TLDR

Bitly charges $8-35/month for 100-3000 branded links. Most businesses create 20-100 links/month. FairLinks: $0.006/link + $0.0001/click. 100 links = $0.60. 90% cheaper.

A Bitly alternative that charges per link, not per month.

Bitly shortened the first billion links. Then they shortened your wallet. $8/month for the Starter plan. $29/month for Core. $199/month for Growth. The actual cost to redirect a URL? Fractions of a cent.

Why people leave Bitly

Link limits

Starter: 100 links/mo. Core: 500. Growth: 3000. Go over and links stop being created.

$8/mo for short links

The infrastructure cost of a URL redirect is ~$0.0001. Bitly charges $8/mo minimum.

QR codes cost extra

Dynamic QR codes require Core ($29/mo). Static QR is free but useless for tracking.

Custom domain pricing

Custom branded domains require Core ($29/mo) or higher.

FairLinks vs Bitly

FairLinks
Bitly
Price model
Per link + per click
Per month (link cap)
Cost per link
$0.006
$0.058 effective
100 links/mo
$0.60/mo
$8/mo
0 links this month
$0
$8 (subscription)
Custom domain
Included
Core+ ($29/mo)
QR codes
Included
Core+ ($29/mo)
Click analytics
Included
Included
Contract
None
Monthly or annual

Cost at every scale

Usage
FairLinks
Bitly
You save
20 links/mo
$0.12/mo
$8/mo
$95/yr
100 links/mo
$0.60/mo
$8/mo
$89/yr
500 links/mo
$3.00/mo
$29/mo
$312/yr
3K links/mo
$18.00/mo
$199/mo
$2,172/yr

Switch from Bitly today.

Same short links. Same analytics. Same custom domains. $0.006 per link.

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20 free links. No credit card required.