

White-label authenticity, traceability and anti-diversion platform for premium cigar brands.

Own your distribution. Your boxes leave the warehouse and go dark — CigarVerify gives every cigar a digital identity so you always know where your products are, who's verifying them, and when something doesn't look right.

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Built for Cigars

You're Missing the Full Picture

Every Box You Ship
Is a Question Mark

Most premium cigar brands have zero visibility once their products leave the warehouse. No data on where they go, who buys them, or whether distributors are honoring their agreements.

Your Boxes Go Dark

Products leave the warehouse and you lose all visibility. You don't know where they end up, who's buying, or what's happening in the field. No data means no control.

Channel Diversion You Can't Prove

Your exclusive boxes appear in unauthorized markets. Distributors break agreements and you find out too late — with no evidence to act on. You lose margin, exclusivity, and trust.

No Touchpoint with Your Buyer

The person who actually smokes your cigar is invisible to you. You have no idea who they are, where they bought it, or how they feel about your brand. Your relationship ends at the distributor.

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Experience What Your
Customers Will Feel

Your customer just paid $45 for a premium cigar. They notice a QR code on the band. They scan it. What happens next defines your brand.

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Casa Premium

Authenticity Verification

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Verifying authenticity...

Checking code authenticity
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Validating market authorization
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This Cigar Is Authentic

First verification · Just now

Brand Casa Premium
Product Robusto — Línea Clásica
Lot LOT-2024-0847
Market USA — Authorized ✓

👆 This is exactly what your customer sees. Your brand, your domain, your trust — in 3 seconds.

What Each Scan Delivers

Your Customer Gets

  • Proof it's real — not a counterfeit
  • Product details: vitola, lot, origin
  • Retailer is authorized for this market
  • 3 seconds, no app, no account

Your Brand Gets

  • Real consumption data — where, when, how often
  • Diversion detected in real time
  • Evidence against bad distributors
  • Direct touchpoint with end consumer

Without CigarVerify? Your Customer Gets Nothing.

They paid $45 for a counterfeit. The taste is wrong. They blame your brand — not the counterfeiter. They never buy again. They tell their friends. One fake cigar starts a chain reaction of lost trust you'll never even know about.

Don't Let This Be Your Story

How It Works

Protecting Your Brand Shouldn't Be Complicated

No six-month integrations. No consultants. Three steps and you're live — your brand protected, your consumers confident.

1

Set Up Your Brand

Upload your logo, add your products and vitolas, define your markets and distributors. Your branded verification portal is live in hours.

Branding Products Markets
2

Print Codes on Your Packaging

Generate thousands of unique QR codes in bulk. Export ready for your printer. Each code ties to a specific lot, market, and product hierarchy.

QR Codes Bulk Export Lots
3

Customers Trust, You Monitor

Your customer scans the code — 3 seconds to confirmation. Behind the scenes, every scan feeds your fraud engine. Anomalies trigger instant alerts.

Mobile No App Alerts

Bonus: Embed a verification banner on your own website — let visitors check authenticity and trace any product's journey directly from your storefront.

What You Get at Launch

Stop the Bleeding. Take Back Control.

CigarVerify ships with everything you need to authenticate, track, and protect your brand from day one — built specifically for premium cigars, not adapted from generic enterprise software.

Every Cigar, Authenticated

One unique code per unit, box, or case. Your customer scans it with their phone camera — no app, no friction — and knows instantly if it's real. That confidence drives repeat purchases.

Catch Fraud Before It Costs You

The same code scanned twice in different countries? A batch showing up where it shouldn't? You'll know in real time — not weeks later when the damage is done.

Your Brand, Your Portal

Your logo, your domain, your language. When customers verify, they see your brand — not ours. Custom subdomain, colors, and legal pages per market.

Know Where Every Cigar Goes

Track the full journey: unit → box → case → pallet. See which distributor moved which lot, to which market — and spot diversion the moment it happens.

See Everything in Real Time

Who's scanning, where, when, and how often. Fraud alerts, top markets, suspicious patterns — all on your dashboard, updated live. Export reports or connect via API.

Act Fast When It Matters

Counterfeit detected? Revoke codes, block lots, launch investigations — all from one panel with full evidence and audit trail. Respond in hours, not weeks.

This isn't enterprise software adapted for cigars. It's built from scratch for this industry — vitolas, ediciones limitadas, box codes, and all.

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Pricing

Start Free. Scale When You're Ready.

No contracts, no setup fees. Start protecting your brand in minutes — upgrade as you grow.

Monthly Annual Save 20%

Free

$0 /mo forever

Self-onboard in minutes. 10 codes/month — enough to test with your first products.

QR Auth Verification Portal Basic Dashboard 1 User CigarVerify Branded
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Beginner

$99 /mo

For small brands starting to protect their products and build consumer confidence.

  • 50 codes/month
  • CigarVerify branded portal
  • Basic traceability
  • Duplicate scan alerts
  • 2 team members
  • CSV exports
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Most Popular

Growth

$399 /mo

For established brands ready to protect distribution and build consumer trust at scale.

  • 5,000 codes/month
  • White-label portal (your brand, subdomain)
  • Full traceability (cigar→box→case→pallet)
  • Market & distributor management
  • 5 team members
  • CSV/XLSX exports
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Pro

$599 /mo

For mid-size brands that need full anti-fraud, API integrations, and custom branding.

  • 10,000 codes/month
  • Custom domain
  • Full anti-fraud engine + risk scoring
  • API access & webhooks
  • Incident management
  • Embeddable verification banner
  • Unlimited team members
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Enterprise

Need More? Let's Talk.

Unlimited codes, SSO/SAML, SLA guarantee, custom integrations (ERP/CRM), compliance reporting (EU TPD, FDA), dedicated account manager, and ML-powered anti-fraud.

Unlimited Codes SSO / SAML SLA Custom Integrations ML Anti-Fraud Compliance Reporting
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All paid plans include a 14-day free trial. No credit card required for Free plan. Enterprise competitors charge $50K–$200K/year for similar capabilities.

Authenticity & Traceability

From Factory to Consumer — Every Step Verified

Understanding how product authentication and supply-chain traceability protect your brand, your distributors, and your consumers.

Factory

Unique codes generated per unit, box & case

Distribution

Every movement tracked by lot, market & distributor

Consumer Scans

Phone camera → instant verification, no app needed

Authentic — Full traceability shown
or
Suspicious — Alert triggered to brand

Authentication

Each product gets a unique encrypted code. When scanned, the system checks registration, scan history, and geolocation to confirm it's genuine — in under 3 seconds.

Traceability

Track every product from factory to shelf. Know which lot went to which distributor, which market it was assigned to, and where it's actually being consumed.

Anti-Diversion

When products surface in unauthorized markets or channels, scan data reveals the pattern instantly. Protect your distribution agreements and stop gray market sellers.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about protecting your brand with CigarVerify.

What is product authentication and how does it work?
Every product in your line receives a unique, encrypted code — printed as a QR on the packaging. When a consumer scans it, our system instantly checks it against the database: has it been registered? Has it been scanned before? Is the location consistent? The result is shown in under 3 seconds on a white-label page branded with your logo. No app download, no friction — just scan and know.
What is traceability and why does it matter for cigars?
Traceability means knowing the full journey of every product — from the factory floor through every distributor and retailer, all the way to the consumer's hands. For cigars, this is critical because limited editions, regional pricing, and exclusive distribution agreements are easily exploited. With CigarVerify, every lot is tracked: you see which distributor received it, which market it was assigned to, and where it's actually being sold. If a box meant for Mexico shows up in Miami, you know immediately.
What is anti-diversion and how do you detect it?
Anti-diversion protects your distribution agreements and pricing strategy. When you assign a batch to a specific market or distributor, CigarVerify monitors where those codes get scanned. If products are being sold in unauthorized territories or channels, scan data reveals the pattern — and you get alerts before the problem grows. This protects your exclusive retailers and prevents price erosion from gray market sellers.
Does the consumer need to download an app?
No. The consumer simply points their phone camera at the QR code on the packaging. It opens a web page — branded with your logo and colors — showing the verification result, product details, and traceability information. Zero friction, zero downloads. This is key because the easier you make it, the more consumers actually verify, and the more scan data you collect.
Can I embed a verification widget on my own website?
Yes. CigarVerify provides an embeddable banner you can place on your brand's website. Visitors can enter or scan a code directly on your site to verify authenticity and see the full traceability timeline — from factory to shelf. It reinforces consumer trust and keeps the experience inside your ecosystem without redirecting to a third-party page.
How long does it take to set up?
Most brands are live within hours, not months. You upload your logo, configure your products and vitolas, define your markets — and your branded portal is ready. Code generation is bulk: produce thousands of QR codes in one export, ready for your printer. No lengthy enterprise integrations, no consultants required.
What happens when a suspicious scan is detected?
When the system detects anomalies — duplicate scans in different countries, codes scanned in unauthorized markets, or patterns consistent with counterfeiting — it triggers real-time alerts to your dashboard. From there, you can revoke codes, block entire lots, and investigate with full evidence and audit trail. The consumer sees a warning screen, and your team can respond in hours instead of weeks.
What does my customer gain from scanning?
Instant certainty that the cigar is authentic — not a counterfeit. They see product details (vitola, line, lot, production date), confirm the retailer is authorized, and get a clear warning if something looks wrong. All in 3 seconds, no app, no account. For a $30–$50 cigar, that confidence matters.
What does my brand gain from each scan?
Real consumption data you never had before — where, when, and how often your cigars are being verified. You detect diversion the moment a lot assigned to Mexico gets scanned in Miami. You catch counterfeits through duplicate codes and impossible scan patterns. You get evidence to act against distributors breaking agreements. And for the first time, you have a direct touchpoint with the end consumer — opening the door to loyalty, CRM, and engagement.
Is this only for large brands?
Not at all. CigarVerify is designed for small and mid-sized premium brands that typically can't afford enterprise traceability systems. Whether you produce 5,000 or 500,000 units per year, the platform scales with you — same features, same protection, at a price that makes sense for your size.

Still have questions? We'll walk you through a live demo tailored to your brand.

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Why Trust CigarVerify

Built by People Who Ship Real Products

CigarVerify isn't a slide deck or a concept. It's being built by an experienced team that has already delivered enterprise platforms for regulated industries.

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Guillermo Figueroa

CEO & Founder

Leading a remote team of engineers and product specialists at Scalater LLC. Track record building SaaS platforms for healthcare, e-commerce, and regulated industries.

Built by Scalater LLC

Established agency specializing in Shopify, Laravel, and SaaS platforms for US and LATAM brands. Real team, real projects, real clients — not a startup with a pitch deck.

Purpose-Built for Cigars

Not a horizontal platform adapted for tobacco. Natively supports vitolas, líneas, capas, ediciones limitadas, box codes, and factory date encoding. We speak your language.

Compliance-Ready Architecture

SOC 2 Ready*
Encrypted
EU TPD Ready*
FDA-Ready*
Audit Trail

CigarVerify vs. Enterprise Platforms

CigarVerify

Live in days
Cigar-native data model
Affordable for SMBs
No-app verification
Self-service onboarding

Enterprise Platforms

6+ month implementation
Generic data models
$50K–$200K/year
App download required
Consultant-heavy setup

Competitors Referenced

Scantrust — QR + analytics

Authentix — tobacco traceability

Digimarc — digital watermarking

Kezzler — digital IDs

Systech — serialization

Limited Early Access

Don't Wait Until the
Damage Is Done

We're onboarding a small group of brands for early access. Tell us about your brand and we'll show you exactly how CigarVerify protects it — no obligation, no pressure.

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