Cuttly bundles link shortening, QR codes and campaign tools in an approachable product. URL BOT provides those essentials with a sharper analytics wedge: automatic Bot Shield keeps bot traffic from distorting your results — from $9/mo.
Free plan forever · No credit card · Bot Shield on every plan · Last updated September 15, 2026
A straight, honest comparison. The rows marked with a badge are where URL BOT is built differently: automatic click-fraud protection and clean, bot-filtered analytics at a plain price.
| Feature | URL BOT | Cuttly |
|---|---|---|
| Built-in Bot Shield click-fraud protectionWedge | Automatic on every link, every plan | No equivalent automatic shield on every link |
| Bot-filtered analytics (bots removed before stats)Wedge | Yes — verified human clicks | Standard click analytics |
| Free plan with click analytics + QR codesWedge | Yes, free forever | Free tier available |
| Starting paid planWedge | $9/mo (Pro) | Paid plans priced per tier |
| Advanced planWedge | $29/mo (Business) | Higher team tiers |
| Real-time click analytics | Yes | Yes |
| QR codes | Free on every plan | Available |
| Custom branded domains | Pro: 3 · Business: 10 | Available by plan |
| REST API + webhooks | Business plan | Available by plan |
| Team workspaces | Business plan | Available by plan |
| Password-protected & expiring links | Pro plan | Available by plan |
| Threat log + IP / range blocking | Blocking on all plans · full log from Pro | Not a dedicated threat log |
Cuttly details reflect publicly available information about their product and may change — please verify current features and pricing on their website. URL BOT plan details are drawn from our own pricing. Last updated September 15, 2026.
Cuttly is a practical choice for marketers who want many link and QR utilities in one place. URL BOT is purpose-built for campaigns where click quality, threat visibility and bot-filtered analytics are the priority.
The difference between URL BOT and Cuttly is what happens before the redirect. Every visit to a URL BOT link is scored, and requests that cross your threshold are blocked and logged; genuine visitors are redirected in milliseconds. Because filtering happens before analytics are recorded, your click counts reflect real people from the start.
Bot Shield removes automated traffic before it is counted, so a noisy raw click number becomes a verified-human number you can trust.
The same protected links serve the whole workflow — from the first share to the report.
Create a branded short link for every offer, post or ad. Bot Shield protects it automatically — on every plan, including Free.
Real-time analytics break clicks down by referrer, device and geography, with bots removed before anything is counted.
Use the built-in UTM builder so each channel, post and creative is tagged — then see which placement drove verified clicks.
Bulk-import existing links by CSV, brand them on your own domain, and generate a QR code for any link for free.
Yes. You get short links, free QR codes and real-time analytics like Cuttly, plus automatic Bot Shield click-fraud protection and a threat log. Free plan, Pro at $9/mo, Business at $29/mo.
A short link with bot protection on every plan: each visit is scored before the redirect and bots, datacenter and VPN traffic are blocked and logged, so your click analytics stay limited to real people.
Yes. QR codes are free on every URL BOT plan, and there is a free no-signup QR generator you can use right now.
Yes. Filtering happens before analytics are recorded, so bot traffic never enters your click counts — you get clean numbers from the first click.
A free plan, Pro at $9/mo and Business at $29/mo, with Bot Shield and QR codes included on every plan.
From how bot detection works to the audience playbooks and free tools — all on URL BOT.
The signals a bot filter scores, and why raw click counts overstate real traffic.
Keep paid-traffic click data clean and defensible.
Keep it simple — and add real, bot-filtered analytics.
Assemble a tagged campaign URL in seconds — no signup required.
Create your first protected link free — Bot Shield included. Pro at $9/mo, Business at $29/mo.