PrettyLinks vs Redirect.pizza (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Redirect.pizza grades higher than PrettyLinks: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Redirect.pizza grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
PrettyLinks
WordPress plugin for branded short links and affiliate link tracking
Redirect.pizza
Hosted domain redirects with automatic HTTPS
Which one is for you
Pick PrettyLinks if
- Fits if you share affiliate links and want them short and on your own domain
- Works for affiliate sites wanting old posts linked to products by keyword
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: the prices shown are first-year deals, and renewals are $249, $374 or $499 a year
- Pricey if you want keyword auto-linking or split tests, which start on Marketer at $374 a year
- Tight if you want QR codes or product displays, which need Super Affiliate at $499 a year
- Not for you if you want a trial, as there isn't one, only a 14-day money-back guarantee
- Watch out: Lite takes a 3% fee on each PrettyPay sale, and it all runs only inside WordPress
Pick Redirect.pizza if
- Fits if you're retiring or merging domains and need them forwarded over HTTPS
- Works for sending a bare domain to its www address without running a server
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, with no analytics, 10 path rules and one team member
- Pricey if you need regex rules, wildcard subdomains or email forwarding, which start at $55 a month on Pro
- Not for you if you need SAML SSO or a firewall, which need Business at $219 a month
- Watch out: Basic caps traffic at 1 million requests a month, prices exclude VAT, and your location sets the currency
- Watch out: phone support and invoiced billing are Enterprise only, from 1,000 hostnames
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAPrettyLinksFair | 2.4GPARedirect.pizzaFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DBeginner renews at $249 a year for one site, $20.75 a month, the top of this category's dearer quarter, after a $99.60 first year. Keyword auto-linking, its main SEO feature, waits on Marketer at $374 a year. | CBasic is $14.95 a month for 15 hostnames, or $161 a year billed annually. That's just above this category's cheaper quarter of $13 and under its $29 middle. Regex rules and wildcard subdomains need Pro at $55. |
| Free plan and trial | BLite on WordPress.org does short links on your domain, 301, 302 and 307 redirects, click tracking, reports and CSV import, and one site could live on that. PrettyPay sales carry a 3% fee on Lite. | BA free plan with 5 source hostnames, 250,000 requests a month, 10 path rules, automatic HTTPS and the API, enough for one person moving a few domains. No analytics, and one team member. |
| Features | CBranded short links, click tracking, keyword auto-linking, targeted and split-test redirects, broken-link checks and Stripe checkout links. It does link management fully, but it isn't a full SEO plugin: no meta, sitemaps or schema. | CAutomatic HTTPS, path and query forwarding with 301, 302, 307 and 308, regex and dynamic destinations from Pro, analytics from Basic, an API, MCP and Terraform, and email forwarding from Pro. It does hosted redirects fully, but that's a smaller job. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. A short link takes a moment, but auto-linking keywords, redirect rules and split tests all take setting up. | CNo rating on record. You add hostnames and change each domain's DNS to point at it, then set rules; certificates are issued for you. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, inside WordPress. It connects to MonsterInsights, Google Analytics, Stripe, Easy Affiliate, CookieYes and AnyTrack. | BWeb, with an API on every plan, an MCP server, a Terraform provider and Zapier. No desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | branded affiliate links on your own domain | hosted domain redirects with HTTPS |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: PrettyLinks and Redirect.pizza. How we grade
Where they differ
- PrettyLinks also covers qR codes and a/B testing.
At a glance
| PrettyLinks | Redirect.pizza | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $249 per year for 1 site at renewal, after a first year at $99.60 | $14.95 per month for 15 hostnames, billed monthly |
| Free plan | Lite on WordPress.org: branded short links, 301, 302 and 307 redirects, click tracking, reports and CSV import, with a 3% fee on PrettyPay sales. | 5 source hostnames, 250,000 requests a month, 10 path rules and 1 team member, with automatic HTTPS and the API. No analytics. |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial of Basic, Pro or Business, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Caseproof, LLC | redirect.pizza |
| Price read from | prettylinks.com | redirect.pizza |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
PrettyLinks
- Runs only inside WordPress.
- The prices shown are introductory: the page says every annual renewal is at the full price of $249, $374 or $499.
- Keyword auto-linking and split tests start at Marketer; QR codes and product displays need Super Affiliate.
- There is no free trial; paid plans have a 14-day money-back guarantee.
Redirect.pizza
- Free and Basic allow one team member and no regex rules, wildcard subdomains or email forwarding; those start at Pro for $55 a month.
- The Free plan has no analytics, and Basic is capped at 1 million requests a month.
- SAML SSO and the firewall need Business at $219 a month; phone support and invoiced billing are Enterprise only.
- Prices exclude VAT, and the billing currency is set by the buyer's location.
Key features
PrettyLinks
- Branded short links
- Turns any URL into a link on your own domain with a custom or generated slug; change the destination once and every shared link follows.
- Click tracking
- Logs each click with referrer, browser, OS and host, filters out bots and AI crawlers, and can anonymize IP addresses. Paid plans add conversion reports.
- Keyword auto-linking
- From Marketer up, map keywords to links and the plugin turns them into your links across posts, pages, custom post types and comments.
- Targeted and split-test redirects
- Paid plans add cloaked, JavaScript and meta-refresh redirects, routing by country, device or time, link rotation and A/B split tests.
- Broken link checks
- Paid plans scan link destinations on a schedule and email a digest of broken ones.
- PrettyPay checkout links
- Creates Stripe checkout links for e-books, courses and downloads that run on your domain. Free users pay a 3% fee per sale; paid plans pay none.
Redirect.pizza
- Automatic HTTPS
- SSL certificates are issued and renewed for every source hostname, so redirects work over HTTPS, including apex domains pointed with an A record.
- Path and query forwarding
- Keep the original path and query string on the destination URL, with 301, 302, 307 and 308 redirect types on every plan.
- Regex and dynamic destinations
- From Pro, match paths with regular expressions and send traffic to different destinations by rules you set.
- Analytics and reports
- Hits per domain, visitor geography, exports and emailed reports from Basic, kept for 3, 6 or 12 months depending on plan.
- API, MCP and Terraform
- Create and manage redirects from your own code, AI clients through the MCP server, a Terraform provider or Zapier, on every plan.
- Email forwarding
- Pro and above forward specific or wildcard addresses on a redirected domain, so a retired domain can keep receiving mail.
Plans
PrettyLinks
Lite$0
The free WordPress.org plugin: short links on your domain, click and unique-click tracking, bot filtering and CSV import and export.
Beginner$249
per year for 1 site at renewal, after a first year at $99.60
Advanced redirect types, links created automatically for new posts, link import and export, and no PrettyPay fees. First year $99.60.
Marketer$374
per year for 2 sites at renewal, after a first year at $149.60
Adds keyword auto-linking, split-test links, conversion reports, link disclosures, and the Link in Bio and Developer Tools add-ons. First year $149.60.
Super Affiliate$499
per year for 5 sites at renewal, after a first year at $199.60
Adds QR codes and the Product Displays, Splash Pages, UTM Builder and User Links add-ons. First year $199.60.
Redirect.pizza
Free$0
5 source hostnames, 250,000 requests a month, 10 path rules and 1 team member, with limited email support.
Basic$14.95
per month for 15 hostnames, billed monthly
1 million requests a month, 100 path rules, 1 team member, analytics kept 3 months, emailed reports, and chat and email support.
Pro$55
per month for 100 hostnames, billed monthly
Unlimited traffic and team members, 5,000 path rules, regex matching, dynamic destinations, wildcard subdomains and email forwarding.
Business$219
per month for 500 hostnames, billed monthly
25,000 path rules, firewall, raw analytics, SAML SSO, access control and priority support. Extra hostnames come in packs of 100, up to 1,000.
EnterpriseCustom
From 1,000 hostnames, with a 100% uptime SLA, dedicated IP, phone support, an account manager and invoiced billing.
Ways to pay less
PrettyLinks
- Other savings
Introductory first-year prices
New customers pay $99.60, $149.60 or $199.60 for the first year of Beginner, Marketer or Super Affiliate; renewals are at $249, $374 or $499.
Redirect.pizza
- Annual discount
Save 10% with annual billing
Billed annually, Basic is $161 a year, Pro $594 and Business $2,365, which the pricing page marks as 10% off monthly billing.
- Nonprofit
Discount for charities and nonprofits
The pricing FAQ says charities and nonprofits get a discount; the amount is given on request.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, PrettyLinks or Redirect.pizza?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Redirect.pizza is cheaper to start with: $14.95 a month, against $20.75 a month when paid by the year for PrettyLinks. PrettyLinks starts at $249 per year for 1 site at renewal, after a first year at $99.60, and Redirect.pizza starts at $14.95 per month for 15 hostnames, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, PrettyLinks or Redirect.pizza?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both PrettyLinks and Redirect.pizza have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.