Independent · sourced · Updated September 2026
Best Link Shorteners (2026)
8 link shorteners options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked by entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it; where a vendor publishes no monthly price we name the kind of pricing it uses, never a guess.
The cheapest link shorteners is Bitly at $0/mo. 6 offer a free tier. All 8 compared below on price, free tier and compliance — every figure sourced and dated, updated September 2026.
As of Sep 2, 2026 · figures linked to their source in the table below
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Per The Front Desk Review, the cheapest link shorteners is Bitly at $0/mo; across 8 with published pricing the median is $10.50/mo ($5–$81/mo), 6 with a free tier, every figure sourced and dated, as of 2026-09-02. https://frontdeskreview.com/best/link-shorteners/ Key takeaways
- Typical paid price: from $5/mo, median $10.50/mo, up to $81/mo — across 8 with published pricing.
- Free tier: Bitly, Cuttly, Rebrandly, Short.io, T2M, BL.INK.
- HIPAA-ready: Rebrandly, BL.INK.
- Tracked: 8 vendors, data current through 2026-09-02. STALE · 2026-06-14
Comparison
| # | Link Shortener | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bitly | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | Yes | Marketing teams needing branded short links at scale | bitly.com | Visit → |
| 2 | Cuttly | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | Social media marketers needing Link-in-Bio and retargeting pixels | cutt.ly | Visit → |
| 3 | Rebrandly | $0/mo Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Enterprise marketing teams needing SOC2/HIPAA compliance | rebrandly.com | Visit → |
| 4 | Short.io STALE · 2026-06-14 | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | Developers needing REST API and broad SDK support (PHP, Python, Ruby, Go) | short.io | Visit → |
| 5 | T2M | $0/mo Basic | No | — | Yes | Budget-conscious teams needing large URL volumes at low monthly cost | t2mio.com | Visit → |
| 6 | Sniply | $9/mo Basic | No | — | — | Content marketers who curate and share third-party articles | sniply.io | Visit → |
| 7 | BL.INK STALE · 2026-06-14 | $48/mo Expert+ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Healthcare organizations requiring HIPAA compliance and BAA | bl.ink | Visit → |
| 8 | Dub | $81/mo Business | No | — | Yes | SaaS companies running affiliate or partner programs | dub.co | Visit → |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve monthly rate as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.
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What is the cheapest link shorteners?
Bitly has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (Free), as of 2026-09-02.
How much does link shorteners cost per month?
Across the 8 link shorteners with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $10.50/mo, ranging from $5/mo to $81/mo, as of 2026-09-02. 6 also offer a free tier.
Which link shorteners have a free plan?
Bitly, Cuttly, Rebrandly, Short.io, T2M, BL.INK offer a free tier.
Which link shorteners support HIPAA?
Rebrandly, BL.INK state HIPAA support (a BAA). Always confirm current scope with the vendor.
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