Why look for a TinyURL alternative?

Two reasons come up most: a free TinyURL link cannot be edited after it is created, and free accounts get no click analytics. If you need to fix a wrong destination or see where the traffic came from, you are on a $12.99 plan, or $9.99 billed annually, which also caps you at 500 active links.

Do my existing TinyURL links keep working?

Yes. Links already published on tinyurl.com keep resolving through TinyURL. Nothing is migrated and nothing breaks; you only change where the next link is created.

Can I change where a za.gl link points after sharing it?

On the free plan you can edit the title and description. Pro, at $5 a month, unlocks every field including the destination URL, the alias, the password and the expiry date.

What does TinyURL do better?

Branded domains and bulk work. TinyURL sells custom domains on its paid plans and a Bulk tier from $99 a month for 100,000 active links with team features. Za.gl offers neither: it is a single-account tool with an API.

Is the free plan limited by number of links?

No. Shortening, pastes and landing pages are unlimited on the free plan, with no monthly counter. The limits that exist are the ones you set per link: a password, an expiry date up to 30 days, or a click cap.

TinyURL

Mbadala wa Bitly usiohesabu

Viungo vitano kwa mwezi, kisha Bitly anaomba dola kumi. Za.gl haina kihesabu chochote, inafanya kazi kabla hujajisajili, na inaonyesha kila bofyo lilitoka wapi.

What each one covers and misses

16 rows: Za.gl wins 10, TinyURL wins 3, and 3 are a draw. A table that never loses is an advert.

Za.gl compared with TinyURL, feature by feature, verified 2026-09-07
Feature		TinyURL	Notes
Short links on the free plan	Unlimited	Unlimited	How many links you can create before the plan asks for money
Click analytics on the free plan	7 days of history	Not included	Whether a free account can see where its clicks came from
Edit a link after creating it	Title and description free, everything on Pro	Paid plans only	Changing the destination of a link you already shared
Password-protected links	Free, any link	Not offered	A link that asks for a password before it resolves
Link expiry date	Optional, 30 days free	Not offered, links are permanent	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
Active link ceiling on the cheapest paid plan	None, at $5	500 links, at $9.99	How many links may exist at once on the cheapest paid plan
Public API	Free, 10 requests a minute	Paid plans	Creating and reading links from your own code
Pastebin	Unlimited	Not offered	A hosted snippet of text or code with syntax highlighting
Landing pages	Unlimited	Not offered	A hosted page you build in the editor, no site needed
Country and device routing	Included	Not offered	Sending visitors to different destinations by country or device
QR code per link	PNG free, SVG and PDF on Pro	Included	Whether every link comes with a QR code, and in which formats
Links that stay alive for years	Default, expiry is opt-in	Default, no expiry option	Whether an old link keeps resolving with no account activity
Custom branded domain	Not offered	Paid plans	Links on a domain you own instead of the provider domainTinyURL wins. TinyURL sells branded domains; za.gl has none.
Bulk link creation	API only	Bulk plans from $99	Creating many links at once from a file or one callTinyURL wins. Ten requests a minute is the ceiling for scripted batches here.
Team seats	Not offered	Bulk and enterprise plans	Other people working on the same links from their own loginTinyURL wins.

Short links on the free plan
How many links you can create before the plan asks for money
TinyURL
Unlimited
Za.gl
Unlimited
Click analytics on the free plan
Whether a free account can see where its clicks came from
TinyURL
Not included
Za.gl
7 days of history
Edit a link after creating it
Changing the destination of a link you already shared
TinyURL
Paid plans only
Za.gl
Title and description free, everything on Pro
Password-protected links
A link that asks for a password before it resolves
TinyURL
Not offered
Za.gl
Free, any link
Link expiry date
A date after which the link stops resolving on its own
TinyURL
Not offered, links are permanent
Za.gl
Optional, 30 days free
Click limit per link
A count after which the link stops resolving on its own
TinyURL
Not offered
Za.gl
1 to 1,000,000
Active link ceiling on the cheapest paid plan
How many links may exist at once on the cheapest paid plan
TinyURL
500 links, at $9.99
Za.gl
None, at $5
Public API
Creating and reading links from your own code
TinyURL
Paid plans
Za.gl
Free, 10 requests a minute
Pastebin
A hosted snippet of text or code with syntax highlighting
TinyURL
Not offered
Za.gl
Unlimited
Landing pages
A hosted page you build in the editor, no site needed
TinyURL
Not offered
Za.gl
Unlimited
Country and device routing
Sending visitors to different destinations by country or device
TinyURL
Not offered
Za.gl
Included
QR code per link
Whether every link comes with a QR code, and in which formats
TinyURL
Included
Za.gl
PNG free, SVG and PDF on Pro
Links that stay alive for years
Whether an old link keeps resolving with no account activity
TinyURL
Default, no expiry option
Za.gl
Default, expiry is opt-in
Custom branded domain
Links on a domain you own instead of the provider domain
TinyURL
Paid plans
Za.gl
Not offered
TinyURL wins. TinyURL sells branded domains; za.gl has none.
Bulk link creation
Creating many links at once from a file or one call
TinyURL
Bulk plans from $99
Za.gl
API only
TinyURL wins. Ten requests a minute is the ceiling for scripted batches here.
Team seats
Other people working on the same links from their own login
TinyURL
Bulk and enterprise plans
Za.gl
Not offered
TinyURL wins.

TinyURL figures verified 2026-09-07 on Bei za Bitly. Ours come from the same place the payment page reads.

Pick a difference, read it

Six places where Za.gl and TinyURL behave differently, with the number from the table beside each one.

Free, and then fixed

Both tools shorten as many links as you want without charging. The difference starts one second after the link exists: TinyURL hands you a permanent redirect and no way to change it, while za.gl keeps the link in a dashboard where the title, description and, on Pro, the destination stay editable.

Shorten a link

TinyURL: Unlimited
Za.gl: Unlimited

Permanent by default

TinyURL markets links that never expire, which is right for a printed flyer and wrong for a password reset or a private file. On za.gl every link is permanent unless you give it a deadline of up to 30 days on free or a year on Pro, or a click limit anywhere from 1 to 1,000,000. After either, the link stops working and says so instead of sending anyone on.

Set an expiry date

TinyURL: Not offered, links are permanent
Za.gl: Optional, 30 days free

Plans and price, side by side

Pick one of TinyURL’s tiers and the column on the left answers it.

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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

TinyURL

What this tier allows

Unlimited tinyurl.com links
QR code per link
Custom alias
No analytics, no editing

Not on any tier

Link expiry date
Pastebin
Landing pages
Country and device routing

Kuhama kunagharimu kiungo kimoja

Hakuna cha kuhamisha. Viungo vilivyo tayari kwenye bit.ly vinaendelea kufanya kazi; wewe unaunda kinachofuata hapa tu. Bandika anwani kwenye ukurasa wa mbele, ongeza jina bandia, nenosiri au tarehe ya mwisho ikiwa unahitaji, na nakili matokeo. Tokeni iliyo kwenye jibu ndiyo inayogeuza viungo hivyo kuwa akaunti baadaye, ikiwa unataka dashibodi.

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 seconds
Step 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 seconds
Step 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.

TinyURL questions

Mpango wa bure wa Bitly unaruhusu viungo 5 kwa mwezi na hauwapi watumiaji wa bure historia yoyote ya mibofyo. Inatosha kwa kiungo cha mara moja na inaumiza kwa kazi ya kawaida. Za.gl haina kikomo cha kila mwezi kwa viungo, uelekezaji hauna matangazo, na takwimu za mibofyo zinaonekana pia kwenye mpango wa bure.

Hapana. Viungo uliyochapisha tayari kwenye bit.ly vinaendelea kupitia Bitly. Kuhama kunaathiri tu viungo unavyounda kuanzia sasa, kwa hivyo unaweza kuhama hatua kwa hatua badala ya uhamishaji mmoja.

Kufupisha, madokezo na kurasa za kutua ni bila kikomo kwenye mpango wa bure. Pro ni $5 kwa mwezi au $50 kwa mwaka na inaongeza kuhifadhi takwimu siku 90, kuhariri kila sehemu ya kiungo, majina bandia ya herufi tatu na tarehe ya mwisho ya mwaka mmoja.

Vikoa binafsi, viti vya timu na orodha ya miunganisho. Bitly inaunganishwa na Slack, HubSpot, Canva na wengine, ina programu za iOS na Android, na inaruhusu kampuni kuweka viungo kwenye kikoa chake kuanzia mpango wa Growth. Za.gl haina chochote kati ya hivyo.

Ndiyo. POST kwenda /api/shorten na kichwa cha Authorization: Bearer, imewekewa kikomo cha maombi 10 kwa dakika. Ombi linafanya kazi hata bila tokeni, na jibu linakurudishia moja kwa viungo ulivyounda punde.

Kinaacha kuelekeza na kinarudisha HTTP 410 Gone badala ya kumpeleka mgeni mahali popote. Unaweza kuweka kikomo cha kiungo kwa idadi ya mibofyo, kutoka 1 hadi 1,000,000, au kwa tarehe.

Hapana. Ukurasa wa hakikisho unaonyesha mahali pa kwenda na ukaguzi wa usalama, kisha unampeleka mgeni. Roboti zinaelekezwa mara moja ili hakikisho la viungo kwenye programu za mazungumzo libaki sawa.

Mbadala wa Bitly usiohesabu

What each one covers and misses

Pick a difference, read it

Free, and then fixed

Clicks without a plan

Permanent by default

QR a printer can use

Beyond the redirect

The API is open

Plans and price, side by side

Kuhama kunagharimu kiungo kimoja

What people who used it rated it

TinyURL questions

Kwa nini mtu atafute mbadala wa Bitly?

Je, viungo vyangu vya Bitly vitaacha kufanya kazi nikihama?

Je, za.gl ni bure kweli, au bure hadi kikomo fulani?

Bitly inafanya nini vizuri zaidi?

Je, naweza kuitumia kutoka kwenye msimbo wangu?

Nini hufanyika kwa kiungo kinapoisha muda au kufikia kikomo cha mibofyo?

Je, za.gl inaweka matangazo kwenye uelekezaji?