Go from Short.io to Dub
The job: Link management (Short links, Branded links on your own domains, QR codes, Click analytics, Multiple users). Pick where you are today and where you want to land; the move below follows your pick.
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Switch app
Open source
The money
$48/mo today , then $30/mo
Short.io Team
Modeled from public list prices, with your time at $50 an hour. Show the math
Does it do the job? 5 of 5 covered
- Covered: Short links
- Covered: Branded links on your own domains
- Covered: QR codes
- Covered: Click analytics
- Covered: Multiple users
The work
- Setup
- About 1 h
- Upkeep
- None
- Watch out
- Check first: You only rely on: Short links, Branded links on your own domains, QR codes, Click analytics, Multiple users
Make the move in four steps
Export from Short.io
Short links: ID, short URL, original path and URL, title, clicks, created, updated and expiry dates, creator and tags. Format: CSV
Export stepsSet up Dub
Suits a team of up to 3: Dub Pro is $30/mo monthly or $27/mo yearly with 10 custom domains and geo and device targeting, against Short.io Team at $48/mo.
DetailsSwitch links and integrations
Point links, embeds and integrations at Dub, then send a test through every one.
Cancel Short.io
Turn off renewal before your renewal date, once the new setup works. Access runs until: Paid features end as soon as you downgrade to Free (a mid-cycle change is prorated)….
How to cancel Short.io
The whole recipe: 4 ways out, best first
What you use
- Short links
- Branded links on your own domains
- QR codes
- Click analytics
- Multiple users
Not covered
- Geo and device targeting
- API
- Link bundles and link-in-bio posts
Check before switching
- You only rely on: Short links, Branded links on your own domains, QR codes, Click analytics, Multiple users
- Export your data from Short.io before canceling
Agents: get_recipe("replace-short-io") on the Stackcut MCP server.
4 ways out, best first
How we got this
| You pay now: Short.io Team | flat price | $48/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Dub | Pro plan | $30/mo |
| Difference each month | $48 − $30 | +$18/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$18 × 12 | +$216 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$216 − $50 | +$166 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $216 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: Short.io Team | flat price | $48/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Shlink | a small server (modeled) | $5/mo |
| Your upkeep time | 2 h/mo × $50/h | $100/mo |
| Difference each month | $48 − $5 − $100 | −$57/mo |
| Over 12 months | −$57 × 12 | −$684 |
| Setup, once | 4 h × $50/h | −$200 |
| Year one | −$684 − $200 | −$884 |
- Not counting your time (28 h in year one): saves $516 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: Short.io Team | flat price | $48/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: YOURLS | a small server (modeled) | $5/mo |
| Your upkeep time | 2 h/mo × $50/h | $100/mo |
| Difference each month | $48 − $5 − $100 | −$57/mo |
| Over 12 months | −$57 × 12 | −$684 |
| Setup, once | 4 h × $50/h | −$200 |
| Year one | −$684 − $200 | −$884 |
- Not counting your time (28 h in year one): saves $516 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: Short.io Team | flat price | $48/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Kutt | a small server (modeled) | $5/mo |
| Your upkeep time | 2 h/mo × $50/h | $100/mo |
| Difference each month | $48 − $5 − $100 | −$57/mo |
| Over 12 months | −$57 × 12 | −$684 |
| Setup, once | 4 h × $50/h | −$200 |
| Year one | −$684 − $200 | −$884 |
- Not counting your time (28 h in year one): saves $516 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
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