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Owned-domain short links and QR codes

Replaces Bitly. 2 ways out. Best: own-domain shortener (open source), about $1,508 saved in year one.

Modeled, not measured. Savings use public prices and planning assumptions: the bill you stop paying, minus the new tool, your upkeep time and your setup time at $50/hour, over the first 12 months. No verified migrations yet. Check the must-haves in each recipe before you switch.

What you use

Create short links
Custom-domain redirects
QR codes
Basic click counts

Not covered

Continuity for bit.ly-owned URLs
Mobile deep linking
Geo-routing parity
Enterprise analytics

Check before switching

Buyer controls the old domain
Existing URL paths preserved
No broken printed QR codes
Retention and abuse rules implemented

Agents: get_recipe("branded-links") on the Stackcut MCP server.

2 ways out, best first

Open sourceown-domain shortenerSaves $1,508 in year one

$199/mo today → $15/mo + 0.5 h upkeep · setup 6 h + $100 · then $1,908/yr · payback 2.5 mo

Up to 3,000 links/month; custom domain and basic click counts

License: Inspect pinned version and third-party geolocation/data licensing.

Sources: bitly.com github.com

Replace with AIReplace with AI: owned-domain short links and qr codesSavings not modeled yet

Deploy a maintained shortener or a small redirect API with durable storage, ownership checks and abuse controls.

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