Alias
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Alias, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Alias's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Free forever · no credit card required · bulk shortening up to 50 URLs per request |
The facts
Each one read from Alias's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Analytics
- Click analytics include country, device type, browser, and referrer data.checked 12 Oct 2026
- API access
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- API and SDK
- Alias offers a REST API and an official TypeScript/JavaScript SDK with ESM and CommonJS support and zero runtime dependencies.checked 12 Oct 2026
- API rate limit
- The developer guide states standard accounts can make up to 1,000 API requests per hour and says higher limits are available by contacting support.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Bulk link creation
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Bulk shortening
- You can shorten up to 50 URLs at once by pasting a list or uploading a CSV, then download results as a CSV.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Extension privacy
- The extension reads the active page URL only when shortening is explicitly triggered and stores the API key locally in Chrome storage.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The homepage describes bulk shortening as useful for marketers.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Link expiry
- You can set an expiration date; after expiry, the link stops redirecting.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Link-in-bio
- Bio pages use an alias.live URL, offer six gradient themes, and track each button click separately.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Password protection
- The developer guide lists an optional password that visitors must enter before being redirected.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Performance
- The homepage says Alias redirects are processed in under 50 milliseconds on average.checked 12 Oct 2026
- QR codes
- Alias automatically generates downloadable QR codes for links.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security screening
- Alias says it screens link destinations against known-malicious URL databases when links are created and when destinations are edited.checked 12 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Alias shortens URLs, tracks clicks, creates custom short links and QR codes, and provides a link-in-bio page.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser extension
- A free extension for Chrome and Edge can shorten pages or links from the right-click menu, including in guest mode.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
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