ShortFreeURL vs Rebrandly: an honest comparison
Workspaces and traffic routing are Rebrandly strengths; link privacy controls and raw data are where it stops.
By ShortFreeURL Team · 24 June 2026
Where Rebrandly is strong
Clean workspace model, good team collaboration, traffic routing rules, a link gallery, and a mature API with solid documentation.
Where Rebrandly stops
No password protection or cloaking, limited raw click data, and branded-link volume is metered in a way that becomes expensive quickly for high-volume senders.
Pricing
Paid plans start around $13 per month, with link and click allowances that push growing teams upward.
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
Rebrandly if workspace organisation is your main problem. ShortFreeURL if you also need link-level privacy controls, a per-click log and volume that does not meter.
How to check this yourself
Open the full feature matrix on our compare page, then open Rebrandly'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 Vendor pricing changes often — if anything here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.