Best Cuttly alternative – Cuttly vs. Replug

Cuttly and Replug both shorten links, put them on branded domains and track clicks. Cuttly is a URL shortener with unlimited link clicks on every plan, link-in-bio pages, surveys and standalone call-to-action landing pages it calls Action Pages, with monthly limits on how many links you create. Replug is a link management tool with bio pages, CTA overlays on the pages you share, retargeting pixels, traffic routing, A/B tests, QR codes and a white-label dashboard for agencies. This guide compares them feature by feature.

Disclosure: this is Replug’s blog and Replug is our product. Cuttly facts come from Cuttly’s own homepage and pricing page, checked October 2026. We say where Cuttly is the better fit.

Managing, shortening and tracking your links well matters for every campaign. If you’re weighing these two tools to simplify your link management, the tables and sections below show the differences.

An overall feature-by-feature analysis – Cuttly vs Replug

If you’re short on time, here’s the quick overview. “Not listed” means we didn’t find the feature on Cuttly’s homepage or pricing page; Replug plan levels come from Replug’s pricing page.

Breaking down the capabilities of Cuttly vs Replug

The table shows what each tool has; this section shows how much of it you get and how it works.

Overall link management

Replug link management

Replug is built for businesses of all sizes. It lets you manage campaigns in one place and customize your shortened links with branded domains, custom URL slugs, (Essentials and up) and the ability to add link previews and custom favicons (Essentials and up). Link expiry, destination edits and bulk import/export come with Scale and Agency.

You can organize links with tags and campaigns. Replug also offers traffic routing, A/B testing and deep linking on Scale and Agency, QR code generation on every plan, and a UTM builder on every plan.

Cuttly link management

Cuttly is simple and quick to use. Like Replug, it lets you shorten links, track performance, A/B test links, add deep links and redirect visitors, but plan levels decide how much you get, according to its pricing page:

• Link volume: 30 new links a month on Free, 300 on Starter, 5,000 on Single, 20,000 on Team and 50,000 on Team Enterprise.
• Custom back-halves: 3 a month on Free, 30 on Starter, unlimited from Single.
• Editing: on Starter and Single you can change a link’s destination only within the same domain; from Team you can change it to any URL.
• Advanced options: password links, expiration, mobile redirects and retargeting pixels from Single; deep links and custom-percentage A/B tests from Team.
• India SMS compliance: a TRAI tracking header for custom domains, from Single.

Link clicks are unlimited on every Cuttly plan.

Performance and analytics

Replug performance and analytics

Replug’s link analytics show clicks, unique clicks and QR scans by country, city, device, browser and referrer, plus UTM links campaigns, through the UTM builder.

History is 14 days on Free, 90 days on Essentials and unlimited on Scale and Agency. You can filter analytics by campaign or link, and get automated email reports from Essentials.

For dynamic QR code campaigns, Replug shows QR scans next to clicks and unique clicks, so you can compare print and online traffic.

Cuttly performance and analytics

Cuttly’s analytics show total clicks, devices and sources of clicks. Analytics of unique redirects, an hourly clicks heat map, aggregated link analytics and PDF click reports start on Single, and campaign analytics for tags start on Team. History is 30 days on Free and Starter, 1 year on Single and 2 years on Team plans.

Also read: How to create a UTM link?

Custom branding with URL shortening

Replug URL shortener

Replug works as a feature-rich short URL shortener for branded, trackable links. You can use branded domains on every plan, custom slugs from Essentials and UTM parameters on every plan. Volume is 100 links on Free, 1,000 on Essentials and unlimited on Scale and Agency.

Cuttly URL shortener

Cuttly is a well-known custom URL shortener with custom back-halves, link titles, pixel settings and branded domains (up to 99 on Team Enterprise). Its limit is on how many links you create each month, up to 50,000 on Team Enterprise, while clicks are unlimited.

All you can do with bio-links

Replug bio-links

Replug’s bio links let you build a page that holds all your links in one place. Choose from pre-built themes or your own (custom themes from Essentials), add links, cards, social icons, video, music, an RSS feed, sign-up forms and Shopify products, and add a verified badge on Scale and Agency.

The Free plan includes 2 bio pages, Essentials 10, and Scale and Agency unlimited. Bio link analytics show views, clicks per link and click-through rate.

Also read: 7 benefits of bio links you need to know: your ultimate manual

Cuttly bio-links

Cuttly’s Link in Bio puts your important links on one page with your brand colors and layout. Cuttly’s pricing page lists 1 page with 5 URLs on Free and Starter, 3 pages with 20 URLs on Single, 10 pages with 50 URLs on Team and 20 pages with 99 URLs on Team Enterprise.

Custom CTA campaigns

Replug CTA

Replug can add custom call-to-action (CTA) overlays to the pages you share: buttons, links or forms in styles such as banners, pop-ups, scroll boxes, bridge pages and exit-intent prompts (Essentials and up). A form CTA sends email sign-ups to your email tool, which is useful for lead tracking and lead generation.

You can customize each CTA campaign with your brand’s text and colors, and the links in a campaign are tracked like any other Replug link.

Cuttly CTA

Cuttly doesn’t list CTA overlays on other sites’ pages. Instead it offers Action Pages: standalone call-to-action landing pages with a headline, video, countdown timer and a CTA button, shared as a short link (3 on Single, 10 on Team, 20 on Team Enterprise), according to its homepage and pricing page.

Also read: Top call-to-action tools – Proven CTA tips and tricks

Going pro with a white-label dashboard

Replug white-label

Replug’s white-label dashboard (Agency plan) lets agencies offer link management under their own brand.

You set your agency name, logo and favicon, your own app domain and branded link domain, branded email notifications over your SMTP and a custom login page, and you can send custom client reports.

Cuttly white-label

We didn’t find a white-label dashboard on Cuttly’s pricing page. Its Team Enterprise plan adds single sign-on (SSO) and fully modifiable public statistics.

Responsive customer support

Replug customer support

Replug lists live chat, email support and a help center on every plan, according to its pricing page, with priority support on Enterprise plans.

Cuttly customer support

Cuttly offers a support center with guides and FAQs on its website; we didn’t find support channels listed per plan on its pricing page.

Some pros and cons you should be aware of

These pros and cons are based on each tool’s own plan pages, checked October 2026.

A one-on-one pricing comparison – Cuttly vs Replug

Compare Cuttly and Replug plans side by side, with monthly prices from each vendor’s pricing page, checked October 2026. Cuttly’s yearly billing saves one month; Replug has a 14-day trial on paid plans and discounts for yearly billing.

Also read: Bitly Vs TinyURL Vs Replug: Which URL Shortener is Best for Agencies?

Summary – Cuttly vs Replug

Our verdict

Both tools do the core job well. Cuttly is a good choice if you want unlimited clicks, simple link-in-bio pages, surveys or countdown landing pages at a low price.

Replug is the stronger Cuttly alternative if you need more marketing features around your links: CTA overlays on the pages you share, ad retargeting for many networks, detailed traffic routing, unlimited links on Scale and Agency, and a white-label dashboard for clients.

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