TinyURL shortens links and paywalls the rest. Whooshly gives you branded links, dynamic QR, UTM tools, and digital cards for one payment.
Whooshly is a good TinyURL alternative once you need more than a throwaway short link. TinyURL is great for instant, no-account shortening, but custom aliases, editable links, and analytics sit behind its subscription. Whooshly includes all of that plus QR, UTM, and cards for a single $49.
Comparison based on publicly listed plans, July 2026. Prices change, check each vendor's current pricing.
At about $10/mo, TinyURL runs roughly $120 a year and $360 over three years, and you still don't own it. Whooshly's Core is $49, paid once.
Branded back-halves without a monthly plan.
Re-point any link or code, no paid tier required.
QR, UTM, and cards on one engine.
TinyURL is the quickest way to shorten a one-off link, no account, no setup, just paste and go. It's reliable, it's been around for years, and for disposable links it does exactly what you need for free.
Pick TinyURL if you mostly need quick, disposable short links and rarely touch branding, editing, or analytics.
Download your link list, destinations, slugs, and tags, from TinyURL as a CSV.
Paste your destinations and claim the same custom endings where they're free. Add QR codes and UTM tags in the same place.
Update the links in your posts and campaigns, or connect your own domain on Pro so links keep the same host.
For anything beyond a plain short link, yes: custom aliases, editable destinations, dynamic QR codes, a UTM builder, and digital cards are all in Whooshly's one-time $49 Core. TinyURL puts most of those behind a monthly subscription.
TinyURL only allows editing on paid plans. Every Whooshly short link and QR code is editable at any time on the one-time Core plan.
Yes, custom link endings are included in the one-time price, and your own custom domain is available on the optional $9/mo Pro add-on.
Yes. Every Whooshly short link and QR code is editable at any time on the one-time Core plan. TinyURL only allows editing on its paid tier.
Over time, yes. TinyURL's paid plan is around $9.99/mo (~$120/yr). Whooshly's Core is a single $49, and it includes QR codes and a UTM builder that TinyURL charges separately for or doesn't offer.
Bring your links, own your data, and never see a renewal email again.