Compacto review
A focused URL shortener for branded links, reporting, QR codes, and API workflows.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Compacto is a URL-shortening platform for marketing teams, business users, and developers. It creates branded short links through a web dashboard or API, with tools for custom aliases, tags, QR codes, password protection, expiry controls, and click reporting by country and device. The platform also supports single and batch link creation through its API, making it suitable for teams managing links manually or through application workflows.
The published plans use a freemium structure. Free includes 100 links per month, custom back-halves with 7-day validity, and 25 free OTP generations per month. Plus includes 1,000 links per month, unlimited clicks, complete link reporting, 10 custom domains, password-protected links with 90-day validity, and custom link expiry up to 90 days. Prime raises those allowances to 10,000 included links per month, 50 custom domains, password-protected links with 180-day validity, and custom expiry up to 180 days, while also including unlimited clicks and complete link reporting. Annual billing is available for Plus and Prime.
Compacto’s strongest fit is for teams that want branded links and practical management features without moving to a broader marketing platform. Its country-and-device reporting, QR generation, tags, protection controls, and API batch creation cover common link operations across web and developer workflows. The free tier is useful for lower-volume activity, while paid tiers add higher link volumes, custom domains, reporting, and longer protection and expiry periods. Teams needing a narrow URL-shortening tool should consider Compacto; those seeking AI features or a wider ecosystem should look elsewhere.
Compacto pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Custom domains, aliases, tags, QR codes, and expiry controls
- Click reporting by country and device
- Single and batch link creation through an API
- Where it doesn't
- Free plan is limited to 100 links per month
- Custom back-halves on Free have 7-day validity
- Custom domains are available on paid plans
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