Introduction
Cuttly is a URL shortener that also handles branded domains, QR codes, link-in-bio pages, surveys and click analytics in a single account. It sells a free tier and a ladder of paid monthly plans, from $12/mo up to $149/mo, with a custom tier above that. scored.tools rates it 6.6 out of 10.
This review is based on Cuttly's own pricing and integrations pages plus third-party user reviews on Capterra and SaaSWorthy. scored.tools did not run the product hands-on, so every limit and price below comes from the vendor's published pages, and user sentiment is attributed to the site it came from.
The short version: Cuttly is cheap at the low end, and the pricing page spells out its limits clearly. The free tier is tight, and team features only start at $99/mo.
Key Features
Link shortening and branded links
The core product shortens URLs with custom back-halves (the alias after the slash) and supports branded short domains. Per the pricing page, the Free plan allows 3 custom back-halves per month, Starter allows 30, and Single and above are unlimited. Editable redirection on the same domain arrives at Starter, so you can change where a link points after you have printed or shared it.
QR codes
Every plan can generate QR codes. Free gets one QR code style; customizable QR codes start on the Single plan. If you need QR codes that carry your brand colours or logo on a poster, the free version will look generic.
Link-in-bio pages and surveys
Cuttly bundles a link-in-bio builder and a simple survey tool. The Free plan caps link-in-bio at 1 page with 5 URLs, and surveys at 1 survey with 10 responses. Starter raises surveys to 3 surveys and 30 responses. Single adds 3 Action Pages. These are small allowances, useful for a creator profile or a quick poll, and not a replacement for a dedicated form or landing page tool.
Click analytics
Analytics history is the limit that matters most for anyone reporting on campaigns. Free and Starter keep 30 days of history. Single keeps 365 days, and the Team tiers keep 730 days. On the two cheapest plans, you lose month-over-month comparisons unless you export data yourself.
API and integrations
The API is available on every plan, and Cuttly lists integrations for Zapier and Make. Rate limits scale hard with price: per the pricing page, Free allows 3 calls per 60 seconds, Starter 6, Single 60, Team 180 and Team Enterprise 360. API link editing arrives at Single. The scored.tools review found no SDKs or full reference docs on the integrations page, which is why API and integration scores a 6.
Pricing Breakdown
Yearly billing saves one month on every paid plan, per the vendor. Here is the published ladder as of November 2026:
| Plan | Monthly | Yearly | Short links/month | Branded domains | Analytics history | API calls per 60s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | 30 | 1 | 30 days | 3 |
| Starter | $12 | $132 | 300 | 1 | 30 days | 6 |
| Single | $25 | $275 | 5,000 | 5 | 365 days | 60 |
| Team | $99 | $1,089 | 20,000 | 10 | 730 days | 180 |
| Team Enterprise | $149 | $1,639 | 50,000 | 99 | 730 days | 360 |
| Custom | Contact sales | Billed annually | Custom | Not listed | Not listed | Custom |
A few things stand out. The jump from Starter to Single is only $13 a month, yet it moves you from 300 to 5,000 links, from 30 to 365 days of analytics, and from 6 to 60 API calls per minute. For most solo marketers, Single is the plan where Cuttly starts to make sense, and Starter looks like a stepping stone.
The second jump is the steep one. Team features (shared team short links and a team API) do not appear until the $99/mo Team plan, which allows 3 teams of 5 members each. Team Enterprise at $149/mo raises that to 10 teams of 20 members. If two people need to share a workspace, budget for $99/mo, which is four times the Single price.
The pricing page also lists branded-domain API quotas separately from the domain count: 30 per month on Starter, 1,000 on Single, 20,000 on Team and 50,000 on Team Enterprise. Read those two numbers separately when you compare plans.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- The Free plan includes branded short links, a UTM generator and unlimited link clicks, per the pricing page.
- The pricing page sets out a clear ladder of limits for links, domains, analytics history and API rates, so you can predict when you will outgrow a plan.
- QR codes, link-in-bio and surveys come bundled with shortening, which saves a second subscription for light use.
- The Single plan at $25/mo is strong value on paper: 5,000 links, unlimited back-halves and a full year of analytics.
- The site is offered in more than 40 languages.
- No credit card is required to open a free account.
Cons
- The Free tier caps you at 30 new short links per month and 30 days of analytics.
- Team seats and team short links are absent from Free, Starter and Single. Collaboration starts at $99/mo.
- The free API limit of 3 requests per 60 seconds rules out any real automation.
- Reliability is a question mark. SaaSWorthy reviewers flag outages, custom domain problems and a redirect character bug, and the uptime claims come only from Cuttly itself.
- No SDKs or detailed API reference were visible on the integrations page.
Who Is It For
Cuttly fits a solo marketer, creator or small business owner who wants branded short links, QR codes and a basic bio page from one cheap vendor. On Capterra, Cuttly holds a 4.2 rating from 20 reviews, with users praising price and support. That matches the buyer the pricing is built for: someone cost-sensitive who works alone.
It is a weaker fit for agencies and marketing teams. The team tiers exist, but the price gap from $25 to $99 is large, and the third-party reports of outages and custom domain issues matter more when client campaigns ride on your links. Developers who want to build on a link API will find the docs thin compared with tools like Dub or Short.io, which put more weight on developer documentation.
If you mainly need the biggest brand name and enterprise integrations, Bitly is the default comparison. If you need custom domains above all else, Rebrandly is built around that use case. For a single throwaway link with no account, TinyURL covers it.
Verdict
Cuttly earns a 6.6/10 on scored.tools. Its strongest criterion is ease of use (8/10), with a no-card free signup and short setup. Pricing value scores 7/10. Output quality, API and integration, and problem fit each score 6/10, held back by third-party reliability complaints, low API limits on cheap plans and thin developer documentation.
Recommendation: if you work alone and need more than 30 links a month, skip Starter and go straight to the Single plan at $25/mo ($275/year). For that price you get 5,000 links, five branded domains and 365 days of analytics, which is a fair deal next to the competition. Stay on Free only if you shorten a handful of links a month and never look back further than 30 days. If you need shared team workspaces, compare Cuttly's $99/mo Team plan against Bitly, Rebrandly and Dub before you commit, and test your own custom domain on the free tier first, given the domain issues users have reported.
You can check the current plans on Cuttly.
