V.gd
v.gd is an ethical URL shortener designed to offer a quick, simple, and privacy-conscious way to shorten URLs. It provides custom short links and basic analytics without tracking users across the web.
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- V.gd offers a free plan: No
- V.gd offers a free trial: Yes
Value Score 
Below average value
ZWS
Zero Width Shortener (ZWS) is a URL shortener that uses zero-width characters to shorten URLs. These characters are invisible to humans, making the shortened links appear as the original ones, but with a much smaller, invisible URL structure
(3.7) Price
- ZWS offers a free plan: Yes
- ZWS offers a free trial: No
Value Score
Average value
Compare Features of V.gd (7) and ZWS (14)
| Link Management | V.gd | ZWS |
|---|---|---|
| Short Links | Yes | Yes |
| Custom Domain | No | Yes |
| Retargeting Pixels | No | Yes |
| Smart Redirection | No | No |
| Redirect Based on Device | No | No |
| Redirect Based on Language | No | No |
| Link Preview | No | Yes |
| Custom Link Preview | No | No |
| Bulk URL Shortening | No | No |
| Customizable URL | Yes | Yes |
| Edit URL After Publishing | No | No |
| Link Expiration | No | No |
| A/B Testing | No | No |
| Deep Linking | No | No |
| Password Protected Links | No | No |
| QR Codes | V.gd | ZWS |
|---|---|---|
| QR Codes | No | Yes |
| Dynamic QR Codes | No | No |
| Customizable QR Codes | No | Yes |
| Downloadable QR Codes | No | Yes |
| Link-in-bio | V.gd | ZWS |
|---|---|---|
| Link in Bio | No | No |
| Support for Multimedia Elements | No | No |
| Link-in-bio Creation with AI | No | No |
| Link-in-bio Templates | No | No |
| Extras | V.gd | ZWS |
|---|---|---|
| API Access | No | Yes |
| Team Members | No | No |
| White Label | No | No |
| AI Features | No | No |
| Browser Extension | No | No |
| Self-hosted Option | No | No |
| Mobile-friendly UI | Yes | Yes |
| Email Support | No | Yes |
| Analytics & Tracking | V.gd | ZWS |
|---|---|---|
| Analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Analytics Sharing with Clients | No | No |
| UTM Parameters | Yes | Yes |
| Referrer Tracking | No | Yes |
| Security & Privacy | V.gd | ZWS |
|---|---|---|
| GDPR Compliant | Yes | No |
| Anti-Spam Protection | Yes | No |