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Bitly is a Perfect Link Hosting Solution for Our Needs
March 11, 2020

Bitly is a Perfect Link Hosting Solution for Our Needs

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Bitly

For our music media site, Bitly is crucial for being able to track downloads to let our clients and advertisers know click rates and such. We used to use an in-house script for download tracking and it was completely unreliable and possibly even a security risk. We have since completely shifted over to using Bitly as a solution.
  • Hosted links.
  • Short URLs.
  • Click count.
  • Custom URL notes.
  • I suppose it could offer more data for link tracking, but really, I'm pretty satisfied with it as-is.
  • More reliable links (Our own script regularly fouled up on us).
  • More reliable link data tracking.
For us, Bitly is a Godsend an an almost perfect solution. I have no complaints and would recommend them to almost anyone. I guess I would hold back from a 10/10 because short URLs can sometimes look spammy. For us, and what we need it for, it's just about perfect!

Do you think Bitly delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Bitly's feature set?

Yes

Did Bitly live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Bitly go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Bitly again?

Yes

I run a prominent, niche music media site, and Bitly has become crucial to us for being able to track downloads to let our clients and advertisers know click rates and such. We use it for tracking free (and legal) song downloads and for tracking our hosted banner ad links. It might be a less appropriate service if the Bitly web link might seem spammy to some.