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The TinyURL alternative that actually has analytics.

TinyURL's free plan can't tell you a single click happened — analytics start at $9.99/month. slsh.me puts real-time click analytics on the free tier: country, city, device, browser, OS, and referrer on every link.

Plus a custom domain, QR codes, and password protection — all free, no card.

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Analytics on free

Included vs None

Cost to see your clicks

$0 vs $9.99/mo

Edit a link after creating

Free vs Pro only

Feature by feature

A free link you can actually measure.

TinyURL figures reflect their public pricing page as captured 2026-05-20.

Feature slsh.me — Free TinyURL — Free / Pro / Bulk
Analytics on the free tier Real-time, 30-day rolling — clicks, geography and sources on every link; full breakdown & unlimited history on Big Slash None. The free plan records no analytics — you can't tell whether anyone clicked
New links / month (free) 100 (1,500 on Big Slash) 100 free — the same headroom, just no data behind it
Edit a link's destination Yes, free Pro $9.99/mo — free links can't be edited after creation
Custom domain (branded links) 1 free, 3 on Big Slash — one CNAME, on-demand TLS 1 branded domain on Free — but with no analytics behind it
Password & link expiry Password free on 3 active links; expiry on Big Slash Not offered
QR codes Free on 5 links; print-ready SVG across Big Slash QR generation included
UTM tags built-in Yes — source / medium / campaign / term / content at create-time No built-in UTM builder
Public REST API Read-only on Free, full on Big Slash — bearer-token, JSON in/out API on Pro (10k calls/mo) and up
Link masking Yes, on Big Slash — transparent masking, your short URL stays in the address bar Not offered
Cost to unlock analytics $0 — analytics ship on Free $9.99/mo Pro · $83/mo Bulk · $3,999/yr Enterprise

TinyURL prices reflect their public pricing page, captured 2026-05-20.

The TinyURL tax

$9.99/month to find out whether anyone clicked.

TinyURL's free plan shortens links and prints QR codes — but records no analytics at all. To see clicks, referrers, or geography you upgrade to Pro at $9.99/mo.

slsh.me ships real-time analytics on the free tier, keeps 30 days of rolling history free, and records every visit forever on the $8/mo Big Slash — less than TinyURL charges just to turn analytics on.

See your clicks free →

TinyURL Pro — to unlock analytics

$9.99/mo

slsh.me — analytics on Free

$0/mo

Free on slsh.me

+Real-time analytics on the free tier
+Editable link destinations
+A custom domain via one CNAME
+Password protection on 3 active links
+Built-in UTM tags & QR codes

Migration

Three steps. No data export needed.

Your old tinyurl.com links keep redirecting; slsh.me takes over the new ones. If you've been on your own branded domain, point that CNAME at us and yours come out the other side.

1

Sign up & add your domain

30 seconds, no card. Add a custom domain in Settings → Domains and we generate the exact CNAME record for your registrar.

2

Point one CNAME

Add links.your-domain.com → slsh.me at your registrar. On-demand TLS issues the cert on the first visit — no certificate to renew.

3

Create your first slsh.me link

Paste, pick a slug, save — branded as your-domain.com/abc with analytics from the first click. Got hundreds? Loop the POST /v1/links endpoint for a bulk import in seconds.

Honest answers.

Is slsh.me really free? +
Yes. The Free tier includes 100 links/month, one custom domain, one campaign, real-time click analytics with 30-day rolling history, QR codes on 5 links, password protection on 3 active links, and a read-only API. No card required. The $8/mo Big Slash tier raises the limits, adds link masking and link expiry, and keeps every visit recorded forever.
TinyURL is free too — what's actually different? +
Analytics. TinyURL's free plan records zero analytics — it can't tell you whether anyone clicked. slsh.me gives real-time analytics on the free tier: country, city, device, browser, OS, and referrer for every click. On TinyURL you'd pay $9.99/month for Pro just to see your numbers.
Can I use my own domain on the free tier? +
Yes — point a CNAME at slsh.me and your links come out branded as your-domain.com/abc1234. Free includes one custom domain with on-demand TLS; Big Slash includes three. TinyURL also includes one branded domain on free, but with no analytics behind it.
Will my existing TinyURL links keep working? +
Anything on tinyurl.com stays on tinyurl.com — slsh.me doesn't claim their slugs. For new links use your slsh.me short URL. If you've been using a branded domain, point that CNAME at slsh.me and the slugs you create here become drop-in replacements.
What does slsh.me NOT do that TinyURL does? +
TinyURL has two decades of brand recognition and a back-catalogue of inbound links nobody can replicate, plus a high-volume Bulk plan for tens of thousands of links a month. slsh.me is newer and focused on a generous, well-designed free tier with real analytics. If you need the legacy tinyurl.com brand on the link itself, that's theirs; if you want to actually measure your links for free, that's us.

A free link you can measure.

30 seconds, no card. Real-time analytics on the free tier — not a $9.99/mo upgrade — plus a branded domain, QR codes, and password protection.

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