The best Shorby alternative for YouTube creators
Shorby is built around a link-in-bio page with retargeting pixels. GoloLink is built around tracking the links you drop in YouTube video descriptions and telling you which video sent each click.
Link-in-bio and shortener combo
Shorby combines a link-in-bio page builder with link shortening and retargeting pixel support, popular with Instagram and TikTok creators who need a single landing page for their bio link.
GoloLink vs. Shorby, at a glance
The full breakdown is further down the page.
| Feature | Shorby | GoloLink |
|---|---|---|
| Per-video click attribution | ||
| Link-in-bio landing page builder | ||
| Retargeting pixel support | ||
| Custom short domain |
What Shorby does well
Shorby's strengths
- Built-in link-in-bio landing page builder
- Retargeting pixel support for ad platforms
- Popular with Instagram and TikTok creators
- Combines bio page and shortener in one tool
Where GoloLink goes further
- No per-video attribution - clicks aren't tied to which YouTube upload sent them
- Its landing-page/bio-link focus means it's less oriented around the description-link workflow YouTube creators use
GoloLink vs Shorby
| Feature | Shorby | GoloLink |
|---|---|---|
| Link-in-bio landing page builder | ||
| Retargeting pixel support | ||
| Custom short domain | ||
| Click analytics (country/device/browser) | ||
| Per-video click attribution | ||
| Dead-link monitoring | ||
| Built for YouTube description links |
Who Shorby is still a good fit for
If you mainly need built-in link-in-bio landing page builder, Shorby may be the better fit. If you want to know exactly which video is driving clicks, GoloLink is purpose-built for that.
Who should choose GoloLink?
YouTubers
See which upload actually drives clicks, not just which one got the most views.
Affiliate marketers
Know which specific video sends affiliate clicks instead of one blended total.
Review channels
Compare click performance across every product review you've published.
Tech creators
Track gear and software links across dozens of videos without losing which one converts.
Finance creators
Attribute every tool or offer link back to the exact video that sent the click.
Course creators
See which lesson or promo video actually drives enrollments, not just watch time.
Agencies
Report per-video performance to clients instead of a single link's total click count.
Switching from Shorby
Most creators are fully moved over in under an hour.
Export your Shorby links
Pull your existing link list (and click totals, if you want a baseline) from Shorby's dashboard or API.
Recreate them in GoloLink
Add each link and tag it to the specific video it appears under.
Swap the URLs in your descriptions
Update live and upcoming videos to point at your new GoloLink URLs.
Run both side by side for 2 weeks
Compare per-video click data before fully retiring Shorby.
Frequently asked questions
No - Shorby's analytics are centered on your bio-link page and the individual shortened links within it, not on which YouTube video pointed someone there. GoloLink tags every link to its source video from the moment you create it.
Feature details reviewed manually and kept current as best we can - check Shorby's own site for their current pricing.
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