ShortFreeURL vs Cutt.ly: an honest comparison
Cutt.ly is good value with some unusual extras. The limits show up in retention, roles and data depth.
By ShortFreeURL Team · 26 June 2026
Where Cutt.ly is strong
Competitive pricing, password protection, cloaking, surveys and action pages layered on links, and a decent free tier.
Where Cutt.ly stops
Data retention is shorter, team roles and audit tooling are limited, and there is no raw click stream or signed-redirect capability.
Pricing
Paid plans start around $6 per month.
ShortFreeURL offers Free and four paid plans. Google and Meta tracking, core plugins, mobile targeting, A/B testing, link bundles, conversions, exports and click webhooks start on Starter. Other ads connectors and email marketing drafts are on eligible paid plans. Website and API-created links have separate allowances. Review current prices and features.
The verdict
Cutt.ly if the survey and action-page features are the reason you are shopping. ShortFreeURL if you need deeper analytics, longer retention and team governance at a similar price.
How to check this yourself
Open the full feature matrix on our compare page, then open Cutt.ly's own pricing page next to it. Vendor pricing changes often — if anything here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.