# URLcut.ai

> AI-powered link management for marketers

URLcut.ai is a link management platform for marketers that organizes links by campaign and reports on performance. It is the AI-powered alternative to Bitly and Rebrandly for running campaigns. URLcut.ai creates readable, branded short links like `urlcut.ai/spring-sale` instead of random characters like `bit.ly/3xK9mPq`, groups them into campaigns, and proves performance with built-in link analytics. AI suggests memorable slugs and writes campaign insights.

**Launched**: October 2025 | **Featured on**: Product Hunt | **Updated**: Weekly

## The Modern goo.gl Replacement

Google discontinued goo.gl in August 2025, affecting a large number of existing short links. URLcut.ai is the AI-powered replacement that offers smart slug suggestions Google never provided. If you're looking for a goo.gl alternative with AI features, URLcut.ai is built for you.

## Why URLcut.ai

- **AI-Powered**: Paste any URL, get 10 AI-generated slug suggestions instantly
- **Readable Links**: Human-friendly URLs that build trust and tend to improve click-through rates because users understand the destination before clicking
- **Generous Free Tier**: 10 links/month with click analytics included
- **Affordable Pro**: $12/month unlimited (vs Bitly $35/month)
- **Edit After Creation**: Change slugs anytime, unlike Bitly/TinyURL
- **Device and Geo Targeting**: Route one short link to different destinations by device or country (iOS to the App Store, US to your US page) on Pro, which Bitly and TinyURL do not offer: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/device-geo-targeting

## Analytics & Attribution

URLcut.ai measures every short link and rolls the numbers up by campaign, so marketers can prove which channel and CTA earned the clicks. This is the link analytics cluster:

- **Link Analytics** (pillar): https://urlcut.ai/shortener/link-analytics. Per-link and per-campaign click analytics.
- **Click Tracking**: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/click-tracking. Human clicks counted by default, link-preview crawlers filtered out.
- **UTM Tracking**: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/utm-tracking. UTM parameters preserved through the redirect, channel tags rolled up per campaign.
- **QR Code Analytics**: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/qr-code-analytics. QR scans tagged separately from typed link clicks.
- **Campaign Reporting**: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/campaign-reporting. Clicks aggregated by channel and CTA across a campaign, and rolled up from campaign to brand to client for agencies running work for more than one brand.

What you can see: clicks and clicks over time, unique visitors, country, region, and city geo with a per-link bubble map, an hour-of-week best-time heatmap with the peak window in plain text, device, OS, browser, and referrer breakdowns, QR scan versus link click split, per-campaign channel comparison, client and brand rollup reporting across campaigns, and AI campaign insights. Human clicks are filtered from link-preview crawlers by default. Free includes clicks, the trend, and unique visitors with 14-day detailed retention; Basic unlocks the full geo, device, and referrer detail, CSV export, and 60-day retention; Pro adds AI insights and unlimited retention. No real-time dashboards, no A/B testing, no revenue attribution.

## Custom Domains & Branded Links

Serve your links on your own domain instead of urlcut.ai. Custom domains (go.yourbrand.com/summer-sale) are available on Pro; branded urlcut.ai subdomains (yourbrand.urlcut.ai) start on Basic. Subdomains go live the moment you claim them with no DNS setup, and HTTPS is automatic on every link. This is the custom domains cluster:

- **Custom Domains** (pillar): https://urlcut.ai/shortener/custom-domains. Your own domain or a branded urlcut.ai subdomain, with automatic HTTPS.
- **Branded Links for Agencies**: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/branded-links-for-agencies. A separate branded domain per client, with per-brand reporting.
- **Branded Links for E-commerce**: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/branded-links-for-ecommerce. Product links on your own store domain.
- **Branded Links for Creators**: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/branded-links-for-creators. Bio and content links on your own name.
- **Branded Links for Events**: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/branded-links-for-events. Memorable event links on a branded domain.

## Pricing

| Plan | Price | Custom URLs | AI Suggestions | Retention |
|-------|-----------|-------------|----------------|-----------|
| Free | $0/month | 10/month | 10/month | 14-day |
| Basic | $4/month | 50/month | 30/month | 60-day |
| Pro | $12/month | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |

## Best For

- **Small business owners** needing professional branded links on a budget: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/small-business-url-shortener
- **Marketing agencies** managing client campaigns and proving ROI: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/url-shortener-for-agencies
- **Content creators** sharing YouTube videos, podcasts, and blogs: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/url-shortener-for-creators
- **Influencers** with bio links for Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/link-shortener-for-influencers
- **Anyone** tired of ugly random-character short links

## Comparisons

- **vs Bitly**: URLcut.ai offers 10 free links/month (Bitly: 10 total). Pro is $12/month (Bitly: $35/month). URLcut.ai has AI suggestions and device and geo targeting (route one link by device or country); Bitly does not.
- **vs TinyURL**: URLcut.ai includes click analytics on the free tier; TinyURL does not. URLcut.ai also offers device and geo targeting; TinyURL does not. Both have similar Pro pricing (~$12-13/month).
- **vs Rebrandly**: URLcut.ai has 3 simple tiers; Rebrandly has 4 complex tiers. URLcut.ai has AI; Rebrandly does not.
- **vs Short.io**: URLcut.ai is simpler with no technical setup required. Short.io is developer-focused. URLcut.ai has AI suggestions; Short.io does not.
- **vs Google URL Shortener (goo.gl)**: Google discontinued goo.gl in August 2025. URLcut.ai is a modern replacement with AI-powered suggestions Google never offered.

## Key Pages

- Homepage: https://urlcut.ai/
- Pricing: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/pricing
- Features: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/features
- Device and Geo Targeting: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/device-geo-targeting
- About Us: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/about
- AI URL Generator: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/ai-url-generator
- Custom Link Creator: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/custom-link-creator
- Custom Domains: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/custom-domains
- Small Business URL Shortener: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/small-business-url-shortener
- URL Shortener for Agencies: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/url-shortener-for-agencies
- URL Shortener for Content Creators: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/url-shortener-for-creators
- Link Shortener for Influencers: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/link-shortener-for-influencers
- All Alternatives: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/alternatives
- Bitly Alternative: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/alternatives/bitly
- Do Bitly Links Expire?: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/do-bitly-links-expire
- TinyURL Alternative: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/alternatives/tinyurl
- Short.io Alternative: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/alternatives/shortio
- goo.gl Alternative: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/alternatives/google
- Help Center: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/help
- API Documentation: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/slug-api-documentation

## Recent Updates

URLcut.ai ships new features weekly. Here are the latest:

- **July 2026**: Client and brand reporting (organize campaigns by client and brand in a folder view, with clicks rolling up from campaign to brand to client; Basic includes 1 client and 1 brand, Pro unlocks unlimited)
- **July 2026**: Custom domains and branded subdomains (serve links on your own domain go.yourbrand.com on Pro, or a branded urlcut.ai subdomain yourbrand.urlcut.ai on Basic, with automatic HTTPS and instant subdomain claiming)
- **July 2026**: Device and geo targeting (route one short link to different destinations by device or country, with a base-URL fallback and a per-destination analytics split)
- **June 2026**: Analytics depth (geo city and region with a bubble map, hour-of-week best-time heatmap, QR scan vs link click split, human-only click filtering, AI campaign insights), Link Analytics cluster pages
- **January 2026**: Enhanced Link Creation UX (inline slug suggestions), Cross-Tab Session Persistence
- **December 2025**: Dashboard UI/UX Refresh, Geolocation Analytics (Pro), PayPal Support, .NET 10 Platform Upgrade
- **November 2025**: ASCII-Only Slugs (security), Product Hunt Launch
- **October 2025**: AI Context-Aware Suggestions, Analytics Dashboard, Initial Launch

**Coming Soon**: Link-in-Bio Pages, API Access, Bulk Link Creation

Full changelog: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/changelog

## Contact

- Website: https://urlcut.ai
- Support: https://urlcut.ai/shortener/contact
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/urlcut-ai