Link19

Link19 is a more feature-rich Russian link-shortening service delivered through a Telegram bot, aimed at people who care about more than just making a URL shorter — marketers, channel admins, and anyone running a small campaign who wants to know where clicks are actually coming from.

The analytics go beyond a basic click count: the bot's "smart analytics" break visits down by country, device and traffic source, and it supports UTM tags so short links can be tied to specific campaigns. It also generates a QR code for every link in one tap, and lets you set a custom alias instead of a random string, so a link can read link19.ru/mypromo rather than a meaningless jumble of characters. A phishing-protection check via Google Safe Browsing is baked in too — a useful extra layer of trust for anyone wary of where a shortened link might actually lead.

The free tier is real but limited: three active links at a time, plus a short delay before redirects kick in. For 19 rubles a month, that delay disappears and the link limit goes away, with fuller analytics and permanent storage included; a custom-priced business tier adds API access, a fully custom domain, and priority support for teams that need more.

If the only need is a single disposable short link, this is more than necessary. But for ongoing UTM tracking, QR generation and a memorable alias across a handful of links, Link19 packs a genuinely useful feature set into a Telegram bot for a low monthly cost.