Short answer: if you're running Linktree for your bio page, Bitly for short links, and a spreadsheet to make sense of both, you can consolidate the shortener and the spreadsheet today, for free. The bio page half of that stack is coming next. Here's the full picture.
Why are small businesses running Linktree and Bitly together in the first place?
Because neither tool does both jobs well. Linktree is built for a bio page. Bitly is built for a shortener. A business that needs a professional link-in-bio page and trackable short links for QR codes on business cards or packaging ends up needing both. Then it needs a spreadsheet to reconcile the two sets of click numbers, because neither dashboard talks to the other.
What does that stack actually cost?
More than most people expect once they add it up. Here's what a small business typically pays to get real functionality out of both tools, based on each company's official pricing.
| Tool | Free tier limits | Cheapest paid tier with real functionality | Annual cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linktree | Unlimited links, but only a basic shortener. A 12% fee applies to any digital product sales. | Starter, $6 to $8/month depending on billing cycle, for custom themes and a reduced 9% seller fee | $72 to $96/year, plus 9% of anything you sell |
| Bitly | 5 short links a month, no click analytics, and an interstitial ad shown before every free-tier redirect | Core, $10/month, billed annually only, for 100 links and 30 days of analytics | $120/year |
| Combined stack | Two logins, two dashboards, no shared analytics | Roughly $192 to $216/year before you count the time spent reconciling both by hand |
Sources: Linktree's official pricing page, Linktree's transaction fee documentation, Bitly's official pricing page, Bitly's free plan breakdown.
What can TnyInk replace today?
The shortener half, completely. TnyInk's free tier includes unlimited short links, custom aliases, real click analytics, and QR code export. No ads on the redirect. No fee taken. No monthly link cap resetting on you. That's a direct, complete replacement for Bitly. It also replaces the spreadsheet, since the same dashboard that creates your short links already shows you the clicks.
What's still coming?
The bio page. Fully replacing Linktree means building a real bio page, and we shipped the shortener first on purpose. A short link has to work reliably before anything else matters. The bio page is next, and it's being built to share the same dashboard and the same analytics as the shortener you'd already be using. When it ships, there's no second login and no second set of numbers to reconcile.
Linktree vs. Bitly vs. TnyInk: full comparison
| Feature | Linktree | Bitly | TnyInk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bio page | Yes, from $0 | No | Coming next |
| URL shortener | Basic on free. Custom back-halves and auto-UTM tagging require Pro, $15/month billed monthly or $12/month billed annually. | Yes, 5 links/month free. 100/month on Core at $10/month. | Yes, unlimited, free |
| Click analytics | Basic on free, 28-day history | Not included on the free tier at all | Included free |
| QR codes | Included on free | 2/month free, more on paid tiers | Unlimited, free |
| One dashboard for links and bio page | No, these stay separate features even on paid plans | No bio page product at all | Yes, from day one |
| Ads shown to visitors | No forced ads. Has an opt-in "sponsored links" monetization feature creators choose to add. | Yes, an interstitial ad page on every free-tier redirect | Never, on any tier |
| Transaction fee on sales | 12% on free, 9% on Starter and Pro, 0% only at Premium ($30 to $35/month) | Not applicable, no selling feature | 0%, on any plan |
Figures verified against official pricing pages, July 2026.
Try it
The shortener is live now at tny.ink. Unlimited short links, real analytics, no credit card required.
Frequently asked questions
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