vs. Prompt API URL Shortener

Shorten.REST vs. Prompt API URL Shortener

Prompt API offers a basic shortener endpoint as part of a broader API marketplace. If your needs are heavier than "shorten a URL," the surface area becomes the limit.

Where we tend to win

What Prompt API URL Shortener customers tell us they came looking for.

Feature surface

Branded domains, per-link pixels, mobile deep links and OS routing are not first-class.

Throughput

Higher per-second throughput is not exposed in clearly tiered plans.

Click intelligence

Click event capture and export depth is limited compared to a purpose-built shortener.

Quick comparison

The headline numbers, side by side.

Where Prompt API URL Shortener publishes equivalent numbers we list them; otherwise we mark "Varies" and recommend you ask them directly.

Capability Shorten.REST Prompt API URL Shortener
Branded custom domainIncluded on every planVaries
Free SSL on every domainIncludedVaries
Unlimited URLs / clicksAll plansVaries
API rate (Business plan)100 / secVaries
API rate (top plan)1,000 / secVaries
Per-link retargeting pixels9 networksVaries
OS-based redirect routingIncludedVaries
Geo-based redirect routingIncludedVaries
Raw click event exportIncludedVaries
Editable destination after publishIncludedVaries
Uptime SLA99.99%Varies

We don't post moving-target competitor numbers. If you have an active Prompt API URL Shortener contract, send us your plan terms and we'll line them up against the equivalent Shorten.REST plan.

Plans you'd be comparing against.

If your team is on a non-enterprise tier with the competitor, this is what the move usually looks like.

Business
$295 / month

Production workloads with branded domains and predictable monthly billing.

Scale
$995 / month

Higher throughput for growing platforms, agencies and SaaS embedded use.

Enterprise
$4,995 / month

High-volume programs with dedicated capacity and procurement-friendly terms.

Pilot

Move one workload off Prompt API URL Shortener for a week.

Start a 7-day free trial. The contract stays month-to-month. The migration is just a CNAME and a bulk import.

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