Dub.co is the best modern URL shortener. Clean analytics, unlimited custom domains, developer API. Properly good. But the moment you need to share a file, you're back on WeTransfer.
This isn't about Dub failing. It's about fragmentation. Every file you share means a different tool, a different login, a different link. TinyX does what Dub does — and adds the rest of the picture.
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Three tools, three logins, three bills → one TinyX at $9/mo.
TinyX wins 8 of 15 categories.
The second your workflow involves a file, Dub is useless. TinyX handles the file and the link in one step. One short URL. One dashboard. One bill.
Dub has no concept of encrypted file delivery. TinyX encrypts files in your browser before upload — AES-256-GCM, zero-knowledge, key never touches TinyX servers.
Dub links can expire. TinyX links can expire and purge the underlying content. The file is actually gone. Not just inaccessible. Gone.
Need clients to submit information, fill in a brief, or answer questions? TinyX has markdown-powered forms and multi-step questionnaires built in, shareable as short links. Dub has nothing in this space.
The verdict: If your primary job is performance marketing — conversion tracking, affiliate attribution, smart redirect rules — Dub is genuinely excellent. For everything involving files, encryption, forms, and self-destructing content: TinyX, at a lower price.
Dub is open source — you can self-host it for your brand. That's a deployment project.
TinyX white-label is an email. The whole platform — link shortening, file sharing, encrypted uploads, receive inboxes, intake forms, questionnaires, QR codes, self-destructing content, analytics — running on your domain, with your branding. We host it. We maintain it. You get the product. sales@tinyx.co
Talk to us about white labelNo. TinyX is a commercial SaaS product. Dub has open-source components; TinyX does not.
Not today. TinyX tracks clicks, geography, device, and referrer. Post-click revenue attribution is on the roadmap.
Not yet — custom domains are on the roadmap. If that's a blocker today, Dub has the edge there.
Not yet — the API is on the roadmap. If you need programmatic link creation today, Dub is the better call. TinyX is the better call for everything involving files, forms, and encryption.
Absolutely. Some teams use Dub for performance marketing campaigns and TinyX for client file delivery, intake forms, and secure sharing. They're complementary more than competitive.
No credit card. No trial period. No bait-and-switch. The free plan is the whole thing.