Quick answer
redirs - redirs wins for most builders who just need managed redirects on a few domains, while redirection.io wins if you care more about logs, SEO monitoring, and richer redirect operations than hostname count.
How the free tiers compare
These two free tiers solve related but different problems. redirection.io is the broader traffic and redirect operations tool: it gives you log analysis, SEO-oriented crawling, rule testing, notifications, API access, and unlimited domains, but it limits you to 10 rules and 10,000 log lines per day. That makes it better for teams that want insight and control over a small number of rules, not massive hostname fleets. redirs is narrower but cleaner for domain redirect hosting: it includes 5 hostnames, 10 rules per hostname, 100K requests per month, automatic HTTPS, and basic analytics. Its free plan is more constrained on observability, but it is easier to fit into small site migrations, microsites, and multi-domain setups. If your pain is redirect management at scale across many domains, redirection.io feels broader. If your pain is simply mapping domains to destinations, redirs is the simpler fit.
redirection.io vs redirs free tier, side by side
| redirection.ioFTV 56 | redirsFTV 53 | |
|---|---|---|
| Domains / hostnamesredirs counts www. against the apex slot on free. | Unlimited domains | 5 hostnames |
| Rulesredirection.io limits total rules; redirs limits rules per hostname. | Max 10 rules | Up to 10 rules per hostname |
| Traffic / requestsThese are not directly equivalent, but both define the free plan's traffic ceiling. | Max 10,000 log lines per day | Up to 100K requests per month |
| Analytics retentionredirection.io separates detailed logs from traffic statistics. | 1 month traffic statistics; 1 day detailed traffic logs | 7 days of analytics retention |
| Users | Unlimited users | 1 user included |
| HTTPSOnly claim what is listed in the input. | Not specified in the provided free-tier items | Automatic HTTPS provisioning |
After you outgrow the free tier
redirection.io starts with a flat Starter plan at €20/month billed yearly, or €25/month billed monthly, then moves to Pro from €150/month with contact-sales style pricing. redirs stays flat-priced through Starter, Pro, and Business at $12, $48, and $180 per month, with some add-on pricing for extra hostname blocks. For typical small-team usage, redirs is cheaper at the first paid step, while redirection.io becomes expensive sooner if you need more than 10 rules or more traffic logs rather than more hostnames.
Cost at real usage
| Usage | redirection.io | redirs |
|---|---|---|
| Small project, within free limitsA stays free up to 10 rules and 10,000 log lines/day; B stays free up to 5 hostnames, 10 rules per hostname, and 100K requests/month. | Free | Free |
| Need 12 hostnames with light trafficA free tier does not limit domains, but rule/log caps still apply; B free tier is capped at 5 hostnames, so paid is needed. | Starter - €20/mo est. | Starter - $12/mo |
| Need 200 rules totalA Starter only includes 1,000 rules but is presented with broader traffic limits; B Starter includes 100 rules per hostname, so 200 rules across a hostname setup may push you to a higher tier depending on structure. | Pro - from €150/mo | Pro - $48/mo |
| High-request redirect service, 500K requests/monthA pricing is driven by log volume and plan size; B Starter already includes unlimited requests, so request volume alone does not raise cost. | Pro - from €150/mo | Pro - $48/mo |
Estimates, not quotes. Usage-based rates change - verify with the vendor's pricing page before committing.
When to pick each one
Pick redirection.io when…
- You need redirect logging and traffic analysis, not just rule execution.
- You want SEO-related checks like crawler access and ruleset compliance tests.
- You need unlimited domains on the free plan for a small rule set.
- You want API access, notifications, and advanced trigger/action features without paying yet.
- You are testing redirect behavior on one or a few properties and care about detailed logs more than hostname capacity.
Pick redirs when…
- You need to manage multiple hostnames and want a simple free setup.
- You want HTTPS handled automatically when a hostname first gets traffic.
- You expect light-to-moderate request volume and care about requests per month more than logs per day.
- You want a straightforward redirect service with built-in analytics and no SEO tooling overhead.
- You are starting with a small site migration and need a free plan with a clearer hostname-based limit.
Bottom line
For most builders choosing a free redirect tier, redirs is the easier pick if your main constraint is hostname count and you want simple managed redirects with automatic HTTPS. redirection.io is the better free tier when you need more than redirect hosting: logs, SEO checks, API access, notifications, and broader observability. In other words, redirs wins for simple multi-domain routing, while redirection.io wins for teams using redirects as part of a larger traffic and SEO workflow.
Read the full listings: redirection.io and redirs. Scores use the FTV methodology at /ftv. Browse more head-to-heads on /compare, or see the top-ranked free tiers on /top.