visitto.me vs Dub

Developer-friendly links with per-link insight

Dub is a modern, open-source shortener built for developers. visitto.me shares the API-first mindset and adds click attribution at scale, so each visitor gets a unique code and per-link analytics.

Dub is a modern, developer-focused, open-source link platform. visitto.me is also API-first, with a public REST API and idempotent bulk endpoints on every plan, and it centres on click attribution at scale and privacy-first data handling. Pick Dub for open-source flexibility; pick visitto.me when which link clicked matters as much as how many.

visitto.me vs Dub, feature by feature

visitto.meDub
Link attributionNot the focus
Unique code per visitor
Per-link which / when / whereAggregate only
First-click alertsVaries
Unlimited QR codesEvery planVaries
No PII in URLs, privacy controlsVaries
Custom branded domains
Public API and bulk endpointsEvery plan
Entry price for domains and APIFrom £5/moVaries

Reflects publicly advertised features and pricing at time of writing; Dub's plans and pricing may change.

The pricing reality

At the time of writing, Dub's free tier allows around 25 new links a month, with paid plans from roughly $24 a month largely buying the right to create more. It's a clean model for developers embedding links in a product.

visitto.me's free plan includes 100 links a month, and Pro covers 10,000 for £15. Both platforms are API-first — the difference is that every visitto.me link can fan out into thousands of per-recipient tracked codes, with signed webhooks included on all plans rather than reserved for upper tiers.

Which should you choose?

Choose Dub if…

  • You want an open-source platform you can inspect or self-host.
  • You're embedding link infrastructure into your own product with their SDKs.
  • Developer experience matters more to you than attribution depth.

Choose visitto.me if…

  • You need who-clicked attribution per recipient, out of the box.
  • You want webhooks and scoped API keys on every plan, including free.
  • You need styled QR codes and bulk ZIP export alongside your links.

Where visitto.me pulls ahead

API-first, attribution-first

A public REST API and idempotent bulk endpoints ship on every plan, alongside link-level attribution most shorteners do not offer.

Unique code per visitor

Turn one destination into 10,000s of tracked codes so your reporting attributes each click to the specific link, source or campaign.

Privacy built in

No PII in URLs, with private mapping by non-PII reference, per-plan retention and user controls for export or purge.

visitto.me vs Dub: common questions

Is visitto.me open source like Dub?

No — visitto.me is a hosted platform. There's no lock-in, though: every plan includes full data export (links and recipients as JSON, analytics as CSV), and the REST API gives you programmatic access to everything you create.

Does visitto.me have a developer API comparable to Dub's?

Yes. A public REST API with scoped API keys, idempotent bulk endpoints (up to 1,000 links or 5,000 recipient codes per request) and nine HMAC-signed webhook events — available on every plan, including free.

How does visitto.me's metering compare to per-link pricing?

Plans meter new links per month and tracked clicks per month. Hitting the click quota never breaks anything — links keep redirecting and only stored click detail pauses until the next month.

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