vs Comparison

goo.gl vs Linkmake

Who’s behind each, what their homepages track, what they cost and how often their policies changed, measured the same way for both. By what they offer, they’re close.

goo.gl

goo.gl was Google's URL shortener domain, later used for Firebase Dynamic Links redirects; the root page shows only an error message and existing short links are being retired.

Linkmake

A paid URL shortener and link protector that lets users create short or protected links (captcha, password) and earn money per visit from ads shown to visitors, with a referral program, stats, API and PayPal payouts.

Company: Part of google.com; Not stated
Registered in: Unknown; Unknown
Online since: Unknown; Unknown
Audience: Top 100; Top 10K
Trackers on the homepage: Couldn’t check; Visitor analytics: Google Analytics
Ad trackers: Couldn’t check; None
Cookie banner: –; –
Prices: No pricing page found; No pricing page found
Last price change: –; –
Privacy policy changes: 0; 0
Terms changes: 0; 0
Open positions: –; –

goo.gl in full → Price and policy history

Linkmake in full → Price and policy history

Trackers are what each homepage loads before cookie consent; changes count since we started checking each site weekly. Hover a dotted value for its source and date.