koigrid vs Bitly
Short links and QR codes with no per-link tiers — the simple Bitly alternative.
Bitly gates custom domains, analytics and QR behind $8–29/mo tiers and caps your links. koigrid gives you short links + QR + click analytics with no per-link pricing, fully API/agent-native.
| Feature | koigrid | Bitly |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free tier · no per-link fee | $8–29/mo |
| QR codes | Included | Add-on / higher tiers |
| Click analytics | Yes | Limited on low tiers |
| API / AI-agent native | Yes | Limited |
What koigrid improves
Links + QR together
Every short link gets a dynamic, editable QR — no add-on.
No per-link tiers
Links and QR codes are not priced per link or per tier.
Agent-native
Create and manage links/QR from curl or your AI agent.
Frequently asked questions
Is koigrid cheaper than Bitly?
It depends on the workload. koigrid charges for the RAM and disk you reserve, by the hour, shared vCPU included, from a public price list — with bandwidth included and no per-request fees. Egress-heavy setups usually come out well ahead; see the estimate above.
Can I migrate from Bitly without lock-in?
Yes. koigrid runs on portable primitives — standard PostgreSQL, S3-compatible storage and containers — so you can move in (or out) whenever you want.
Where is my data hosted?
In data centers in the EU, on servers we run ourselves. The privacy policy says exactly where.
Can I run everything from an API or an AI agent?
Yes — koigrid is API-first and agent-native: every action has an API and a scoped token, with llms.txt and OpenAPI so an LLM can operate it end to end.