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Shorby and Hiyaly, side by side

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Screenshots of shorby.com and hiyaly.com, taken 5 November 2026. Shorby is a trademark of its owner; we're not affiliated.

The short answer

Shorby, now branded Shor, has no free plan: Rocket is $15 a month ($12 billed yearly) and Pro is $29. It's built around messenger buttons, auto-updating feeds and short links. Hiyaly costs $8 a month, or $72 a year, per page, sets your page up from your socials and also includes a link shortener, but it doesn't have Shorby's messenger buttons or feeds.

Pick Shorby if

You want WhatsApp, Telegram and other messenger buttons
You want feeds that show your newest YouTube videos or products
You manage many pages or a team and want them on one plan

Shorby's plans

Rocket · $15/month
Pro · $29/month
Agency · $99/month

Pick Hiyaly if

You run one or two pages and want to pay less
You'd like your page set up from your socials
You want visitors to message you on the page itself
You want a verified badge checked by a person

Build your page

At a glance

Try it free: Shorby:Free trial; Hiyaly:14-day free trial, monthly or yearly, no card needed
Cheapest paid: Shorby:$15/month, or $12 billed yearly; Hiyaly:$8/month per page, or $6 billed yearly
Pages per plan: Shorby:5 on Rocket, 50 on Pro; Hiyaly:Each page has its own plan
Short links: Shorby:Unlimited, with custom slugs; Hiyaly:Built in, with click counts
Messaging: Shorby:WhatsApp, Telegram and other buttons; Hiyaly:Visitors message you on your page
Your own domain: Shorby:Pro and Agency; Hiyaly:Yes, on Pro
Setup: Shorby:Add links, messengers and feeds; Hiyaly:Hiya builds it from your socials

What a year costs

The cheapest paid plan on each, for one page.

Shorby$180/yr

Hiyaly Pro$96/yr

Fees on sales, Shorby: None listed (no built-in checkout)
Fees on sales, Hiyaly: 0% platform fees: Stripe's standard processing only

Cheapest paid plan for one page, billed monthly where both offer it, as listed on 5 November 2026. Hiyaly is priced per page, and is $72 a year if you pay yearly; Shorby's plans may cover more. Prices change, so check Shorby's pricing page before you decide.

Feature by feature

Feature	Shorby	Hiyaly
Publish a page for free	NoFree trial, then a paid plan	No14-day free trial, then $8/month; build and preview first
Themes and custom design	PartlyButton and background images, custom colors	Yes
Videos that play on the page	PartlyFeeds show your latest YouTube videos	YesYouTube, Vimeo and TikTok
Email sign-ups	PartlyNot clear from their site	Yes
Send sign-ups to your email tool	PartlyNot clear from their site	YesMailchimp, Klaviyo, Kit and more, or CSV export
Sell products with built-in checkout	PartlyShows Shopify products; checkout is on your store	YesDownloads and tips through your own Stripe, 0% platform fees
Built-in bookings	PartlyNot clear from their site	YesGoogle Calendar and Meet; paid sessions at 0% platform fees
Click analytics	YesClick insights; tracked clicks capped by plan	YesLast 90 days
Scheduled links	PartlyNot clear from their site	Yes
Your own domain	PartlyOn Pro and Agency	YesIncluded in Pro
Remove the tool's branding	PartlyNot clear from their site	Yes
Verified badge	PartlyNot clear from their site	YesChecked by a person
Builds your page from your socials	PartlyNot clear from their site	YesHiya sets it up from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or X
Link shortener	YesUnlimited short links with custom slugs	YesWith click counts
QR code for your page	PartlyNot clear from their site	Yes
Messages from visitors	PartlyButtons open WhatsApp, Telegram and other messengers	Yes
Meta and Google pixels	Partly1 ad pixel on Rocket, 7 on Pro	Yes
Password-protected page	PartlyNot clear from their site	Yes

Why people switch from Shorby

1
Lower cost for one page
Shorby starts at $15 a month. If you only run one page, Hiyaly Pro at $8 a month costs less.
2
Set up from your socials
Hiya brings in your photo, bio and links from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or X, so you start with a page that already looks like you.
3
Shortener included
Hiyaly has a built-in link shortener with click counts, so you keep the short links you're used to without a separate plan.
4
More ways to style it
Hiyaly has themes and stickers, plus image and video wallpapers, for a page that looks like your brand.

What Shorby is built for

Shorby, now branded Shor on its own site, sells itself as an Instagram and YouTube bio supercharger. Its smart pages focus on messenger buttons that open WhatsApp, Telegram and others, plus feeds that keep your latest YouTube videos, WordPress posts and Shopify products up to date.

It's also a link shortener at heart. Every plan includes unlimited short links, and you get custom slugs on top, like shor.by/yourbrand. That makes it popular with small businesses that chat with customers on messaging apps.

Plans and limits

There's no free plan, just a free trial. Rocket is $15 a month or $12 billed yearly, with 5 pages and one ad pixel. Pro is $29 a month or $24 billed yearly, with 50 pages, Google Analytics, seven ad pixels, feeds and your own domain. Agency is $99 a month for teams.

Tracked clicks are capped by plan, at 10,000 on Rocket and 30,000 on Pro according to its pricing page. Hiyaly's analytics don't list a click cap and show the last 90 days.

What you'd change by moving

Hiyaly doesn't have messenger buttons or auto-updating feeds. You can still add WhatsApp or Telegram as links, and embed YouTube, Vimeo or TikTok videos that play on the page. Visitors can also message you on Hiyaly directly.

In return, Hiya sets up your page from your socials, you style it with themes and stickers, and you pay $8 a month, or $72 a year, per page. If you run several pages, add up the cost, since Shorby's plans include more pages each.

Move from Shorby to Hiyaly

1
List the links, messenger buttons and short links you use on Shorby.
2
Sign up for Hiyaly and tell Hiya where you post. It brings in your photo, bio and links.
3
Add WhatsApp or Telegram as regular links, then pick a theme.
4
Publish on Pro and recreate key short links with Hiyaly's shortener.
5
Swap the link in your bios. Keep Shorby short links running until you've replaced them everywhere.

Go live free for 14 days, no card needed. Then $8 a month, or $72 a year.

Frequently asked questions

Is Hiyaly free?

There's no free plan, but there's a 14-day free trial on Pro, monthly or yearly, with no card needed. After that it's $8 a month, or $72 a year, per page.

Can I move my Shorby links to Hiyaly?

Yes. Hiya brings in your photo, bio and links from Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or X. Add messenger links and anything else by hand, then swap the link in your bios.

Will my shor.by short links keep working?

They belong to Shorby, so they work as long as your Shorby account does. Make new short links in Hiyaly and replace the old ones where you've shared them.

Does Hiyaly have WhatsApp buttons?

You can add a WhatsApp link like any other link. Hiyaly doesn't have Shorby's dedicated messenger buttons.

Can I use my own domain on Hiyaly?

Yes, on Pro. Connect a domain you own in Settings, and hiyaly.com/yourname keeps working too. Shorby includes your own domain on Pro and Agency.

How we checked

We checked Shorby's own pages on 5 November 2026 and took the homepage screenshot the same week. Spot something out of date? Email us and we'll fix it.