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TinyURL Reviews & Product Details

TinyURL is a URL shortening and link management software that allows individuals and organizations to create short, easy-to-share links and manage how those links are used over time. It is commonly used by marketing teams, product teams, developers and operations teams that need reliable, long-lasting links for digital and offline distribution. At its core, TinyURL converts long web addresses into shorter URLs that are easier to share across channels such as email, SMS, social media, print materials, QR codes and internal tools. Unlike many basic URL shorteners, TinyURL links are permanent by default, meaning they do not expire unless the user chooses to change or disable them. This makes the platform suitable for long-term campaigns, documentation and public-facing resources. TinyURL also functions as a link management platform, offering tools that help users organize, control and analyze their links. Users can create custom aliases, group links with tags, update destination URLs, set expiration rules and generate QR codes tied to their short links. For tracking and measurement, TinyURL provides link analytics, including click counts, referrers, geographic data, devices and traffic trends over time. For teams and high-volume use cases, TinyURL supports bulk link creation and API access, allowing links to be generated and managed programmatically. This is useful for workflows such as SMS messaging, marketing campaigns, product notifications and automated systems that require large numbers of short links. TinyURL also supports branded domains, enabling businesses to use their own custom domains instead of a shared shortening domain. This helps improve brand recognition and trust when links are shared externally. Founded in 2002, TinyURL is one of the oldest and longest-running URL shortening services and is used globally by individuals, small businesses and enterprise organizations that need a simple, reliable, and scalable solution for link shortening and link management.

Seller

TinyURL

Discussions

TinyURL Community

Languages Supported

English

Overview by

Ali Siddiqui

Pricing

Pricing provided by TinyURL.

Free

Free Trial

Pro

Starting at $16.00

250 Shortened links Per Month

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TinyURL Demo - Create short links with custom aliases and domains

Create short, shareable URLs by pasting a long link and optionally adding a custom alias. Users can choose the TinyURL domain or a branded domain, generate QR codes and quickly shorten links from a single, easy-to-use interface.

TinyURL Demo - Manage links and view performance analytics

View and manage all shortened links in one place while monitoring performance through the analytics dashboard. Users can track clicks over time, likely human clicks, unique visitors and geographic traffic, helping teams understand how links perform across channels.

TinyURL Demo - Track link performance with detailed analytics

View detailed analytics for all shortened links, including total and unique clicks, likely human traffic, geographic distribution, referrers, devices, browsers, and popular days and times. This dashboard helps teams understand how links perform across channels and audiences.

TinyURL Demo - Set up branded domains for custom short links

Manage branded domains by purchasing a domain through TinyURL or connecting an existing domain or subdomain. This allows teams to create custom short links that reflect their brand while maintaining full control over link creation and management.

TinyURL Demo - Manage API tokens for bulk link creation

Create and manage API tokens with granular permissions to programmatically generate, update, and analyze short links at scale. This enables teams and developers to automate bulk link creation and integrate TinyURL into existing workflows and systems.

TinyURL Demo - Generate and download QR codes for short links

Generate QR codes directly from shortened links and download them in multiple formats for print and digital use. This makes it easy to share links across offline materials, packaging, signage, events, and mobile-first campaigns.

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Anupam P.

Community Content Manager

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/7/2022

"Good tool to shorten links"

5/5

What do you like best about TinyURL?

TinyURL is one of the best available tools available in the market to shorten and concise the length of the URL. It is easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about TinyURL?

Doesn't work for some of social media handle Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Naqash A.

IT Project Manager

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/18/2022

"Easier Way of Shortening URL"

5/5

What do you like best about TinyURL?

TinyURL is a fantastic URL Shortner application among me too. Easily shorten the URL by pasting a link on TinyURL within a couple of seconds. Easy to access and set up. It gives a quality of support to its users. There is also no need to login for shortened URL. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about TinyURL?

It's a simple application not found any glitch in it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering TinyURL:

I recommend it to my colleagues and friend for using this excellent URL Shortner. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is TinyURL solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have realized TinyURL is beneficial for me to shorten the URL when the survey time to our client and customers. It also has the charm to facilitate our organization in marketing and product promotion through LinkedIn and different social sites. Cost Minimizing solution for all SMEs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sharath K.

Senior Consultant

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3/30/2022

Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.

"Best shortening URL"

5/5

What do you like best about TinyURL?

TinyURL is a wonderful URL Shortner app that I use as well. In a matter of seconds, you can shorten a URL by pasting it into TinyURL. Simple to use and set up. It provides high-quality support to its customers. There is also no need to sign in to use the shortened URL. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about TinyURL?

It's a straightforward application with no flaws. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is TinyURL solving and how is that benefiting you?

TinyURL has proven to be useful for me in shortening URLs when conducting surveys with our clients and customers. It also has the potential to help our organisation with marketing and product promotion via LinkedIn and other social media platforms. All SMEs can benefit from a cost-cutting solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Robb A.

Owner

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/28/2021

"Robb Tiny URL Review"

5/5

What do you like best about TinyURL?

Quick, easy, and painless. You can use it at a minimal level and it still does the job. I like that a lot of the functions are automated, especially copying the shortened URL. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about TinyURL?

The screen can get too cluttered for my liking. You can get overwhelmed with all the stuff on the screen if you are not focused. I'd like to see them simplify the screen and just make all that other stuff menu-driven options. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Janelle D.

Admin/Content Writer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/19/2021

"Quick & Easy URL Shortener"

5/5

What do you like best about TinyURL?

Easy to paste a url, click to shorten, click copy - that easy! There is also a history of my shortened urls to choose from. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about TinyURL?

Hard to dislike a system that works exactly how it's supposed to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering TinyURL:

If you want a quick and easy system for shortening urls, TinyURL is the solution. I love that I can copy and paste a long url into the TinyURL site, click "shorten", then "copy", and in seconds I have what I need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is TinyURL solving and how is that benefiting you?

I often shorten urls when using them on social media, especially Twitter where few characters are allowed. Sometimes I use it to disguise the content that generally displays in the url (ex. www.reazo.com/home-sellers-bible), so the url doesn't give away too much info. Customers click it because they're curious. A good way to AB test the effectiveness of a descriptive vs. shortened url. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Muhammad Waqar A.

Business Sales Executive

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/12/2022

"TinyURL - Shorten URL like its Name"

4.5/5

What do you like best about TinyURL?

Just Copy and paste the desired link and get a shortened URL in a second. More accessible than all of its comparative software. It is a zero cost-effective and efficient solution for everyone. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about TinyURL?

May I Concerned about its dislike, so I never say any dislike because it is free to use and open for anyone to facilitate its understandable shortened link. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pushpendra B.

Search Engine Optimization Executive

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4/2/2022

"Excellent URL Shortner I Have Used so Far"

5/5

What do you like best about TinyURL?

The best thing about TinyURL is that it's quick and easy to use. I also provide the clicks analytics to see how many URL clicks we are getting. I have used this tool for performance marketing analytics and it's worth using. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about TinyURL?

One major issue is that its analytics dashboard doesn't provide deep insights into the URL clicks. Also the number of URLs that we can shorten is a bit less in their basic plan. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in E-Learning

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/13/2022

"Perfect Link Shortening Tool"

4.5/5

What do you like best about TinyURL?

TinyURL is the perfect link shortening tool. It supports branded and customized links with a powerful analytics platform. This is a perfect SEO-friendly solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about TinyURL?

TinyURL is missing some advanced features, however, the current tool is simple yet effective and there is nothing to dislike till its current usage as well as the customer support has been amazing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mary R.

Internet Marketing Manager / SEO Consultant

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/18/2021

"TinyURL is So Quick and SO Easy to Use!"

5/5

What do you like best about TinyURL?

The option to customize my URL! It's quick and very easy to use - no 'learning process'!

I like the link history option too, along with the fact that I don't 'have' to log in - I usually don't have time to log in so I can use the tool quickly!

Some of the competitors don't have a 'customize' option. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about TinyURL?

Nothing - it's extremely easy to use and I refer it to clients all of the time. It always works perfect. I don't have any recommendations for improvement - it does everything I need! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering TinyURL:

Try it and see how easy it is! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is TinyURL solving and how is that benefiting you?

Using much shorter URL's! Benefit is a shorter URL! And I like that I don't have to log in if I don't need the history.

I am more productive because it looks better than a long URL -and- I don't have to take the time to log in! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jamuna S.

Affiliate marketer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/2/2021

"Simple and super easy URL Shortner"

5/5

What do you like best about TinyURL?

Easy and fast URL shortener that allows me to shorten links with and without registration of the account. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about TinyURL?

In the free plan, TinyURL doesn't give any analytics for links that helps to analyze and increase the conversion rate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering TinyURL:

One of the powerful link protection tools that enable us to share on social media without any effect on the main domain. So always use a URL shortener for link spam protection and TinyURL is one of the best among the Shortners Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is TinyURL solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am simply shortened the URL and sharing on different platforms as per my requirements Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.