visitto.me vs Short.io
Short.io is a solid developer-friendly shortener. visitto.me adds unique codes and per-link analytics on top.
Short.io is a developer-friendly custom-domain shortener with a capable API, well suited to teams who want branded links at scale. visitto.me shares that ground but leads with click attribution at scale, so you learn which link they clicked, not just how many. If per-link insight and unlimited QR matter, visitto.me is the closer fit.
| visitto.me | Short.io | |
|---|---|---|
| Click attribution (which link clicked) | Aggregate only | |
| Unique code per visitor | ||
| Per-link which / when / where / device | Aggregate only | |
| First-click alerts per link | ||
| Unlimited QR codes | Unlimited | Limited |
| No personal data in the URL | Not the focus | |
| Custom branded domains | From £5/mo | |
| Public API + bulk mint | ||
| Entry price for domains + API | £5/mo | Varies |
Reflects publicly advertised features and pricing at time of writing; Short.io's plans and pricing may change.
Short.io's free tier is genuinely generous on raw volume — on the order of a thousand links as a lifetime total, with several custom domains included. For pure branded shortening on a budget, it's a strong offer.
visitto.me's free plan resets monthly (100 links a month) and includes what Short.io doesn't offer at any tier: a unique tracked code per recipient, first-click alerts and signed webhooks. From £5 a month you add your own branded domain with automatic SSL.
Every visitor gets a unique code, so analytics are per link rather than a single aggregate count.
Generate as many QR codes as you need at any tier, with BulkQR.io for bulk and print runs.
No personal data lives in the URL; PII is stored privately and mapped by a non-PII reference.
If raw volume is the whole requirement, Short.io's free tier is excellent. visitto.me is for when the clicks need to mean something: each link can mint up to 5,000 per-recipient codes with individual click histories, first-click alerts and webhook events — attribution that isn't part of Short.io's model.
Yes — a public REST API with scoped keys on every plan, including idempotent bulk endpoints that create up to 1,000 links or 5,000 recipient codes in a single request.
Yes, from the Starter plan (£5/mo): add a subdomain like go.yourbrand.com, point a CNAME at us, and SSL is issued automatically. Higher tiers include up to 25 domains.
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