Rebrandly vs T.LY Comparison 2026
Rebrandly shortens a link onto your own domain and gives away ten links a month for free, with an API whose rate limit grows as you pay more. T.LY has no free tier at all, only a five-day trial, but its cheapest paid plan is $10 a month for a thousand links, four times Rebrandly's 250-link entry tier at $11, and the full API comes on that cheapest plan rather than climbing with price. Pick Rebrandly if a real free tier matters. Pick T.LY if volume and API access from day one matter more.
At a glance
- T.LY starts cheaper, at $10.
- Only Rebrandly has a free tier.
Side by side
Rebrandly | T.LY | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $11 | From $10 |
| Pricing model (they differ) | Free plan, paid tiers | Paid subscription |
| Free tier (they differ) | Yes | No |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial | Not stated | 5 days |
| API | Yes |
Rebrandly
Branded short links on your own domain
Rebrandly shortens a link onto a domain you own, so what gets shared carries your name rather than a shortener's. Around that sit click analytics, QR codes, link galleries and the ability to change where an old link points. The free plan is ten links a month, which is a taste rather than a tool.
Our note
Rebrandly is the pick when the branded domain matters more than the analytics. Short.io gives more away at the bottom of its range, so compare the two on how many links you really create each month.
Only on this side
- Covers analytics
T.LY
Short links with an API on every plan
T.LY shortens links behind your own domain and reports on the clicks, with the API available on the cheapest paid tier rather than held back for enterprise. Plans are metered by links created a month, so the traffic those links carry never changes the bill. A OneLink page collects several destinations behind one address, which is the link in bio case handled without a second product.
Why people weigh these two
- T.LY instead of Rebrandly
- T.LY puts the API on every plan including the cheapest, for a developer automating link creation rather than clicking through a dashboard, though it has no free tier to test that against.
- Rebrandly instead of T.LY
- Rebrandly keeps the same own-your-domain branded link focus as T.LY, from $11, with analytics bundled into the free tier before you pay.
Which one should you pick
Choose Rebrandly to test the product for nothing before committing: ten links a month costs $0 indefinitely, and the entry tier at $11 a month covers 250 links with two custom domains and basic audience data once that is outgrown. Its API rate limit rises with the plan, so a small operation gets a smaller allowance.
Choose T.LY if you are past the testing stage and want links and API access on the same cheap plan: $10 a month covers a thousand links, two domains and the full API with no separate enterprise tier for it. There is no free plan, only a five-day trial with no card, so decide what to test before it starts. Anybody who wants a page of several links behind one address gets that from T.LY's OneLink too, up to five pages included from the second tier.
Common questions
- Does T.LY have a free plan like Rebrandly does?
- No. T.LY has no free tier, only a five-day trial with no card required. Rebrandly's free plan runs indefinitely at ten links a month, which is small but genuinely free.
- Which gives more links for the money, Rebrandly or T.LY?
- T.LY. Its cheapest paid plan is $10 a month for a thousand links, while Rebrandly's entry tier is $11 a month for 250 links, both billed monthly. T.LY gives roughly four times the links for slightly less money.
- Is the API held back on the cheaper plans?
- Not on T.LY: the full API is on every plan, including the $10 entry tier, with no enterprise gate. Rebrandly includes API access too, but its rate limit rises with the pricing tier, so the entry tier gets a smaller allowance.
- Which one has a bio-page-style feature for multiple links?
- T.LY calls it OneLink, one page collecting several destinations, included from one page on the cheapest tier up to five on the second. Rebrandly's equivalent is its link galleries, available across its plans as well.
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