URL shorteners
Cheapest lua alternatives 14 tools cheaper than lua, like for like
- lua from, billed monthly
- $19/mo
- Cheaper tools
- 14
- Lowest price
- $3.99/mo
- Biggest saving, paid plan
- 79%
Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify
lua's cheapest paid plan costs $19 billed monthly (Starter). We found 14 tools in its market that cost less, compared on the same billing basis.
14 are cheaper billed monthly.
The largest saving on a paid plan is izoukhai: $3.99 a month billed monthly on Monthly, $15.01 (79%) less than lua's $19.
Some plans are priced per user or per account and others per workspace, so the entry price is not always the price for your team: check the plan limits before switching.
No vendor here states that it lacks a feature lua has. Below, each tool lists the features and numbers it publishes; vendors rarely state what they do not offer, so a feature that is not listed is unknown, not missing.
lua alternatives by price
| # | Tool | Price per month | Billing basis | lua, same basis | You save | Free plan | Data checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  izoukhai | $3.99/mo | billed monthly | $19/mo | $15.01 (79%) | No | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 2 |  EZQR | $5/mo | billed monthly | $19/mo | $14 (74%) | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 3 |  Short.io | $5/mo | billed monthly | $19/mo | $14 (74%) | Yes, 1 user | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 4 |  Snipr.sh | $5/mo | billed monthly | $19/mo | $14 (74%) | Yes, 5 links | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 5 |  Enshort | $7/mo | billed monthly | $19/mo | $12 (63%) | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 6 |  Click Dash | $8/mo | billed monthly | $19/mo | $11 (58%) | Yes, 50 links | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 7 |  Clksy | $9/mo | billed monthly | $19/mo | $10 (53%) | Yes, 10 links | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 8 |  Lenkli | $9/mo | billed monthly | $19/mo | $10 (53%) | Yes, 25 links | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 9 |  linkutm | $9/mo | billed monthly | $19/mo | $10 (53%) | Yes, 25 links | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 10 |  Rebrandly | $11/mo | billed monthly | $19/mo | $8 (42%) | Yes, 10 links | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 11 |  Cutt.ly | $12/mo | billed monthly | $19/mo | $7 (37%) | Yes, 30 links | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 12 |  Flyn | $12/mo | billed monthly | $19/mo | $7 (37%) | Yes, 25 links | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 13 |  Giga QR | $12/mo | billed monthly | $19/mo | $7 (37%) | Yes, 1 page | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 14 |  StashKit | $12/mo | billed monthly | $19/mo | $7 (37%) | Yes, 1 user | Oct 14, 2026 |
Each value links the page it was read from (hover for the check date).
What you give up for the lower price
- izoukhai · $3.99/mo, saves 79%
Dynamic QR code generator for creating, styling and tracking QR codes whose destinations can be edited later, with device or location based redirects.
- Price: $3.99 a month, billed monthly, on Monthly source
- lua on the same basis: $19 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- Saving: $15.01 a month (79%)
- Verified features: QR codes, Click analytics
4 of 11 tracked details verified
Homepage captured Oct 14, 2026 - EZQR · $5/mo, saves 74%
QR code generator with free static codes and paid dynamic codes offering editable destinations, scan analytics, A/B testing and landing pages.
- Price: $5 a month, billed monthly, on Lite source
- lua on the same basis: $19 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- Saving: $14 a month (74%)
- Lite limits: 5 pages source
- Matches lua: has all 5 features we verified for lua
7 of 11 tracked details verified
- Short.io · $5/mo, saves 74%
URL shortener for branded short links with custom domains, click analytics, QR codes, team collaboration and a REST API.
- Price: $5 a month, billed monthly, on Hobby source
- lua on the same basis: $19 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- Saving: $14 a month (74%)
- Hobby limits: 1 users, 2,500 links source
- Matches lua: has all 5 features we verified for lua
10 of 11 tracked details verified
- Snipr.sh · $5/mo, saves 74%
Link shortener with custom domains, smart routing, conversion pixels, QR codes and real-time click analytics.
- Price: $5 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- lua on the same basis: $19 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- Saving: $14 a month (74%)
- Starter limits: 100 links source
- Matches lua: has all 5 features we verified for lua
8 of 11 tracked details verified
- Enshort · $7/mo, saves 63%
Link shortener and QR code generator that connects short links to store revenue, campaigns and per-influencer conversion data.
- Price: $7 a month, billed monthly, on Grow source
- lua on the same basis: $19 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- Saving: $12 a month (63%)
- Verified features: Custom domain, QR codes, Click analytics, Bulk shortening
6 of 11 tracked details verified
- Click Dash · $8/mo, saves 58%
Link shortener and file sharing service that tracks clicks and downloads, with custom domains, QR codes, a UTM builder and a Chrome extension.
- Price: $8 a month, billed monthly, on Hobby source
- lua on the same basis: $19 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- Saving: $11 a month (58%)
- Hobby limits: 500 links source
- Verified features: Custom domain, QR codes, Click analytics, UTM builder, Team access
6 of 11 tracked details verified
- Clksy · $9/mo, saves 53%
Link tracking tool that creates tagged short links, ties signups and conversions to marketing channels, and reports click analytics.
- Price: $9 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- lua on the same basis: $19 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- Saving: $10 a month (53%)
- Starter limits: 100 links, 3 users source
- Matches lua: has all 5 features we verified for lua
7 of 11 tracked details verified
- Lenkli · $9/mo, saves 53%
Link platform combining short links, dynamic QR codes, a bio page and click analytics, with a REST API and an MCP server.
- Price: $9 a month, billed monthly, on Pro source
- lua on the same basis: $19 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- Saving: $10 a month (53%)
- Pricing unit: Lenkli: not stated; lua: per workspace
- Pro limits: unlimited links source
- Matches lua: has all 5 features we verified for lua
7 of 11 tracked details verified
- linkutm · $9/mo, saves 53%
UTM link management tool with branded short links, QR codes, naming rules for campaign parameters, team workspaces and click analytics.
- Price: $9 a month, billed monthly, on Personal source
- lua on the same basis: $19 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- Saving: $10 a month (53%)
- Personal limits: 250 links, 1 users source
- Matches lua: has all 5 features we verified for lua
9 of 11 tracked details verified
- Rebrandly · $11/mo, saves 42%
Link management platform for creating, branding and tracking short links, QR codes and link galleries on custom domains.
- Price: $11 a month, billed monthly, on Essentials source
- lua on the same basis: $19 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- Saving: $8 a month (42%)
- Essentials limits: 250 links source
- Matches lua: has all 5 features we verified for lua
8 of 11 tracked details verified
- Cutt.ly · $12/mo, saves 37%
URL shortener and link management platform with branded domains, QR codes, link-in-bio pages, surveys, campaigns and click analytics.
- Price: $12 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- lua on the same basis: $19 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- Saving: $7 a month (37%)
- Starter limits: 300 links source
- Matches lua: has all 5 features we verified for lua
10 of 11 tracked details verified
- Flyn · $12/mo, saves 37%
Link shortener with branded domains, click analytics, QR codes, smart routing and team workspaces.
- Price: $12 a month, billed monthly, on Pro source
- lua on the same basis: $19 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- Saving: $7 a month (37%)
- Pro limits: unlimited links source
- Matches lua: has all 5 features we verified for lua
9 of 11 tracked details verified
- Giga QR · $12/mo, saves 37%
Dynamic QR code platform with editable destinations, scan analytics and campaign controls such as scan limits and activation windows.
- Price: $12 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- lua on the same basis: $19 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- Saving: $7 a month (37%)
- Starter limits: 5 pages source
- Verified features: Custom domain, QR codes, UTM builder
4 of 11 tracked details verified
- StashKit · $12/mo, saves 37%
QR code workspace for designing branded codes, changing destinations after printing and tracking scans, with short links.
- Price: $12 a month, billed monthly, on Solo source
- lua on the same basis: $19 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- Saving: $7 a month (37%)
- Solo limits: 1 users source
- Verified features: QR codes, Team access
4 of 11 tracked details verified
How we picked
- Pool: tools in the same market as the tool on this page (they list its primary category, and their own primary category is one it lists).
- Like for like: a tool's cheapest paid plan billed monthly is compared with the cheapest plan billed monthly; if that is not cheaper, its price per month billed annually is compared with the annual price. Monthly and annual prices are never mixed in one comparison.
- A free plan counts as cheaper only when the tool on this page has no free plan. Usage-priced and "contact sales" plans are left out.
- Saving = the reference price on the same basis minus the alternative's price, per month; the percentage is rounded. Entry plans differ in seats, accounts and limits, so the saving is for the entry plan, not your team.
- Sorted by price per month, then name. The page is built only when the tool has a verified paid price and at least 3 tools qualify.
Every value is read from the vendor's own pages (or GitHub for licences and stars) and shown with the date we checked it. A value we could not verify is shown as a dash, never estimated, and never read as a “no”. We did not test these tools hands-on unless a listing says so. Methodology
Questions, answered from the data
What is the cheapest alternative to lua?
izoukhai: $3.99 a month billed monthly on Monthly, against $19 for lua's Starter on the same basis.
How much can I save compared with lua?
Up to $15.01 a month (79%) with izoukhai (billed monthly), before any difference in limits or seats.
Is there a free alternative to lua?
EZQR, Short.io, Snipr.sh, Enshort and Click Dash and 8 more have a free plan.
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Comparisons
Prices as published on each vendor's pricing page on the date shown, in USD, for URL shorteners. Confirm with the vendor before you buy.