Reqlick vs Short.io
pricing and limits compared
Short.io offers high link and click limits, starting with 1,000 links on its free plan. Compare it with Reqlick on limits, analytics, QR codes and files.
Starter$12/mobilled annually
- Tracked clicks/mo
- 25K
- Short links
- 150 total
Pro$15/mobilled annually
- Tracked clicks/mo
- Unlimited
- Short links
- Unlimited
At a glance: entry plans
- Lowest paid plan
- Reqlick: $12/mo billed annually, $15/mo billed monthly
- Short.io: $5/mo billed monthly or $50/yr billed annually (Hobby). Free plan available
- Short links
- Reqlick: 150 total (Starter)
- Short.io: 2,500 total (Hobby)
- Tracked clicks per month
- Reqlick: 25K (Starter)
- Short.io: 100K/mo (Hobby)
- Custom domains
- Reqlick: 1 (Starter)
- Short.io: 7 (Hobby)
Share files as trackable links and QR codes
- Upload a PDF, image or document and get a short link and a QR code for it. Starter includes 100 file uploads.
- See opens by country, city and device, in the same dashboard as your links.
- Point the link somewhere new without changing it. Add passwords and expiry dates on Pro and Business.
Short.io doesn't list file-to-link. Its guides say to host PDFs on S3 or Google Drive first, then shorten the link.
Plan-by-plan pricing
Each pair of columns lines up plans at a similar level. All prices in USD. Limits say whether they are totals or monthly allowances, and a check marks the higher limit only where both plans count the same thing.
Showing prices billed annually, Starter vs Pro
| Starter vs Pro | Pro vs Team | Business vs Enterprise | ||||
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| Feature | Reqlick Starter | Short.io Pro | Reqlick Pro | Short.io Team | Reqlick Business | Short.io Enterprise |
| Price | $12/mo billed annually$144/yr $3/mo lessthan Pro $15/mo billed monthly $3/mo lessthan Pro | $15/mo billed annually$180/yr $18/mo billed monthly | $33/mo billed annually$390/yr $7/mo lessthan Team $39/mo billed monthly $9/mo lessthan Team | $40/mo billed annually$480/yr $48/mo billed monthly | $124/mo billed annually$1,490/yr $149/mo billed monthly | $123.33/mo billed annually$1,480/yr $148/mo billed monthly |
| Short links | 150 total | Unlimited (more) | 1,000 total | Unlimited (more) | 25,000 total | Unlimited (more) |
| QR codes | 50 total | Included, no limit listed | 300 total | Included, no limit listed | 3,000 total | Included, no limit listed |
| File uploads | 100 total | Not listed | 500 total | Not listed | 5,000 total | Not listed |
| Tracked clicks/mo | 25K | Unlimited (more) | 150K | Unlimited (more) | 1M | Unlimited (more) |
| Analytics history | 90 days | 26 months (aggregated) | 1 year | 26 months (aggregated) | 5 years | 26 months (aggregated) |
| Custom domains | 1 | 10 (more) | 3 | 50 (more) | 25 | Unlimited (more) |
| Team seats | 1 | 1 | 3 | Unlimited users (more) | 10 | Unlimited users (more) |
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Also on Short.io: Free (1,000 links, 5 custom domains, 50K tracked clicks/mo). Hobby ($5/mo billed monthly or $50/yr billed annually, 2,500 links, 100K tracked clicks/mo, 7 custom domains).
Feature by feature
Where a plan name is shown, the feature starts on that plan.
| Feature | Reqlick | Short.io |
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| Link management | ||
| Password protection | Pro and Business | Pro and up |
| Link expiration | Pro and Business | Pro and up |
| Device targeting | Pro and Business | Mobile OS targeting, all plans |
| QR codes | ||
| QR codes included | 50 total (Starter), 300 total (Pro), 3,000 total (Business) | All plans |
| Logo on QR code | Included | Included |
| Custom colors | Included | Included |
| Download formats | PNG, SVG, JPEG | PNG, SVG, PDF |
| Analytics | ||
| Tracked clicks per month | 25K (Starter), 150K (Pro), 1M (Business) | 50K/mo (Free), 100K/mo (Hobby), unlimited (Pro and up) |
| Analytics retention | 90 days (Starter), 1 year (Pro), 5 years (Business) | 26 months (aggregated), 1 year (click stream) |
| City data | Included | Top cities report (plan not stated) |
| Files | ||
| File to link | Included | Not listed |
| File to QR code | Included | Not listed |
| Domains, teams and support | ||
| Custom domains | 1 (Starter), 3 (Pro), 25 (Business) | 5 (Free), 7 (Hobby), 10 (Pro), 50 (Team), unlimited (Enterprise) |
| Team seats | 1 (Starter), 3 (Pro), 10 (Business) | 1 (Free to Pro), unlimited (Team and up) |
| API access | Included | All plans |
Which one fits
Where Short.io is the better pick, and where Reqlick is.
Reqlick fits better for
City data on every plan
Every Reqlick plan reports city-level data, starting with Starter at $15/mo billed monthly.
Files as links and QR codes
Upload a PDF or image to Reqlick and get a short link and a QR code for it, tracked in the same dashboard as your links.
Short.io fits better for
Very high link volume
Short.io Pro has no cap on links created in the dashboard or on tracked clicks, at $18/mo billed monthly or $180/yr billed annually. Links created via API, bulk create or import are capped at 10,000 a year. Users who create many links by hand get more room there.
Country targeting, cloaking and Zapier
Short.io offers country targeting from its Hobby plan, plus link cloaking from Pro and a Zapier integration on every plan.
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