Built for marketers funnelling DMs. Obsydian is built for creators protecting what they post.
Shorby is a marketing-flavoured link-in-bio: smart pages with messenger buttons (WhatsApp, Telegram, Messenger), dynamic content feeds, retargeting pixels and link tracking. It's aimed at marketers and businesses more than creators, priced accordingly — Rocket at ~$12/month, Pro ~$24, Agency ~$82 — with a trial but no free tier.
We're biased — but honest.
Shorby optimises for funnels: get the visitor into a DM or onto a pixel list. Useful for a business; beside the point for a creator whose content is being reposted. Obsydian starts free, reads as a creator page rather than a landing funnel, and spends its engineering on the thing Shorby doesn't think about — watermarking, tracing, metadata privacy and takedowns.
| Feature | Obsydian | Shorby |
|---|---|---|
| Links on the free plan | Unlimited | No free tier |
| Free page without their branding | Small badge on Free — removed on paid | On paid |
| Built-in image watermarking | Visible — 10/mo free, unlimited on paid | — |
| Invisible (steganographic) watermark | On paid | — |
| Automatic EXIF / GPS removal | Always on, every image | — |
| On-device video metadata scrubber | ✓ | — |
| Creator-friendly content policies | Yes — won't deplatform your niche | Business-focused |
| Click & view analytics | Free basic · deeper on paid | Strong (tracking-led) |
| Custom domain | On Black | On paid |
| Starting paid price | £9 / mo | ~$12 / mo |
Comparison reflects each provider's publicly listed plans and features as of June 2026. Details change — check each provider for the latest.
Comparison reflects each provider's publicly listed plans and features as of June 2026. Details change — check each provider for the latest.
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