URL Shorteners · head-to-head
RedirHub vs TinyURL
RedirHub is a URL-redirect and link-management platform focused on bulk redirects, custom domains with automatic HTTPS, uptime monitoring, and click analytics. It exposes a REST API (Bearer API key) for programmatically creating and managing redirect rules and hosts, returning JSON. A free tier covers a limited number of redirects and one domain, with paid plans adding volume, more domains, and longer analytics retention.
TinyURL is a long-running shortener that now pairs its classic keyless web form with a modern REST API. The API authenticates with a Bearer API token from a TinyURL account and supports creating short links with custom aliases and expiration, updating destinations, and listing links, returning JSON. A free plan covers basic API shortening, while paid Pro and Bulk plans add branded domains, higher limits, and analytics.
| RedirHub | TinyURL | |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | API Key | API Key |
| Pricing | freemium | freemium |
| Formats | JSON | JSON |
| CORS | yes | yes |
| HTTPS | Yes | Yes |