Short link and QR code pricing: pay for what you create, never for clicks
CTAurl pricing is based on how many new short links and QR codes you create each month. Every plan can use every CTA domain and language, and clicks and scans are never billed, on any plan.
Last reviewed 27 October 2026 by the CTAurl team
Plans
Free
Trying it, personal use, a first code.
No card, no expiry
Start free- 8 new short links a month on ctaurl.me
- 2 new short links a month on CTA domains
- 3 new QR codes a month
- Every CTA domain and language
- Clicks and scans never billed
Starter
One shop or one creator.
Billed yearly · you save $12
Choose Starter- 50 new short links a month
- 10 new QR codes a month
- Every CTA domain and language
- Clicks and scans never billed
Growth
A business with real print in the field.
Billed yearly · you save $24
Choose Growth- 100 new short links a month
- 30 new QR codes a month
- Every CTA domain and language
- Clicks and scans never billed
Scale
Chains and multi-brand businesses.
Billed yearly · you save $58
Choose Scale- 500 new short links a month
- 60 new QR codes a month
- Every CTA domain and language
- Clicks and scans never billed
Prices in US dollars. Yearly plans are billed once a year, and the allowances still reset every month. Taxes may apply.
What every CTAurl plan promises
A printed code depends on whoever runs its redirect. When Google retired its free URL shortener, links with no recent activity stopped working after 25 August 2025 (Google Developers Blog, July 2024, updated August 2025). These three promises hold on every CTAurl plan, Free included. Separately, as a fact about how the product works, every CTAurl QR code is dynamic: the printed pattern never changes, and where it points can.
The codes already printed keep opening the page they last pointed to.
A link you published last year and never touched is still there.
A busy weekend does not change your invoice.
Exceptions to the first two: abuse of the service, a legal requirement, or CTAurl ceasing to operate, in which case we give advance notice and an export.
How the allowances work
CTAurl allowances count what you create each month, not what you keep. Every link and QR code you already made keeps working, whatever month it is.
- Allowances count new short links and new QR codes created in each calendar month (UTC). They reset when the next month starts, on monthly and yearly billing alike.
- On Starter, Growth and Scale, links on ctaurl.me and links on CTA domains come out of one shared monthly allowance, in any mix. Free has two separate allowances: 8 links on ctaurl.me and 2 on CTA domains.
- A new link with a QR code uses one link and one QR code from that month's allowance.
- Links and QR codes from earlier months are not counted against anything, and deleting one does not give the allowance back.
- When an allowance runs out, CTAurl blocks new creations and offers an upgrade. Existing links and printed codes keep working, and there is no overage charge.
- Every plan can use every CTA domain and language CTAurl offers, and support is by email on every plan.
Other features, such as QR design options and bulk actions, depend on your plan. If one matters for your decision, ask support@ctaurl.com before you buy.
Which CTAurl plan do I need?
Worked examples, using the monthly allowances above. Codes made in an earlier month stay live and do not count again.
| Your situation | What you create | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| A café with 12 tables and a door sticker | 13 QR codes | Growth ($12 a month) creates all 13 this month. Starter ($6) creates 10 this month and 3 next month. |
| A restaurant with 50 tables | 50 QR codes | Scale ($29 a month) creates all 50 this month. Growth ($12) creates 30 this month and 20 next month. |
| Five shops with 50 tables each | 250 QR codes | Scale ($29 a month) creates 60 a month: 240 over four months and the last 10 in the fifth. To create them sooner, email support@ctaurl.com. |
| A creator with one link per platform | A few links | Free, then Starter ($6 a month) when you need more than 10 new links a month |
Pricing questions
What counts against my monthly allowance?
Only new creations count: each new short link and each new QR code you create in a calendar month (UTC). Links and codes from earlier months, and every click and scan, never count. A new link with a QR code uses one of each, and deleting a link or code does not give the allowance back.
What happens when I run out of new links or QR codes?
You cannot create more until the next month starts or you upgrade, and CTAurl offers the upgrade when you hit the limit. Nothing you already published is deleted or switched off, existing links and printed codes keep working, and there is no overage charge.
Do unused allowances roll over to the next month?
No. Each month starts with the plan's full allowance, and anything you did not use in the previous month is not carried over. The links and QR codes you did create stay live and keep working in every month that follows.
Does yearly billing change my monthly allowance?
No. Yearly billing changes only how you pay: ten months' price for twelve months, which saves $12 on Starter ($60 a year), $24 on Growth ($120) and $58 on Scale ($290). The allowance stays monthly and resets at the start of each calendar month.
What happens to my links if I stop paying?
Your published links and printed codes keep working after you stop paying, and they keep opening the page they last pointed to. Nothing is deleted for inactivity. The exceptions are abuse of the service, a legal requirement, or CTAurl ceasing to operate, in which case we give advance notice and an export.
Is there a free trial?
No, CTAurl has no free trial. The Free plan does not expire, so you can use real links and QR codes for as long as you like and upgrade when you reach a limit. No card is needed to start.
Do you have an Enterprise plan?
No, CTAurl has no Enterprise plan, no published enterprise price list and no uptime contract. Scale is the largest plan today. If you need more than Scale's 500 new short links and 60 new QR codes a month, email support@ctaurl.com.
Start on the Free plan and upgrade when you need more
Make your first link now. You pay only when you want to create more links or QR codes each month.