Bitly vs TinyURL vs Rebrandly vs Short.io vs Dub
Hosted link shorteners side by side: free plan limits, your own domain, click tracking, API and first paid plan
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इनकी तुलना क्यों
Five hosted shorteners people pick between. Hosted services have no star count, so this is a feature table, not a ranking: how many links the free plan makes, whether clicks are counted, whether you can use your own domain, and where paying starts. Free plans differ most: Short.io and Dub let you use your own domain for free, Bitly and TinyURL don't. Want to run one yourself? See the self-hosted list.
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Bitly
Short links, QR codes and landing pages with click analytics; bit.ly short domain.
The best-known link shortener
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TinyURL
Free short links on tinyurl.com that never expire; paid plans add branded domains and analytics.
The original short link, since 2002
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Rebrandly
Link management built around custom (branded) domains, with click data and an API.
Branded links on your own domain
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Short.io
Branded short links on your own domains, generous free plan, API and team features.
Short links on your own domain
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Dub
Short links with analytics, conversion tracking and an affiliate program; code on GitHub (AGPL-3.0 core).
Open-source link platform
साथ-साथ तुलना
| Bitly | TinyURL | Rebrandly | Short.io | Dub | |
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| Free plan | |||||
| Free plan: new links | 5 a month | 30 a month | 10 a month | 1,000 in total | 25 a month |
| Free plan: click tracking | No analytics history listed | No tracked clicks | 100 tracked clicks a month | 50,000 clicks a month | 1,000 events a month, 30 days kept |
| Free plan: own domain | No | No (1 kept after a downgrade) | 1 (plus a free rebrand.ly domain) | Up to 5 | Up to 3 |
| Free plan: QR codes | 2 a month | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Paid | |||||
| Cheapest paid plan | Core, $10 a month (yearly only, $120) | Pro, $9 a month ($108 a year) | Essentials, $11 a month ($8 billed yearly) | Hobby, $5 a month | Pro, $30 a month |
| Paid plan: new links | 100 a month | 125 a month (+$1.50 per 10 more) | 250 a month | 2,500 in total | 1,000 a month |
| Paid plan: tracked clicks | 30 days of history | Unlimited, 2 years of history | 10,000 a month | 100,000 a month | 50,000 events a month, 1 year kept |
| Paid plan: own domains | No (from Growth plan) | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| Basics | |||||
| API | Yes (1,000 calls a month free) | Yes | Yes (100 calls a minute free) | Yes (50 requests a second) | Yes, on every plan |
| Links expire | No | Free and Pro never; Bulk after 90 days | No | No | No |
| Open source / self-host | No | No | No | No | Yes (AGPL-3.0 core) |
कैसे मापा गया
Read from each service's own pricing page on the date in the references. Limits change often: check the linked page before you commit. Prices are in US dollars, before tax.
संदर्भ
- Pricing pages of Bitly, TinyURL, Rebrandly, Short.io and Dub, the vendors (facts). Checked 2026-10-20 05:30 UTC.
- Bitly pricing, Bitly, checked 2026-10-20.
- TinyURL plans and pricing, TinyURL, checked 2026-10-20.
- Rebrandly pricing, Rebrandly, checked 2026-10-20.
- Short.io pricing, Short.io, checked 2026-10-20.
- Dub Links pricing, Dub, checked 2026-10-20.
- dubinc/dub licence, Dub, AGPL-3.0 outside the ee folders, checked 2026-10-20.
