httpstatus.io vs Redirection.io (2026): which should you pick?

Pick httpstatus.io if

• Fits if you're checking redirects in bulk after a site migration
• Works for developers adding status and redirect checks to scripts or no-code flows

Look elsewhere if

• Too light for a site audit, as it takes 100 URLs a batch and doesn't crawl
• Watch out: API prices are in euros before VAT, and the free 500 calls are one-time and non-commercial
• Tight if you're on Starter, which stops at 20,000 calls a month; higher plans bill each call over
• Not for you if your staging site lets visitors in by IP, as it has no fixed address

Pick Redirection.io if

• Fits if your marketing team keeps waiting on developers to add redirects
• Works for sites mid-migration that need to see which old URLs still return 404s

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay free, at 10 rules, 1 day of logs and 10,000 log lines a day
• Pricey if you need support, segments or rule compliance tests, which start at €150 a month on Pro
• Watch out: the crawler runs on credits bought separately, €22 for 50,000 pages
• Not for you if nobody can install its agent, server module or edge integration and a hosted instance won't do
• Watch out: prices are in euros before VAT, each plan covers one project, and Starter has no setup help

httpstatus.io

• The web checker takes 100 URLs per batch and does not crawl a site; the help page points to crawlers for larger jobs.
• API prices are in euros and exclude VAT, and the API's free 500 calls are one-time and not for commercial use.
• Starter stops at 20,000 calls a month; higher plans bill overage per call instead of stopping.
• It has no fixed IP address, so a staging site cannot allow it by IP; the help page suggests a secret request header.

Redirection.io

• Prices are in euros and exclude VAT, and each plan covers one project.
• Starter stops at 1,000 rules with no setup help; segments, advanced triggers, compliance tests and support need Pro, from €150 a month.
• The crawler runs on credits bought separately: 50,000 pages cost €22 as a one-off pack.
• Without a hosted managed instance it needs an agent, a web server module or an edge integration; Starter allows 5 managed instances and 100 GB of traffic a month.

httpstatus.io

Bulk status checks

Paste up to 100 URLs to see each status code and redirect count, then filter by status code, redirect type or request URL.

Redirect chains and latency

Follows up to 10 redirects and shows every hop's headers, response body and round-trip time.

Custom request settings

Send requests as Googlebot, Bingbot, Applebot or a chosen browser, with basic authentication or headers such as cookies and Accept-Language.

Canonical domain check

Tests whether the http, https, www and non-www versions of a domain all redirect to one canonical version.

Exports

Sends URLs, status codes, redirect targets and errors to Google Sheets or to CSV and XLS files.

URL checking API

Returns redirect chains, IP addresses, latency, TLS certificate checks and page metadata such as title, robots and canonical tags as JSON.

Redirection.io

Redirect rules

Set up simple one-to-one redirects or pattern rules with wildcards and regular expressions, matched on URLs, headers and query strings. New rules apply in under 20 seconds.

Real-time traffic logs

Every request is logged and grouped so recurring HTTP errors stand out, with email, Slack or webhook alerts on paid plans.

Test rules on past traffic

See how a new ruleset would have changed real requests before publishing it. Pro adds a check that flags overwritten rules, redirect chains and loops.

SEO crawler

Crawls a site and reports more than 60 indicators per page on content, structure and technical issues, with scheduled crawls and comparisons between runs.

Recipes, meta tags and headers

One-click recipes for common fixes such as forcing HTTPS, blocking AI bots or adding security headers, plus page meta tag editing.

Log-based analytics

Visitors, pageviews, referrers, UTM campaigns and user paths worked out from server logs, with no JavaScript snippet on the page.

httpstatus.io

• Web checker€0

  Status codes, headers and redirect chains for up to 100 URLs per batch in the browser. The help page says it will stay free.

• Basic Plan€10

  one-time for 10,000 API calls, used as you go

  API credits that never expire and can be topped up, at 2 requests per second.

• Starter Plan€15

  per month for 20,000 API calls, billed monthly

  A hard limit of 20,000 calls a month at 2 requests per second.

• Standard Plan€35

  per month for 50,000 API calls, billed monthly

  3 requests per second; calls above 50,000 cost €0.00070 each.

• Pro Plan€65

  per month for 100,000 API calls, billed monthly

  5 requests per second; calls above 100,000 cost €0.00065 each.

• Premium Plan€150

  per month for 250,000 API calls, billed monthly

  10 requests per second; calls above 250,000 cost €0.00060 each. Larger needs get a quote.

Redirection.io

• Free€0

  10 rules, 1 day of detailed logs capped at 10,000 lines a day, 1 month of statistics and crawler access.

• Starter€20

  per month for 100 rules, billed yearly (€25 billed monthly)

  1,000 rules cost €80 a month billed yearly (€100 monthly). 1 week of logs, 100,000 lines a day, API and notifications. Self-service only.

• Pro€150

  per month and up

  Up to 2,000,000 rules, 2 weeks of logs, 2 million lines a day, segments, advanced triggers, rule compliance tests and support. Sold through sales.

httpstatus.io

No public discounts listed.

Redirection.io

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with yearly billing

  The pricing page lists Starter at €20 a month billed yearly instead of €25 billed monthly, or €80 instead of €100 for 1,000 rules.