Comparison · recorded 26/08/2026
Subtraq vs Short.io: the comparison
Both make short links on your own domain. Short.io has more options on the link itself — targeting, passwords, A/B tests, link pages. Subtraq has one obsession: what the link brought in, and which client it is owed to. Depending on the question you are asking, the choice makes itself.
Short.io pricing, tier by tier — recorded 26/08/2026
Free
$0
1 user · 5 domains · 1,000 links · 50 tracked conversions per month
Hobby
$5
7 domains · 200 conversions per month · country targeting
Pro
$18
10 domains · unlimited conversions · password, expiry, cloaking
Team
$48
unlimited users · 50 domains · mobile deep links · city targeting
Enterprise
$148
multiple teams · SSO · raw click export · dedicated IP
Monthly prices; −17% annually, 7-day trial. Subtraq Pro is $39: between their Pro and their Team — and not for the same reasons.
Where Short.io is genuinely stronger
More link options at Short.io
Short.io treats the link as an object to configure, and it does that better than we do. Unlimited redirects on every plan, import from another shortener, QR codes in your colours: on that ground it is ahead, and that is not our match.
What none of its tiers does: set the ad spend against a link's revenue, and send it to the end client in a report under your name. That one is ours.
Choose Short.io if
You want to tune the link in every detail: destination by country or device, password, expiry by date or click count, A/B tests, link pages and bundles on your domain, an API at 50 requests per second on every plan.
Pricing compared
Short.io figures recorded 26/08/2026 on short.io/pricing. Subtraq figures read from the code that enforces the limits. Both move: the date matters as much as the number.
| Subtraq Pro — $39 | Short.io Pro — $18 | |
|---|---|---|
| Links created | 1,000 per month | unlimited in total; 10,000 a year via the API or in bulk |
| Clicks counted / month | 100,000 | unlimited in statistics |
| Custom domains | 15 | 10 |
| Walled-off workspaces | 15 client workspaces | 10 folders — multiple teams are reserved for Enterprise ($148) |
| Sales tracking, in revenue | yes ✓ — the heart of the product | “tracked conversions”: 50 a month on Free, 200 on Hobby, unlimited from Pro |
| Ad spend and ROAS | yes ✓ — Meta import | no |
| White-label client report | yes ✓ | absent from the recorded pricing |
| Country / device targeting, password, expiry | no | yes — country from Hobby, the rest from Pro |
| A/B tests, link pages, bundles | no | yes — on every plan |
| Beyond the click quota | redirection continues, only counting stops | unlimited redirects on every plan |
| Importing your existing links | CSV | from another shortener, or CSV |
| Agents and AI | MCP server, no separate budget | AI assistant on a consumed budget: $14 a month on Pro |
Short.io: Free $0 · Hobby $5 · Pro $18 · Team $48 · Enterprise $148 (monthly; −17% annually). Two columns don't say everything: the rows where each side wins are left visible — that is the point.
Frequently asked questions
What exactly is Short.io?
A branded link shortener, among the most complete on link options: custom domains, country and device targeting, QR codes, A/B tests, link pages, an API on every plan. Public pricing from $0 to $148 a month, recorded 26/08/2026.
Does Short.io have an API? And Subtraq?
Yes: Short.io advertises an API on all its plans, at 50 requests per second, with an annual ceiling on links created that way depending on the tier. Subtraq exposes an API and an MCP server for your agents — the documentation is on the MCP page.
Can I move my Short.io links to Subtraq?
Yes, by CSV. According to its pricing page, Short.io provides the export on request to its support; here, the import is by file — one column for the destination, one for the short code. The counters start from zero, we would rather tell you.
And on price, simply?
At the entry of serious work: $18 with them (Pro), $39 with us (Pro). Ours is more expensive, and it does not do the same job. The question is not the gap — it is what you are asking of your link.
Is Short.io GDPR-compliant?
Its pricing page presents it as a GDPR processor on all its plans. Subtraq is hosted in the European Union; what is collected, and what is not, is detailed on the security and GDPR page.
Try Subtraq for free
Short.io will tell you everything about the link. Subtraq will tell you what it brought in, for which client, and against what spend — the only question it exists for.
Try it freeFigure wrong or out of date? Write to us — we correct it and date it.