**What is Alshorty?**
Alshorty started with a simple frustration — why do URL shorteners make you pay just to see how many people clicked your link?
That question turned into a late-night side project, which turned into a full platform. Today, Alshorty is a free-forever URL shortener built for people who actually need it — creators, marketers, developers, and small businesses who are tired of Bitly's paywalls, TinyURL's zero analytics, and tools that expire your links after 30 days without warning.
**More than just a shortener**
Most URL shorteners do one thing. Alshorty does five — and does all of them well.
Start with the core: you paste a long, ugly URL and get back a clean short link instantly. No account required, no credit card, no hoops to jump through. That link comes with real analytics — not just a click count, but countries, devices, browsers, and referrers. You can see where your audience is coming from, what they're using, and what's actually working in your campaigns.
Every link also gets a free QR code. Download it as SVG or PNG, print it on a business card, a poster, a product label — it works. No separate QR tool needed, no watermarks, no subscription.
Then there's Link-in-Bio. If you've ever used Linktree, you know the concept — one page that holds all your important links. Alshorty gives you a free bio page at alshorty.com/bio/yourname with your photo, your links, YouTube and Spotify embeds, a contact form, and full analytics. On Pro you get up to 5 pages, custom slugs, image uploads, and a verified badge. It's everything Linktree charges for, included in a tool you're already using.
And then there's SmartPages — the newest addition and honestly the one we're most proud of. SmartPages are full landing pages you build with drag-and-drop blocks. Hero sections, feature grids, countdown timers, testimonials, FAQ accordions, lead capture forms — all of it, no code required, no designer needed. Publish instantly at alshorty.com/p/your-page. Free users get one SmartPage with 8 blocks. Pro users get up to 10 pages with unlimited blocks, custom CSS, tracking pixels for Facebook, GA4, GTM, and TikTok, and the ability to remove Alshorty branding entirely.
**Built differently**
Alshorty runs on Cloudflare's global edge network. That means when someone clicks your short link, the redirect happens in milliseconds — not seconds. It doesn't matter if they're in Mumbai, New York, Lagos, or Tokyo. Fast everywhere, always.
We're also privacy-first by design. We don't store raw IP addresses. Analytics use hashed, non-reversible identifiers. We follow GDPR principles and we will never sell your data or show ads to your visitors. Your links, your data, your audience — kept clean.
**The free plan is actually free**
This one matters. A lot of tools call themselves "free" and then quietly cripple the experience until you upgrade. Alshorty doesn't do that.
The free plan gives you 50 short links per month, 5 per day, with full click analytics for 7 days, QR codes on every link, password protection, link expiry, one Link-in-Bio page, and one SmartPage. No credit card required. No trial period. No links expiring after 30 days. Just a genuinely useful free plan that respects the fact that not everyone needs 10,000 links a month.
When you're ready for more — Pro starts at just $8/month globally, or ₹399/month for users in India. You get 500 links per day, 10,000 per month, full analytics with CSV export, 100 custom aliases, A/B split testing, geo and device targeting, retargeting pixels, bulk shortening for up to 100 URLs at once, up to 5 Link-in-Bio pages, up to 10 SmartPages, and full API access with up to 5 keys.
**Who uses Alshorty?**
Creators use it to manage their Link-in-Bio and build SmartPages for product drops and launches. Marketers use it to track campaigns, run A/B tests, and measure what's actually converting. Developers use it to automate link workflows via the REST API and bulk tools. Small businesses use it to manage branded short links and build simple landing pages without hiring a designer or paying for a separate tool.
**Where we're headed**
Alshorty is actively growing. Custom domain support is on the roadmap. More SmartPage block types are coming. The analytics dashboard is getting deeper. And we're building all of it with the same principle we started with — useful first, beautiful second, and never more complicated than it needs to be.
If you've been paying Bitly prices for features that should be free, or using three separate tools to do what Alshorty does in one — give it a try. No card, no commitment, no catch.
**alshorty.com** — shorten, brand, track and grow.