Alternative to TinyURL in 2026: Honest Comparison

Let's start with the part that looks bad: The free plan of tinyurl is better than ours. Gives 30 links a month against our 15, includes a Own domain that we do not include, and do not even require an account to shorten an address in a hurry.

If you're looking for a reason to switch from TinyURL to Kortilink and you create less than 30 links a month, this article will tell you that it's not worth it. Keep on where you are.

Where the account changes is when it goes to the paid plan — and the reason is not the subscription price. This is what happens to link number 126.

TinyURL's plans

Values of Page theirs, in the annually invoiced version, consulted on August 13, 2026.

The Enterprise is advertised as “from $3999 per year”, which gives about 333 per month.

The number that changes everything: 1.50 dollars for every ten links

The Pro plan costs $9 per month and includes 125 links. It seems a lot — even if you do the math next.

A month in which you publish twice a day with your own link gives about 60 links. it fits. But he adds a campaign with 20 variations, a batch of QR codes for printed material and half a dozen tests, and you easily pass the 300 in a month. This month's account:

• Subscrição: $9
• 175 links above the included, at 1.50$ for every ten: $26.25
• Month Total: $35.25 — Almost four times the advertised price.

What TinyURL does better than us

three things, and none of them are small.

• Short without account. You open the site, paste the address, you have the link. No registration, no email, no confirming anything. For occasional use — sending a link to someone by message — it's unbeatable, and we demand an account.
• Own domain in the free plan. An included domain without paying. In Kortilink the own domain is in the PRO plan; At bitly it costs $29 a month. TinyURL gives it for free, and it's fair to say it loud.
• Twenty-five years of existence. A tinyurl.com link is recognized anywhere and does not raise suspicion. This counts in contexts where an unknown domain is not open — email cold, business customers, forums.

And a fourth, more discreet: the history of paid plans statistics is two years, more than most of the competition offers at that price.

What TinyURL doesn't do

the reverse, with the same frankness.

• Zero Statistics in the free plan. The 30 links are yours, but you don't know how many clicks each one had. To share, it arrives; To decide something based on the numbers, it doesn't work.
• No page bio. If you need one, it's another subscription elsewhere. We explained what a good Bio page solves, and it's not a small problem for those who make a living from networks.
• No A/B tests nor password links. These are tools for those who do campaigns seriously.
• Expiração por omissão de 90 dias no plano Bulk. Quem cria links em massa tem de reparar nisto: no plano de 50 mil links, os links expiram ao fim de 90 dias se não se mudar a definição. Num material impresso, isso é um link morto com a tinta ainda fresca.

Kortilink numbers, next to

A diferença que decide não está no preço da subscrição — 9 dólares e 4,99 euros são valores próximos. Está na linha de cima: uma é medida ao link e a outra não é. A partir do momento em que o teu trabalho não cabe em 125 links por mês, o preço anunciado deixa de ser o preço que pagas.

E há uma linha onde perdemos com clareza, que não vale a pena esconder: não temos API pública. Desligámo-la em agosto de 2026 por decisão de segurança e só volta quando estiver bem feita. Se crias links por programa, o TinyURL ganha.

When you should stay in TinyURL

bluntly, the cases where change would be worse:

• Crias menos de 30 links por mês e não precisas de estatísticas. O plano grátis deles é dos melhores que existem, e ainda te dá um domínio próprio.
• You need to shorten it in a hurry, countless. Nobody does it better.
• Your flow depends on API. We don't have it.
• Works in contexts where an unknown domain is not clicked. The recognition of Tinyurl.com has real value.

And when it pays to change

1. Quando os extras já custam mais do que a subscrição. É a conta mais simples de todas: soma o que pagaste de excedente nos últimos três meses.
2. When you need to know where the clicks come from. TinyURL's free doesn't tell you anything; It's worth reading about thread clicks before deciding what you really need to measure.
3. When the shortener and the bio page become two accounts. Two subscriptions for the same job.

If you decide to change, don't delete the old account: the links already published will continue to work as long as it exists. The change takes place forward, creating the new ones in the new site. The detailed process is in the Price comparison of the four shorteners.

Frequently asked questions

Is TinyURL really free?

The free plan gives 30 links per month and your own domain, and doesn't even require an account to shorten an address. What doesn't give is statistics: there is no panel in the free plan, so you don't know how many clicks each link had.

How much does TinyURL cost per month?

The Pro is $9 per month billed annually — 108 per year — with 125 links per month and three domains. Above 125, every ten extra links cost $1.50.

Do the TinyURL links expire?

In the Free and Pro plans not: their page says they never expire by omission. In Bulk 50K, the expiration by default is 90 days — an important detail for those who create bulk links, especially for printed material.

Is it worth changing the TinyURL?

Up to 30 links per month and without needing statistics, no. Above that, the extra cost per link starts to weigh more than the subscription, and then the account changes signal.