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Shortener.dev: Buy vs Skip (Agency Link Tracking Under 5 Concurrent Campaigns)

IF the agency runs 5+ concurrent client campaigns that need branded links with per-link geography, referrer, device, and OS attribution, THEN the Pro plan at $29/month covers 1,000 links a month, 3 custom domains, 5 projects, and 30 days of click analytics, which is enough for most small delivery teams. IF the agency needs 60-day retention, 10,000 links a month, or 10 projects and 10 team members, THEN step up to Business at $89/month rather than stacking multiple Pro seats. IF the agency needs white-label client dashboards, THEN skip Shortener.dev entirely, because no white-label option is published and client-facing views carry the Shortener.dev brand.

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Shortener.dev: Buy vs Skip (Agency Link Tracking Under 5 Concurrent Campaigns)

“IF the agency runs 5+ concurrent client campaigns that need branded links with per-link geography, referrer, device, and OS attribution, THEN the Pro plan at $29/month covers 1,000 links a month, 3 custom domains, 5 projects, and 30 days of click analytics, which is enough for most small delivery teams. IF the agency needs 60-day retention, 10,000 links a month, or 10 projects and 10 team members, THEN step up to Business at $89/month rather than stacking multiple Pro seats. IF the agency needs white-label client dashboards, THEN skip Shortener.dev entirely, because no white-label option is published and client-facing views carry the Shortener.dev brand.”

When is it the right choice?
  • Client campaigns depend on branded short links on custom domains, and the Pro plan's 3 custom domains cover a typical multi-brand retainer without extra spend
  • Delivery teams need per-link attribution by geography, referrer, device, and OS to settle channel questions with clients, which the click reports on Pro already provide
  • Campaign operators want UTM building, link expiration, passwords, and device/geo targeting in one tool instead of stitching a shortener to a separate analytics product
  • A developer on the account can use the REST API to create and retrieve links programmatically inside client workflows, cutting manual link setup time
  • The agency runs enough concurrent campaigns that 1,000 links a month on Pro or 10,000 on Business maps cleanly to a per-client line item in the retainer
When should you skip it?
  • Client-facing reporting must carry the agency's own brand, and Shortener.dev publishes no white-label option, so dashboards show the Shortener.dev name
  • Analytics windows longer than 60 days are required for quarterly or annual client reviews, since even the Business tier caps click analytics at 60 days
  • The agency already delivers client reporting through a dashboard platform and only needs link shortening as a minor add-on, making a separate $29 to $89/month subscription hard to justify
  • Link volume stays under a few hundred a month across all clients, where the Free plan's 10 links and 7 days of click analytics expose the paid tiers as premature spend
  • No one on the account can maintain API-driven link creation, so the REST API advantage goes unused and the tool reduces to a basic shortener
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