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Linkly vs Shortlink

Linkly

linkly.so

Shortlink

github.com

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FigureLinklyShortlink
Price from$0.82/moFree
Free planYesYes
Free trialYes—
Open source——
WebYesYes
AndroidYes—
APIYesYes
Self-hosted—Yes
Plans published92
Spec score · URL shorteners9.2 (#6)8.4 (#51)
API accessYesYes
Bulk link creationYesYes
Custom domainsYesYes
Free planYesYes
Geo targetingYesYes
IntegrationsDocumented integrations include Zapier, Make, n8n, Slack, Power Automate, Google Sheets, BigQuery, Stripe, ChatGPT, Claude, MCP and browser extensions.The deployment uses Cloudflare Workers, KV, R2, and D1 or Postgres; Workers AI can optionally suggest slugs and social-card text.
ProductLinkly describes itself as a URL shortener and link tracking platform for creating, managing, and analyzing short links.Shortlink is an open-source, self-hosted URL shortener and link-management platform that runs on Cloudflare Workers.
QR codesLinkly says its dynamic QR codes can be updated without reprinting and customized with logos and colors.Its QR studio supports frames, shapes, colors, gradients, logos, saved presets, and PNG, SVG, or JPEG export.
SecurityLinkly says data is encrypted at rest with AES-256 and in transit with TLS 1.2 or higher.The project describes a self-hosted human check using invisible proof-of-work and optional mini-game CAPTCHA, with no third-party service.

Plans

Linkly

  • FreeFree
  • Starter$15 a month
  • Pro$32 a month
  • Business$107 a month
  • Unlimited$833 a month
  • Custom domain add-on$0.82 a month
  • Click pack$20.50 a month
  • Link pack$20.50 a month
  • EnterprisePriced on request

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Shortlink

  • FreeFree
  • FreeFree

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Shortlink

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