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Replug gives away a hundred links, two bio pages, ten QR codes and three branded domains every month for nothing, with the entry tier at $9 a month billed annually once that is outgrown. T.LY has no free tier at all, only a five-day trial, but its $10 entry plan covers a thousand links a month plus the full API and a OneLink bio-style page, with nothing held back for a higher tier. Pick Replug to run for free as long as possible. Pick T.LY once you know you need real volume and an API from day one.
Branded short links, bio pages and QR codes together
Short links with an API on every plan
Replug | T.LY | |
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| Starting price (they differ) | From $9 | 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 (they differ) | 14 days | 5 days |
Branded short links, bio pages and QR codes together
Replug puts branded links, a bio page and smart QR codes behind one account, with credits rather than separate subscriptions dividing them up. The free plan is generous enough to run a small operation without paying at all: a hundred links, two bio pages, ten QR codes. Paid plans raise every counter and add workspaces for agencies handling several brands. Deep link analytics are what the higher tiers are actually for.
Our note
Watch the thousand-click monthly limit rather than the link count on the free plan, since one post that travels will exhaust it while 99 of your 100 links sit unused. Take the annual price only once a month of real traffic has shown which counter you actually run out of.
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.
Choose Replug if free matters more than volume: a hundred links, two bio pages and three branded domains cost nothing, and workspaces on the higher tiers suit an agency running several clients. Watch the thousand-click monthly cap rather than the link count, since a single post that travels will hit it first.
Choose T.LY if you already know the free tier will not be enough: $10 a month covers a thousand links, well past what Replug's free plan allows, with the complete API included rather than reserved for an upgrade. There is no free plan, only a five-day trial with no card, so there is no runway to decide slowly. Anybody who wants to test for a month without paying should start on Replug instead.
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Our note
Pick this over Bitly when you want the API without an enterprise conversation, and over Short.io when you would rather pay per link created than per click. The five-day trial is short, so plan what you want to test before starting it.