Truthylink vs TinyURL
TinyURL makes links shorter. Truthylink makes them work harder — with bot-filtered analytics, QR codes, branded slugs, link safety scanning, and click fraud detection built in.
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Feature-by-feature comparison
| Feature |
Truthylink
from ₹499/mo
|
TinyURL
from ~$9.99/mo
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|---|---|---|
| Links & Management | ||
| Free plan links | 50 links/mo | Unlimited basic |
| Custom/branded slugs | All plans | Paid only |
| Custom domain | All plans | Paid only |
| Password-protected links | Pro+ | — |
| Link expiry & max clicks | Pro+ | — |
| QR code generation | All plans | Paid only |
| Edit destination after creation | ||
| Custom branded interstitial | Pro+ | — |
| Destination change history | All plans | — |
| Team collaboration | Business+ | — |
| Link approval workflow (teams) | Business+ | — |
| Analytics & Safety | ||
| Click analytics | All plans | Paid only |
| Bot & crawler filtering | — | |
| Click fraud detection | — | |
| Cookieless analytics | — | |
| Link safety scanning | — | |
| Dark Social Tracking | Pro+ | — |
| Share-link tag tracking | All plans | — |
| Country & device stats | Paid only | |
| Pricing & Billing | ||
| Pricing currency | ₹ INR | $ USD only |
| Paid plans from | ₹499/mo | ~$9.99/mo |
| 14-day free trial | — | |
| 30-day money-back guarantee | — | |
Where the real differences show up
Analytics — TinyURL has almost none
TinyURL's free plan gives you zero analytics. You shorten a link and have no idea if anyone clicked it. Truthylink gives every free user click analytics — country, device, referrer — with bot filtering included.
QR codes on every plan
TinyURL locks QR codes behind paid tiers. With Truthylink, every link — even on the free plan — gets a downloadable QR code instantly. No upgrade required for print campaigns or offline marketing.
Safety scanning before redirecting
TinyURL is frequently used to disguise phishing and malware links — it does no destination checking whatsoever. Truthylink scans every link against Google Safe Browsing before creation and blocks dangerous destinations automatically.
Branded links that build trust
A tinyurl.com link tells your audience nothing. Truthylink lets you create custom slugs and branded domains on every plan, including Free — so every link you share reinforces your brand rather than hiding it.
Dark Social Tracking Pro+
TinyURL has zero analytics on its free plan, and even on paid plans it can't detect clicks from WhatsApp, Telegram, or iMessage. Truthylink Pro tracks these "dark social" clicks — the ~70% of sharing that every other tool misattributes as "direct."
Share-link tag tracking All plans
TinyURL has no UTM builder or tagging tool at all — not even on its paid Pro plan. Truthylink lets you tag a share link for any person or channel, free, from day one.
Pricing at a glance
TinyURL's free plan has zero analytics. Truthylink's free plan has full analytics — bot-filtered, cookieless, and ready on day one.
- ✓ Free: 50 links + full analytics
- ✓ Pro: ₹499/month — unlimited links
- ✓ QR codes on all plans
- ✓ Bot filtering + link safety scanning
- ✓ 14-day trial + 30-day money-back
- – Free: unlimited links, no analytics
- – Pro: ~$9.99/mo · Bulk: ~$29.99/mo
- – QR codes: paid plans only
- – No bot filtering, no safety scanning
- – USD billing only
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