TinyURLTinyURL alternative you can edit
TinyURL shortens for free, then locks the two things you need afterwards: a link you can edit and the clicks it got. Za.gl gives you both on the free plan.
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.
| 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 on TinyURL pricing. 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
Plans and price, side by side
Pick one of TinyURL’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
- 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
Nothing to migrate
Your tinyurl.com links keep resolving, so nothing you have already shared moves. This only changes where the next link is made, and it takes half a minute.
- 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.
TinyURL questions
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
No. A za.gl link stays alive until you delete it or until an expiry date or click limit you set is reached, at which point it stops working and says so instead of sending the visitor on.
TinyURL's free-plan features and Pro pricing were read off TinyURL's own site on 2026-09-07. Where TinyURL does not publish a figure, this page says so instead of guessing.