ClickMagick Alternative

Linkly is a more modern alternative to ClickMagick. Both are competent click trackers.

Features Linkly & ClickMagick Have in Common

• Easily [create tracking links/create-tracking-links/) and produce visual reports.
• [Link rotation/support/link-rotator/) to allow easy split testing
• Country based redirects ([georedirects/support/creating-location-redirects/))
• Device ([Mobile/Desktop/iPhone/Android/support/app-redirects/)) redirects
• Ability to [add retargeting pixels/support/retargeting-tracking-pixels/) to links
• Ability to use custom domains to [create vanity-URLs-/support/custom-domain/) that is, branded short-URLs that have much higher click-through rates than generic shortened links.
• [Parameter (subid) tracking/support/using-parameters-and-subid/)
• [Link cloaking/support/link-cloaking/) - the ability to hide the destination URL of a link by opening it in an iFrame

Both also have competent [click fraud monitoring/support/robot-clicks/), although Linkly uses Google ReCaptcha v3, which leverages Google’s reach on the internet to help separate out robots from human traffic.

Features Unique to Linkly

Linkly has a few extra features up its sleeve:

• Custom social media previews - Allows you to edit the image/description/title of a post you share on Facebook or Twitter.
• Integration with Google Chrome, Firefox, [Google Sheets/support/google-sheets-addon/) & [Zapier/support/zapier-integration/).
• [Linkify Text/support/linkify-text/) - Linkly can automatically replace words and phrases in text on your website with links. This is useful for adding affiliate links into content based websites, without editing every page.
• [Automatic Link Replacement/support/automatic-link-replacement/) - By embedding a javscript snippet into your website, Linkly can automatically replace links with Linkly links, allowing you to track outbound visitors.
• Automatically [add UTM tags to destinations/support/google-analytics-utm-tag-builder/) - see inbound traffic in Google Analytics
• [Bitly Link Import/support/bitly-import-links/)
• Support for teams, multiple users & multiple workspaces.
• QR code generation
• Secure (https) link destinations

Linkly also has a free plan, so you can get 1000 clicks.

Features Unique to ClickMagick

ClickMagick is ultimately focused on affiliate marketers, so a slightly different audience.

ClickMagick has a few unique features of its own:

• Postback (webhook, or sever to server) conversion tracking
• “MagickBars” - these are ‘Hello bar’ type popups that appear on the bottom or top of pages to aid in promotion
• “MagickPops” - these are popups you can embed in your site to present offers to visitors. There are four types: ‘On-Load’, ‘Delayed’, ‘On-Exit’ & ‘Redirect’.

Clickmagick doesn’t have a free plan, but does offer a free trial (with a credit card).