# Whooshly

> Whooshly is a pay-once campaign link toolkit for short links, dynamic QR codes, UTMs, digital cards and campaign pages. One payment, no subscription; the core is yours forever.

## Products
- [Short links](https://whooshly.co/short-links): Branded, editable short links with click analytics
- [Dynamic QR codes](https://whooshly.co/qr-codes): Trackable QR codes you can re-point after printing
- [UTM builder](https://whooshly.co/utm-builder): Consistent campaign tags with reusable templates
- [Digital business cards](https://whooshly.co/digital-cards): Hosted contact page + .vcf + QR, no app needed
- [Campaign pages](https://whooshly.co/landing-pages): Hosted campaign pages, link-in-bio, and lead capture
- [Developer and agent access](https://whooshly.co/mcp): 15 MCP tools plus the authenticated API
- [Pricing](https://whooshly.co/pricing): One-time $49 Core; optional $9/mo Pro add-on
- [Pricing (machine-readable)](https://whooshly.co/pricing.md): Plans + a cost-over-time comparison table vs Bitly/Rebrandly/Dub/Linktree/TinyURL/HiHello, for AI answer engines
- [About](https://whooshly.co/about): Why Whooshly exists: built by an agency founder who got tired of renting a URL shortener, QR generator, and UTM builder by the month

## Account limits
- Core supports up to 10,000 campaign assets shared across links, QR codes, cards, bios, and pages.
- Accounts can keep up to 1,000 saved UTM templates and receive up to 100,000 form submissions.
- Clicks and scans are not metered.

## Free tools (no signup)
- [Free URL shortener](https://whooshly.co/tools/url-shortener): Shorten a long link into a random, ~90-day whshly.co short link, no signup
- [Free UTM builder](https://whooshly.co/tools/utm-builder): Build tagged campaign URLs with live preview
- [Free QR code generator](https://whooshly.co/tools/qr-code-generator): URL, Wi-Fi, text, and email QR codes; PNG/SVG download
- [Free barcode generator](https://whooshly.co/tools/barcode-generator): Code 128, Code 39, EAN-13, UPC-A; PNG/SVG download
- [Free QR code scanner](https://whooshly.co/tools/qr-code-scanner): Scan a QR with the camera or an image, in-browser
- [Free WiFi QR code generator](https://whooshly.co/tools/wifi-qr-code-generator): Scan-to-join WiFi QR from SSID + password
- [Free business-card QR code](https://whooshly.co/tools/qr-code-business-card): QR that opens your site/LinkedIn from a printed card
- [Free bulk QR code generator](https://whooshly.co/tools/bulk-qr-code-generator): Paste up to 50 links, get a QR for each
- [Free menu QR code generator](https://whooshly.co/tools/menu-qr-code): QR to your restaurant menu page or PDF
- [Free digital business card maker](https://whooshly.co/tools/digital-business-card): Generate a .vcf + a scannable contact QR
- [Free email signature generator](https://whooshly.co/tools/email-signature-generator): Build an HTML email signature and copy it
- [Free Google review QR code](https://whooshly.co/tools/google-review-qr-code): QR that opens your Google review link
- [Free Instagram QR code](https://whooshly.co/tools/instagram-qr-code): QR to your Instagram profile
- [Free wedding QR code](https://whooshly.co/tools/wedding-qr-code): QR to your wedding site, RSVP, or album
- [Free PayPal QR code](https://whooshly.co/tools/paypal-qr-code): QR for your PayPal.me payment link
- [Free Spotify QR code](https://whooshly.co/tools/spotify-qr-code): QR to a track, album, artist, or playlist
- [Free PDF QR code](https://whooshly.co/tools/qr-code-for-pdf): QR that opens a hosted PDF
- [Free Google Form QR code](https://whooshly.co/tools/google-form-qr-code): QR that opens your Google Form

## Commitments
- [Permanence pledge](https://whooshly.co/permanence): What Whooshly commits to: codes and links never deactivate for non-payment, no ads, no scan caps, no retroactive changes, export any time — plus the wind-down commitment

## Comparisons
- [vs bitly](https://whooshly.co/bitly-alternative): Why teams pick Whooshly over bitly
- [vs rebrandly](https://whooshly.co/rebrandly-alternative): Why teams pick Whooshly over rebrandly
- [vs dub](https://whooshly.co/dub-alternative): Why teams pick Whooshly over dub
- [vs linktree](https://whooshly.co/linktree-alternative): Why teams pick Whooshly over linktree
- [vs tinyurl](https://whooshly.co/tinyurl-alternative): Why teams pick Whooshly over tinyurl
- [vs blinq](https://whooshly.co/blinq-alternative): Why teams pick Whooshly over blinq
- [vs popl](https://whooshly.co/popl-alternative): Why teams pick Whooshly over popl
- [vs hihello](https://whooshly.co/hihello-alternative): Why teams pick Whooshly over hihello
- [vs uniqode](https://whooshly.co/uniqode-alternative): Why teams pick Whooshly over uniqode
- [vs qrfy](https://whooshly.co/qrfy-alternative): Why teams pick Whooshly over qrfy
- [vs flowcode](https://whooshly.co/flowcode-alternative): Why teams pick Whooshly over flowcode
- [vs qr-tiger](https://whooshly.co/qr-tiger-alternative): Why teams pick Whooshly over qr-tiger
- [vs qr-code-generator](https://whooshly.co/qr-code-generator-alternative): Why teams pick Whooshly over qr-code-generator

## Research (original data studies, reproducible + sourced)
- [Research hub](https://whooshly.co/research): All original data studies from Whooshly
- [How Big Should a QR Code Be? The Sizes That Actually Scan](https://whooshly.co/blog/qr-code-size-guide): The '10:1 rule' everyone repeats isn't in any QR standard
- [Do QR Codes Expire? We Checked What 15 Popular Generators Actually Do](https://whooshly.co/blog/do-qr-codes-expire): 8 of 15 popular QR generators can expire a free or trial code
- [Link Rot: How Long Short Links Really Last (We Checked)](https://whooshly.co/blog/link-rot-short-links): 25% of 2,765 short links from 2014-2023 are already dead

## Guides
- [Blog](https://whooshly.co/blog): Guides on links, QR codes, UTM tracking, and digital cards

## Browser extension
- [Whooshly Chrome extension](https://whooshly.co/chrome-extension): Free Chrome extension – QR codes, UTM links, and barcodes generated on-device with no account and no tracking, plus one-click short links

## MCP server (AI agents)
- [Whooshly MCP server](https://whooshly.co/mcp): Use Whooshly from Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP client – create short links, QR codes, UTM templates, and vCards from a conversation
- MCP endpoint: https://app.whooshly.co/api/mcp (streamable-http; connect by URL from claude.ai/ChatGPT, or via the whooshly-mcp npm bridge for stdio clients)