CuttlyCuttly alternative without the quota
Cuttly gives free accounts 30 links a month and an API throttled to 3 calls a minute. Za.gl does not meter links at all and opens the API to everyone at 10 requests a minute.
What each one covers and misses
14 rows: Za.gl wins 8, Cuttly wins 3, and 3 are a draw. A table that never loses is an advert.
| Feature | | Cuttly | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short links on the free plan | Unlimited | 30 per month | How many links you can create before the plan asks for money |
| API requests on the free plan | 10 per minute | 3 per minute | How many calls a free token may make per minute |
| Shortens without an account | Yes | Yes, without a dashboard | Whether the first link works before you sign up |
| Cheapest paid plan | $5, unlimited links | $12, 300 links a month | The lowest monthly price that lifts the free limits |
| Password-protected links | Free, any link | Paid plans | A link that asks for a password before it resolves |
| Link expiry date | 30 days free, 1 year on Pro | Paid plans | A date after which the link stops resolving on its own |
| Click limit per link | 1 to 1,000,000 | Not offered | A count after which the link stops resolving on its own |
| Pastebin | Unlimited | Not offered | A hosted snippet of text or code with syntax highlighting |
| Landing pages | Unlimited | Bio pages on paid plans | A hosted page you build in the editor, no site needed |
| Analytics history on the free plan | 7 days | 30 days | How far back a free account can look at its clicksCuttly wins. Cuttly free keeps a month of history against a week here. |
| Custom domain | Not offered | 1 on the free plan | Links on a domain you own instead of the provider domainCuttly wins. A free custom domain is a real advantage Cuttly has. |
| Team members | Not offered | 5 per team on the Team plan | Other people working on the same links from their own loginCuttly wins. |
| Clicks counted | Unlimited | Unlimited | What the counter next to a link actually counts |
| QR code per link | PNG free, SVG and PDF on Pro | Included | Whether every link comes with a QR code, and in which formats |
Short links on the free plan
How many links you can create before the plan asks for money
Cuttly
30 per month
Za.gl
Unlimited
API requests on the free plan
How many calls a free token may make per minute
Cuttly
3 per minute
Za.gl
10 per minute
Shortens without an account
Whether the first link works before you sign up
Cuttly
Yes, without a dashboard
Za.gl
Yes
Cheapest paid plan
The lowest monthly price that lifts the free limits
Cuttly
$12, 300 links a month
Za.gl
$5, unlimited links
Password-protected links
A link that asks for a password before it resolves
Cuttly
Paid plans
Za.gl
Free, any link
Link expiry date
A date after which the link stops resolving on its own
Cuttly
Paid plans
Za.gl
30 days free, 1 year on Pro
Click limit per link
A count after which the link stops resolving on its own
Cuttly
Not offered
Za.gl
1 to 1,000,000
Pastebin
A hosted snippet of text or code with syntax highlighting
Cuttly
Not offered
Za.gl
Unlimited
Landing pages
A hosted page you build in the editor, no site needed
Cuttly
Bio pages on paid plans
Za.gl
Unlimited
Analytics history on the free plan
How far back a free account can look at its clicks
Cuttly
30 days
Za.gl
7 days
Cuttly wins. Cuttly free keeps a month of history against a week here.
Custom domain
Links on a domain you own instead of the provider domain
Cuttly
1 on the free plan
Za.gl
Not offered
Cuttly wins. A free custom domain is a real advantage Cuttly has.
Team members
Other people working on the same links from their own login
Cuttly
5 per team on the Team plan
Za.gl
Not offered
Cuttly wins.
Clicks counted
What the counter next to a link actually counts
Cuttly
Unlimited
Za.gl
Unlimited
QR code per link
Whether every link comes with a QR code, and in which formats
Cuttly
Included
Za.gl
PNG free, SVG and PDF on Pro
Cuttly figures verified on Cuttly pricing. Ours come from the same place the payment page reads.
Pick a difference, read it
Six places where Za.gl and Cuttly behave differently, with the number from the table beside each one.
A counter that resets
Cuttly free allows 30 links a month. It is more generous than most free tiers and it is still a number you have to keep in your head near the end of the month. Za.gl has no monthly quota on links, pastes or landing pages, so the only decision left is what to put on each link: an alias, a password, an expiry date.
Shorten a link- Cuttly
- 30 per month
- Za.gl
- Unlimited
Plans and price, side by side
Pick one of Cuttly’s tiers and the column on the left answers it.
$0forever
What you get
- Unlimited short links
- Unlimited pastes and landing pages
- Works without an account
- 7 days of click history
- Password and expiry on any link
- Custom alias, the bit after the slash, from 5 characters
- PNG QR code on every link
- CSV export of every click
- Google Tag Manager container
- No ads on the redirect
$0
What this tier allows
- 30 links per month
- Unlimited clicks
- 1 custom domain
- 30 days of analytics
- API: 3 calls per minute
Not on any tier
- Pastebin
Start with the next link
Links already on cutt.ly keep resolving, so there is nothing to move. This only changes where the next link is made, and the three steps below are the whole of it.
- Live instantly, no account
- Password and expiry, free
- 7 days of click history
Step 1
Paste the link
Any address, any length, on the homepage or in the box at the top of this page. No account, no email.
5 secondsStep 2
Add what the link needs
A chosen ending, a password, an expiry date or a click cap. Every one of them is on the free plan.
20 secondsStep 3
Copy it, keep the token
The response carries an access token. Paste it into the login box later and the links become an account with a dashboard.
5 seconds
What people who used it rated it
Left by visitors on the tool pages, one rating per person. No testimonials, and no review badges we do not have.
Cuttly questions
The monthly quota. Cuttly free is 30 links a month, Starter at $12 is 300, and Single at $25 is 5,000. If you create links steadily, you are buying headroom rather than features.
Yes, two things. Its free plan keeps 30 days of analytics against 7 on za.gl free, and it includes one custom domain from the free tier, which za.gl does not offer at any price.
Yes. Links on cutt.ly keep resolving through Cuttly. Nothing is migrated; only new links are created here.
Ten requests a minute, with or without a token, against three a minute on Cuttly free. The response returns an access token you can reuse to claim and manage the links the script created.
90 days of click history, editing every field of a live link, three-character aliases, expiry up to a year, SVG and PDF QR codes and email support, for $5 a month or $50 a year.
Every Cuttly figure was read off cutt.ly/pro-pricing on 2026-09-07, with the source linked at the bottom of the page.