The Bitly alternative that costs less and does more

QuitURL is built for teams that have outgrown Bitly: the same link volume for about a third of the price, a custom domain on every plan, and five tools — QR codes, barcodes, a bio page, file hosting, SMS — that Bitly doesn't offer at all.

Free to try — sign up to save, brand and track every click.

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Plans start at $4.44/mo, your Bitly links import in minutes, and you can cancel anytime.
At a glance Bitly QuitURL
Entry paid plan $10/mo $4.44/mo
Custom domain included ✕ Core plan ✓ Every plan
QR codes on entry plan 5/mo 33/mo
Tools included 1 6
500 links/month runs you $29–35/mo $9.25–11.11/mo
Same link volume, up to 68% less — plus five tools Bitly doesn't have.

Is there a good alternative to Bitly?

Yes — QuitURL is the strongest Bitly alternative for teams that need more than link shortening. It matches Bitly's link volume at every tier for roughly a third of the price, includes a custom domain on every plan (Bitly gates this behind its $29+/mo Growth plan), and bundles five tools — QR codes, barcodes, a link-in-bio page, file hosting and SMS marketing — that Bitly doesn't offer at all.

  • Cheaper at every matching tier
  • Custom domain on every plan
  • 5 extra tools Bitly lacks
  • Bulk-import from Bitly in minutes

What sends people searching for a Bitly alternative

Bitly built the category. But four things keep coming up once teams start actually using it day to day.

The free plan barely works

Bitly's free tier caps you at 5 links and 2 QR codes a month, and shows an interstitial ad before visitors reach your destination.

Branded domains cost extra

Custom domains aren't included on Bitly's Free or Core plans. You need the $29+/mo Growth plan just to stop sharing a bit.ly link.

The next tier is a cliff

Growth to Premium is a jump from $29 to $199 a month — nothing in between for a team that's outgrown 500 links.

It only shortens links

QR codes and basic pages are bundled in, but barcodes, file hosting and SMS marketing mean three more subscriptions and three more logins.

QuitURL vs. Bitly, side by side

Every row below is a feature on QuitURL's Starter plan — Bitly's column reflects what's actually included at each of its own tiers.

QuitURL vs. Bitly feature and pricing comparison
Feature Bitly QuitURL
Custom branded domainGrowth plan+✓ Every plan
Multiple branded domains—✓ Entry plan
UTM builder & parameter templates✓✓
Edit destination after link is live✓✓
Link expiry & click-limit rules—✓
Password-protected links—✓
Mobile deep linkingPremium plan+✓ Every plan
Geo / country-level targeting—✓
A/B split testing & link rotator—✓
Bulk link creation (CSV import)Growth plan+✓ Every plan
Retargeting / tracking pixels—✓
QR codes, barcodes, bio pages, file hosting & SMSQR & pages only✓ All 5, included
Starting price$10/mo$4.44/mo
Bitly figures reflect its published Free, Core, Growth and Premium plans at time of writing.

The same link volume, a fraction of the bill

Every QuitURL plan includes all 6 tools and a custom domain — Bitly's equivalent tier is shown for context.

Monthly Annual Save up to 38%

Starter

$4.44/mo
$2.75/mo
$33 billed yearly
Bitly's closest tier, Core, is $10/mo for 100 links with no custom domain.
Choose Starter
  • Short Links108/mo
  • QR Codes33/mo
  • Custom domainsIncluded
  • All 6 tools✓
Matches Bitly Growth

Growth

$11.11/mo
$9.25/mo
$111 billed yearly
Bitly's Growth plan is $29–35/mo for this same 500 links/mo.
Choose Growth
  • Short Links500/mo
  • QR Codes51/mo
  • Link Clicks1,000,000/mo
  • All 6 tools✓

Pro

$22.22/mo
$18.50/mo
$222 billed yearly
Bitly's next tier, Premium, starts at $199/mo — for 3,000 links.
Choose Pro
  • Short Links2,000/mo
  • QR Codes108/mo
  • All 6 tools✓

Business

$77.77/mo
$64.75/mo
$777 billed yearly
Bitly's Premium plan tops out at 3,000 links/mo. Business gives you 20,000.
Choose Business
  • Short Links20,000/mo
  • QR Codes501/mo
  • All 6 tools✓

The five tools your Bitly plan doesn't cover

Bitly does one job well. QuitURL folds in everything most teams end up buying separately around it.

Dynamic QR Codes

Update where a QR code points without reprinting it. Track scans by location, device and time.

Bitly caps this at 5–10/mo

Barcode Generator

Create and manage product, inventory and retail barcodes from the same dashboard as your links.

Not on Bitly, any plan

Link-in-Bio Pages

One page for every link in your social bio, built and tracked alongside the rest of your links.

Bitly caps this at 2–20/mo

Secure File Hosting

Host and share PDFs, decks and media behind a short, trackable link — no separate file host.

Not on Bitly, any plan

SMS Marketing

Send and track SMS campaigns from the same account — no separate platform or contract.

Not on Bitly, any plan

Moving off Bitly takes about ten minutes

No gap where old links break, no rebuilding campaigns from scratch.

1

Import your links

Bring your existing Bitly short links and their click history over in bulk. Redirects keep working the moment they land in QuitURL.

2

Point your domain

Already on a branded domain with Bitly? Repoint the CNAME to QuitURL and we handle the certificate — no developer required.

3

Turn off Bitly

Once your team confirms links and QR codes are resolving correctly across every campaign, cancel the old plan.

Built to handle links your business depends on

Encrypted end to end — data is encrypted in transit and at rest, everywhere it travels.

Malicious link scanning — every destination is checked against threat databases before it's shortened.

99.99% uptime — redundant infrastructure across regions keeps links resolving.

Full data export — export every link, click and contact any time; nothing is locked in.

100K+
Users
10M+
Links
20B+
Clicks
120+
Countries
99.99%
Uptime
6
Tools replaced

Questions people ask before switching from Bitly

Yes. Import your Bitly short links and their click history in bulk, and your redirects keep working the moment they land in QuitURL — no gap where old links break.

500 links a month costs $29–35/mo on Bitly's Growth plan. The same 500 links — plus a custom domain, a million tracked clicks, QR codes, barcodes, bio pages, file hosting and SMS — is $9.25–11.11/mo on QuitURL's Growth plan.

No. Point a CNAME record at QuitURL and we handle the certificate and routing — most people finish in under ten minutes with our step-by-step guide.

They're part of the same plan and dashboard as your links — no separate contract, and usage is billed transparently within your plan's limits.

You can export every link, click and contact before you go. Once an account is deleted, its data is removed from our servers for good.

Invite teammates with their own logins and set exactly what each person can see or edit, from a single workspace shared across links, QR codes, bio pages and SMS.

You can check out yourself on any plan — Starter, Growth, Pro or Business — no sales call required. Talk to Sales is there if you want help picking a plan, but it's optional.

Yes, at every matching tier. QuitURL's entry plan is $4.44/mo versus Bitly Core's $10/mo, and QuitURL Growth is $9.25–11.11/mo for the same 500 links/mo that cost $29–35/mo on Bitly Growth — while also including a custom domain and five extra tools.

QuitURL's Starter plan is built for that: a custom domain, 108 short links and 33 QR codes a month, plus barcodes, a bio page, file hosting and SMS, all for $4.44/mo — less than Bitly's Core plan, which doesn't include a custom domain at all.

Ready to leave Bitly behind?

Bring your links over, claim your domain, and pick up the five tools you were paying for separately.

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