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| Link Permanence | Our Promise: Artifacts will be hosted on cit.is for at least 3 years. After that, we may ask you to upgrade to preserve older archives. | Our Guarantee: Artifacts will be hosted on cit.is for the life of your subscription, plus a 3-year grace period. | Your Freedom: Artifacts will be hosted on cit.is as long as the service exists. By connecting a custom domain, your links can even outlive us via our portable open source platform . |
| Domain / Branding | cit.is | cit.is | cit.is / Custom |
| New Archives / Month | 5 (+20 for students!) | 100 | Unlimited (usage-based pricing) |
| New Redirects / Month | 25 | 250 | Unlimited (usage-based pricing) |
| Max Archive Size | 5MB | 25MB | Unlimited (usage-based pricing) |
| Shortlinks | 8 random characters Ex: cit.is/kQ3wL7gZ |
6 random characters 5 for first 1k subs! Custom slugs Ex: cit.is/proof |
5 random characters Any length with custom domain Custom slugs Ex: sij.law/ABC |
| Cited Text Highlighted | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Downloadable Artifacts | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Link Rot Monitoring | ✅ (1-day interval) | ✅ (5-minute interval) | ✅ (Real-time) |
| Content Change Monitoring | - | ✅ (1-hour interval) | ✅ (5-minute interval) |
| API Access | - | ✅ | ✅ |
| Full-Text Search | - | ✅ | ✅ |
| Basic Analytics | - | ✅ | ✅ |
| Advanced Analytics | - | - | ✅ |
| Periodic Re-Archival | - | - | ✅ |
| Trust | Basic Proof: Every archive includes a SHA256 checksum so anyone can verify its integrity. | Time Proof: In addition to checksums, every archive gets a trusted timestamp, creating a verifiable digital artifact. | Legal Proof: Multi-source verification, commercial timestamping, full chain-of-custody report, and optional legal consultation with our practicing attorney founder. |
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