ShortPen focuses on branded links, dynamic QR codes and conversion tracking. If you need bio pages, SMS, targeting, more seats, a different price model or a self-hosted option, this page compares QuitURL and 22 other ShortPen alternatives on the plan limits and prices each provider publishes.
Plans start at $4.44/mo with monthly, yearly or lifetime billing. Cancel anytime.
The short version, before the detail.
It depends on what you need beyond links and QR codes. QuitURL suits teams that also want link-in-bio pages, SMS and AI tools in one dashboard. Dub and Short.io suit developer and domain-heavy workflows, Kutt, YOURLS and Shlink suit self-hosting, and BL.INK suits enterprise governance.
Bitly, Cuttly, Dub, Rebrandly, Short.io, TinyURL, QR TIGER, Linktree, Beacons, Linkly and Replug list free plans or tiers. Kutt, YOURLS, Shlink and Sink are free to self-host. Limits differ widely, so check links, clicks and domains per plan.
QuitURL, Bitly, Cuttly, Replug, Switchy, Linktree and Beacons. ShortPen's feature pages centre on links, QR codes, analytics and conversion tracking and don't list bio pages.
ShortPen lists unlimited links, dynamic QR codes and tracked clicks with conversion tracking. QuitURL sets monthly limits per plan but adds link-in-bio pages, SMS, AI tools, targeting and larger team allowances, from $4.44 a month.
ShortPen is a link management platform for branded short links, dynamic QR codes, click and scan analytics, and conversion tracking. Its public pricing lists a Free plan, Plus and Scale, with Enterprise on request.
| Plan | Price | Workspaces | Users | Domains | Analytics history | Conversions a month | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 days | 100 | Limited (200 calls a month) |
| Plus | $23/mo | 4 | 2 | 3 | Unlimited | 10,000 | Full |
| Scale | $55/mo | 10 | 5 | 10 | Unlimited | 100,000 | Full |
ShortPen's strengths are real: unlimited links, dynamic QR codes and tracked clicks on every plan, conversion tracking, and a custom domain on the Free plan. ShortPen also says its data is hosted in the EU. The right alternative depends on which of your needs it doesn't cover.
Links, QR codes and tracked clicks per month. ShortPen is unlimited; many alternatives meter at least one of them.
How many you get, and which plan unlocks the first one.
History length, breakdowns by country, device and referrer, and whether conversion events are tracked.
Seats, workspaces and roles, especially if you work with clients.
Geo or device routing, A/B tests, pixels, API and webhooks, Zapier and Shopify.
Monthly, yearly, lifetime or click-volume pricing, and what happens when you hit a cap.
Link platforms, open-source shorteners, QR-first tools and bio-page builders, with the free options, entry prices and limits each provider lists.
QuitURL publishes this page, so it is listed first and labelled. Every other tool is in alphabetical order. The order is not a ranking, and the filters show which tools fit each job.
Showing all 22 alternatives, plus QuitURL and the ShortPen reference row.
| Tool | Type | Free option | Entry price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShortPenReference | Links, dynamic QR codes and conversion tracking | Free plan (unlimited links) | $23/mo (Plus) | Teams that want unlimited links, dynamic QR codes and conversion tracking. |
| QuitURLThis site | Links, QR codes, bio pages and SMS | Free plan with usage limits | $4.44/mo (Starter) | Creators, small businesses and agencies who want links, QR codes, bio pages and SMS under one login. |
| Beacons | Link-in-bio and creator storefront | Free plan | Creator Pro from $10/mo | Creators who want a link-in-bio page with a storefront and email capture. |
| Bitly | Link platform with QR codes and landing pages | Free plan (5 links, 2 QR codes a month) | $10/mo (Core, billed annually) | Teams that want a familiar brand with QR codes, landing pages and AI-assisted link creation. |
| BL.INK | Enterprise link and QR platform | 21-day trial | $48/mo (Expert+) | Mid-market and enterprise teams that need governance, SSO and audit controls. |
| ClickMagick | Click tracking and attribution | Check provider | Varies by plan | Performance marketers running paid traffic who want detailed tracking and split testing. |
| Cuttly | Link platform with QR codes and bio pages | Free plan (30 links a month) | $12/mo (Starter) | Small teams that want short links, QR codes and a link-in-bio page from one tool. |
| Dub | Open-source link and attribution platform | Free plan (25 links a month) | $19/mo billed yearly (Pro) | Developers and product-led teams that want an API-first, open-source platform with conversion tracking. |
| Kutt | Open-source, self-hostable shortener | Open source (MIT) | Free to self-host | Technical teams that want to run a branded shortener on their own server. |
| Linkly | Click-volume-priced link platform | Free tier (500 clicks a month) | Priced by click volume | Marketers who want unlimited links and domains with pricing tied to click volume. |
| Linktree | Link-in-bio page builder | Free plan | $8/mo ($6 billed annually) | Creators and small brands that mainly need a polished link-in-bio page. |
| Pixelme | Retargeting-focused link platform | Paid plans | See provider | Advertisers who want retargeting pixels and UTM management attached to every link. |
| QR TIGER | QR-code-first platform | Free plan (3 dynamic QR codes) | $7/mo (Regular) | Print, packaging and event campaigns that need many customisable QR codes. |
| Rebrandly | Branded link platform | Free plan (10 links a month) | $14/mo (Essentials, monthly billing) | Agencies and multi-brand teams that want branded links with workspaces and roles. |
| Replug | Link marketing platform | Free plan (100 links a month) | See provider | Marketers and agencies who want retargeting, CTA overlays and white-label reporting. |
| Shlink | Self-hosted shortener with REST API | Open source (MIT) | Free to self-host | Developers who want a self-hosted shortener with a REST API and CLI. |
| Short.io | Custom-domain link platform | Free plan (1,000 branded links) | $5/mo (Hobby) | Teams that manage many custom domains and want country or region targeting. |
| Sink | Open-source, serverless shortener | Open source | Free to self-host | Developers comfortable deploying on Cloudflare Workers or Pages. |
| Switchy | Link platform with retargeting and SmartPages | Check provider | Varies by plan | Marketers who want retargeting pixels, UTM building and SmartPages on their links. |
| T.LY | Short-domain link platform | Free browser extension; 5-day trial | $55/yr (Hobby) | Lean teams that want branded links, QR codes and Smart URLs at a simple price. |
| T2M | Budget link platform | Basic plan free after a $5 one-time fee | $5 one-time (Basic) | Budget-conscious users who want branded domains, QR codes and bulk tools. |
| TinyURL | Long-running link shortener | Free plan | See provider (Pro) | Simple shortening with an optional upgrade to branded domains and analytics. |
| Uniqode | QR-code-first platform | Free static QR codes; 14-day trial | $5/mo (Starter, billed annually) | Businesses that need governed dynamic QR codes and digital business cards. |
| YOURLS | Self-hosted shortener with plugins | Open source (MIT) | Free to self-host | Teams that want a simple self-hosted shortener they can extend with plugins. |
QuitURL puts branded short links, dynamic QR codes, link-in-bio pages and SMS campaigns in one dashboard, with AI tools and team seats on higher plans. Plans start at $4.44 a month.
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Creator-focused link-in-bio platform. It combines a profile page with a storefront for digital products, email capture and a media-kit builder.
Long-established link shortener with branded links, QR codes, link-in-bio landing pages and API access. Bitly Assist adds AI-driven link creation and analysis on paid plans.
Link and QR platform for larger organisations, with custom domains, deep-link routing, role-based access and audit logging. Enterprise options include SSO and custom API rate limits.
Click-tracking and attribution platform built around ad campaigns, with conversion tracking and split testing to compare offers and traffic sources.
Branded link shortener that also includes QR codes, link-in-bio pages and surveys. Password-protected links, mobile redirects, expiry and retargeting-pixel embedding appear from the Single plan.
Open-source link management and attribution platform with real-time analytics, custom domains, QR codes, conversion tracking and an API.
Open-source URL shortener you can self-host, with custom domains, private link statistics, password-protected and expiring links, and a REST API.
Link management with unlimited links, custom domains and users, plus retargeting pixels, link rotation, cloaking and device or geo targeting.
Widely used link-in-bio builder with themes, social icons, analytics, link scheduling and commerce tools.
Link shortener that combines UTM management, retargeting-pixel embedding and campaign tracking, with branded links and QR codes.
QR-code-first platform with static and dynamic codes, scan analytics, bulk creation, password protection and retargeting tools on higher tiers.
Branded link platform with custom domains, QR codes, link galleries, traffic routing and workspace collaboration on higher plans.
Link marketing platform with branded links, retargeting pixels, CTA overlays, A/B testing, bio links and smart QR codes, plus white-label options for agencies.
Self-hosted PHP URL shortener for your own domains, with a REST API, command-line management and visit analytics that include geolocation. A managed version, Shlink Cloud, also exists.
Custom-domain link shortener with a high domain allowance, country and region targeting, expiration, password protection and an API.
Lightweight open-source link shortener with built-in analytics, custom slugs and link expiration, designed to run serverlessly on Cloudflare.
Link management with branded domains, retargeting pixels, a UTM builder, deep linking, A/B tests and SmartPages, which act as mini landing or bio pages.
Link platform with branded domains, QR codes, Smart URLs, OneLinks, retargeting pixels, private stats and API access on paid plans.
Link management platform with branded domains, dynamic QR codes, geo-targeting, expiration, password protection, campaigns, CSV import and export, and an API.
The long-running original shortener. The free plan gives permanent links, custom aliases and QR codes. Paid plans add branded domains, editable destinations, click analytics, bulk creation and API access.
QR-code platform formerly known as Beaconstac, with dynamic QR codes, digital business cards, bulk creation, and SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, HIPAA and ISO 27001 certifications.
Long-standing self-hosted PHP URL shortener with click statistics, an API and a plugin architecture.
ShortPen is built around unlimited links and conversion tracking. QuitURL is built around breadth: links, QR codes, bio pages, SMS and AI in one login, with limits that grow by plan. The table uses each provider's published plan details.
| Criterion | ShortPen | QuitURL |
|---|---|---|
| Core focus | Branded links, dynamic QR codes, click and scan analytics, and conversion tracking. | Short links, dynamic QR codes, link-in-bio pages and SMS in one dashboard, with AI tools. |
| Free option | Free plan with unlimited links and dynamic QR codes, 1 domain and 1 user. | QuitURL's pricing page states a free plan with usage limits is available. It does not list the limits. |
| Paid pricing | Plus $23/mo and Scale $55/mo as listed, Enterprise on request. A yearly option is listed as saving 20%. | Starter $4.44, Growth $11.11, Pro $22.22 and Business $77.77 a month on monthly billing. Yearly and lifetime options. |
| New links | Unlimited on every plan. | 108, 500, 2,000 and 20,000 a month (Starter to Business). |
| Tracked clicks | Unlimited on every plan. | 50,000 and 1,000,000 a month on Starter and Growth; unlimited on Pro and Business. |
| QR codes | Unlimited dynamic QR codes with editable destinations. | 33, 51, 108 and 501 a month. Custom logos and bulk creation from Pro; frames on Business. |
| Custom domains | 1 on Free, 3 on Plus, 10 on Scale. | Branded domains: 3 on Pro and 11 on Business. Not included on Starter or Growth. |
| Conversion tracking | Custom events per link, with 100, 10,000 or 100,000 tracked conversions a month. | Tracking pixels on every plan (11, 21, 108, unlimited). Conversion-event tracking isn't listed on the pricing page. |
| Analytics history | 30 days on Free; unlimited on paid plans. | 108 days, 555 days, then unlimited on Pro and Business. |
| Link-in-bio pages | Not listed on ShortPen's pricing or feature pages. | 51, 51, 108 and 333 pages, with custom CSS from Pro. |
| SMS marketing | Not listed. | Growth and above. You connect your own SMS provider account. |
| Targeting and testing | Geo or device routing and A/B tests aren't listed. | Geo, device and language targeting plus A/B testing and rotator from Pro; deep linking on Business. |
| Team access | 1, 2 and 5 users, with 1, 4 and 10 workspaces. | No seats on Starter; 3 on Growth, 11 on Pro, 99 on Business. |
| API and automation | Limited API on Free (200 calls a month), full API on paid plans. Webhooks and Shopify, Zapier and Make integrations are listed. | Developer API from Growth (33, 51 and 108 requests a minute). Homepage integrations include Zapier, Shopify, Google Analytics, Slack and Mailchimp. |
| AI features | Not listed. | AI credits from 200 to 5,000 a month, with AI link generation, AI link-in-bio and AI statistic insights on the plans that include them. |
| Import and export | Lists link import and export and bulk shortening. | Link import on every plan; data export from Growth. |
| Hosting and privacy | Says its data is hosted in the EU and lists GDPR-ready link tracking. | QuitURL's homepage states GDPR and CCPA compliance and encryption in transit and at rest. |
Four plans with monthly, yearly and lifetime billing. Every plan includes link import, custom aliases, link-in-bio pages and AI credits. Limits below come from QuitURL's pricing page.
Pay month to month. Switch or cancel whenever you like.
Everything you need to shorten, share and track, at the lowest entry price.
Billed monthly
$33 billed yearly. Save 38%
Pay once, yours forever
More clicks, a Developer API, SMS and your first team seats.
Billed monthly
$111 billed yearly. Save 17%
Pay once, yours forever
Advanced targeting, A/B testing, custom logos on QR codes and branded domains.
Billed monthly
$222 billed yearly. Save 17%
Pay once, yours forever
The highest limits, 99 team seats, QR frames and deep linking.
Billed monthly
$777 billed yearly. Save 17%
Pay once, yours forever
No contracts or setup fees. Need something custom? Contact sales.
Start from the job, then check the plan limits. These are starting points, not rankings.
QuitURL puts all four in one dashboard and adds SMS campaigns on Growth and above. Bitly, Cuttly, Replug and Switchy cover links with QR codes and bio-style pages.
Compare domain and seat allowances. Short.io's Team plan lists 50 domains and unlimited users; QuitURL Business includes 11 branded domains and 99 team members; Rebrandly adds workspaces from Professional.
Dub is open source with an API and conversion tracking. Short.io and Bitly publish APIs, and QuitURL's Developer API starts on Growth at 33 requests a minute.
These run on your own server or cloud account, so you own the data and the uptime work.
QR-first tools focus on customisation, bulk creation and scan analytics. Link platforms give the short link and its QR code one record and one analytics view.
Bio-page builders lean on storefronts and email capture. QuitURL adds 51 to 333 bio pages per plan to a link and QR toolset.
These attach retargeting pixels or conversion tracking to links. QuitURL lists tracking pixels on every plan, from 11 on Starter to unlimited on Business.
SSO, audit logging and compliance certifications usually sit on enterprise or higher tiers. Check each provider's security documentation before you commit.
T2M's Basic plan is free after a one-time $5 fee. Short.io, TinyURL, Dub, Cuttly and Bitly offer free plans, and QuitURL's Starter is $4.44 a month.
The steps are the same for most moves between link platforms. Do them in this order so no live link or printed QR code breaks.
List your custom domains, your highest-traffic links, printed QR codes, conversion events and teammates. This tells you which limits matter.
QuitURL meters new links and QR codes per month, and branded domains start on Pro. Confirm the plan covers your volume before you import.
ShortPen's pricing page lists link export, and QuitURL plans include link import. Start with a small batch and check that redirects resolve.
If your short links use your own domain, add it to QuitURL on Pro or Business, then update DNS once the imported links check out. Links on a ShortPen-owned domain stay with ShortPen.
Recreate UTM parameters and tracking pixels. QuitURL's pricing page doesn't list conversion-event tracking, so decide whether to keep ShortPen for that or use your analytics tool.
Keep the ShortPen account active until traffic to old links and printed QR codes has stopped, then cancel.
ShortPen is a link management platform for branded short links, dynamic QR codes, click and scan analytics, and conversion tracking. Its public pricing lists Free, Plus and Scale plans, with Enterprise on request, plus an API, webhooks and integrations such as Shopify, Zapier and Make.
Common reasons are needing link-in-bio pages or SMS, which ShortPen's feature pages don't list; needing more seats than its 1, 2 and 5 users per plan; wanting targeting or A/B testing; preferring a lower entry price or a lifetime option; or wanting a self-hosted tool.
It depends on which limit matters most. Short.io's free plan includes 1,000 branded links and 5 custom domains, Dub's includes 25 new links a month with 3 custom domains, and Kutt, YOURLS, Shlink and Sink are free to self-host. ShortPen's own Free plan allows unlimited links and dynamic QR codes.
QuitURL, Bitly (landing pages and link-in-bio), Cuttly, Replug, Switchy (SmartPages), Linktree and Beacons all offer link-in-bio or bio-style pages. ShortPen's feature pages don't list them.
QuitURL includes an SMS marketing tool on Growth and above. You connect your own SMS provider account, such as Twilio, Plivo, Telnyx or MessageBird, and run campaigns from the QuitURL dashboard.
Dub, Kutt, Shlink, Sink and YOURLS are open source. Kutt, Shlink, Sink and YOURLS are built mainly for self-hosting, while Dub also offers a hosted service with a free plan.
ShortPen lists paid plans at $23 a month (Plus) and $55 a month (Scale). QuitURL lists Starter at $4.44, Growth at $11.11, Pro at $22.22 and Business at $77.77 a month on monthly billing, with yearly and lifetime options. The plans differ in what they include, so compare limits as well as price.
No. QuitURL sets monthly limits of 108, 500, 2,000 and 20,000 new short links on Starter, Growth, Pro and Business. Link clicks are capped at 50,000 and 1,000,000 a month on Starter and Growth and are unlimited on Pro and Business. If unlimited links and QR codes are your top requirement, ShortPen fits that need.
Yes, on Pro (3 branded domains) and Business (11). Starter and Growth don't include branded domains. QuitURL's homepage describes setup as pointing a CNAME record at QuitURL.
QuitURL plans include link import, and ShortPen's pricing page lists link import and export. Links on your own domain can be re-pointed after you import them. Links on a ShortPen-owned domain stay tied to ShortPen, so keep that account active until traffic to them stops. Test with a small batch first.
Match domain and seat allowances to your client count. QuitURL Business includes 11 branded domains and 99 team members, Short.io's Team plan lists 50 custom domains and unlimited users, Rebrandly adds workspaces and teammates from Professional, and Replug lists white-label options on higher tiers.
QuitURL's pricing page says it doesn't offer a traditional free trial, but that a free plan with usage limits is available. Paid plans start at $4.44 a month with monthly, yearly or lifetime billing, and you can cancel anytime.
Links, dynamic QR codes, bio pages and SMS in one dashboard, from $4.44 a month. Import your existing links and cancel anytime.
Plan details for other providers come from their public pricing and product pages when this comparison was prepared. Providers change plans and prices, so confirm before you buy. All product names are trademarks of their owners. QuitURL is not affiliated with any tool listed here, and a mention is not an endorsement.
