Outlinkers External Button vs Shortly — Affiliate Marketing
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 2, 2026 for Outlinkers External Button, Nov 9, 2026 for Shortly.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Outlinkers External Button 5.0 from 2 reviews and Shortly 4.8 from 176 reviews.
- Shortly lists 24 features Outlinkers External Button’s listing doesn’t mention, including Analytics, Auto-tracking, Automated rules.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Germany
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Annual Plan
- · Bulk edit product link settings
- · Click tracking and analytics
- · Custom button text and styling
- · External link buttons for products
- · Multiple buttons per product
- · Show buttons on all store pages
Free
- · Limited Features
Basic
- · Add up-to 50 Influencers
- · Create up to 100 Trackable Short Links
- · Influencers Portal
- · Track Orders
Premium
- · Add up-to 100 Influencers
- · Coupons Tracking
- · Create up to 500 Trackable Short Links
- · Influencers Portal
- · Live Chat Support
- · Track Orders
Pro
- · Branded Influencers Portal
- · Create Unlimited Trackable Short Links
- · Live Chat Support
- · Track Orders
- · Unlimited Affiliate Programs
- · Unlimited Influencers
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureDisplay customizable external link buttons for informational and product discovery purposes. Add buttons like "Learn More," "View Details," or custom call-to-action buttons linking to brand websites, product information, documentation, promotional content, or custom URLs.
This powerful Marketing Tool that allows you to generate trackable links for email marketing, Influencer marketing, Affiliate links, and Social media campaigns links. This app also provides conversion tracking and Traffic insights flow from each short link.
- Replace Add to Cart with customizable external affiliate link buttons
- Display multiple external buttons for products and marketplaces
- Assign unique external links to individual product variants
- Bulk edit external links and button settings for products
- Merchants can Track sales, revenue, orders, and clicks from each Short Link
- Affiliate Programs: Dashboard From where can see progress
- Marketing with custom message bar & Preloaded checkout links
- Track Affiliate links & Make data-driven decisions with click & sales tracking
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  Outlinkers External Button |  Shortly |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 1,068 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | +1 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 1 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 19% |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, United Kingdom, Germany |
Reviews
| Measure | Outlinkers External Button | Shortly |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★(ahead) | 4.8 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 2 | 176(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 19% |
Pricing
| Measure | Outlinkers External Button | Shortly |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $9.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 2 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Outlinkers External Button | Shortly |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #63 | #13(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #12 in Affiliate programs |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | May 22, 2026 | Apr 28, 2021 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Codexa Labs | Shortly |
FAQ
Outlinkers External Button and Shortly: common questions
- Which has better reviews, Outlinkers External Button or Shortly?
- On the Shopify App Store: Outlinkers External Button 5.0 from 2 reviews and Shortly 4.8 from 176 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Outlinkers External Button lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Collection pages, Homepage, Product pages. Shortly lists 24 the others don’t mention, such as Analytics, Auto-tracking, Automated rules, Automations. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Nov 2, 2026 for Outlinkers External Button, Nov 9, 2026 for Shortly; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Nov 2, 2026 for Outlinkers External Button, Nov 9, 2026 for Shortly. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.