Rebrandly vs TinyURL Comparison 2026
Rebrandly shortens a link onto your own domain from the first click, with a free plan of ten links a month and its entry tier at $11 for 250. TinyURL shortens for free with no account at all, and its Pro tier is $9 a month, cheaper on the sticker but for only 125 links, so Rebrandly actually delivers more links per dollar once paying starts. TinyURL's other case is durability: a printed or packaged link can be repointed later even after the campaign ends. Pick Rebrandly for the branded domain from day one, TinyURL for a link that has to survive years in print.
Branded short links on your own domain
The short link everyone recognises, with analytics
At a glance
- TinyURL starts cheaper, at $9.
- Both have a genuinely free tier.
Side by side
Rebrandly | TinyURL | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $11 | From $9 |
| Pricing model | Free plan, paid tiers | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial | Not stated | Not stated |
| 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
TinyURL
The short link everyone recognises, with analytics
TinyURL has shortened links for free since before link-in-bio pages existed, and the paid tiers add branded domains, editable destinations and click analytics on top of that. Links are metered per month with a stated overage rate rather than being cut off. Three branded domains come on the entry plan. Anybody who wants a landing page with buttons on it is looking at the wrong product, because this shortens links and stops there.
Why people weigh these two
- TinyURL instead of Rebrandly
- TinyURL trades the custom-domain branding for a name people already recognise when they see it in a link, with analytics added on top.
- Rebrandly instead of TinyURL
- Rebrandly keeps every link on a domain you control rather than a shared shortener domain, from $11, the pick when the domain itself needs to look owned.
Which one should you pick
Choose Rebrandly to put your own domain on every link starting with the free plan, plus QR codes and link galleries in the same account. The entry tier is $11 a month for 250 links, which works out cheaper per link than TinyURL's Pro tier despite the higher sticker price. Ten links a month for nothing is enough only to try the idea, not to run on.
Choose TinyURL if the link needs to outlive the campaign it was made for, printed on packaging or in a book, where repointing it later matters more than a branded domain. Free shortening needs no account at all, and Pro is $9 a month for 125 links with three branded domains and unlimited tracked clicks. Count links rather than trust the lower price, since 125 a month disappears fast on a busy content calendar.
Common questions
- Which is actually cheaper, Rebrandly or TinyURL?
- By sticker price, TinyURL's Pro tier at $9 a month beats Rebrandly's entry tier at $11. But Pro only includes 125 links against the entry tier's 250, so per link created, Rebrandly is the better value once the headline number is set aside.
- Do I need an account to shorten a link on either one?
- TinyURL still does free shortening with no account required, the feature it has always been known for. Rebrandly's free plan runs through an account, with ten links and ten QR codes included a month.
- Can I change where a shortened link points after sharing it?
- Yes on both. TinyURL calls out editable destinations as a core feature, useful for a link printed on packaging. Rebrandly also lets an old link be repointed after it has been shared, so neither locks a link to its original destination forever.
- Which one is better for a link-in-bio style page?
- Neither is built for it directly, though Rebrandly comes closer with its link galleries, a page of links inside the same account. TinyURL shortens one link at a time and has no page-of-buttons feature at all.
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