Dynamic Links is gone. Here's what brings it back.
Firebase Dynamic Links shut down on 25 August 2025, and the operating systems don't replace it: no links that survive the install, no one link for iPhone and Android, no idea which campaign brought a user. LinkTrail brings all three back, free for your first 5,000 users, and our team helps you move your links at no cost.
Updated October 2026.
- Free for your first 5,000 users, forever
- Sign up and make a link today
- No advertising identifiers
- –Fewer integrations than a full measurement platform
- –Links that survive the install
- –One link for iPhone, Android and web
- –Knowing which campaign brought a user
- –Short links and store routing
What replaces Dynamic Links.
| What matters | LinkTrail | Branch | AppsFlyer OneLink | Build it yourself |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free to 5,000 users; from $19 a month | –$199 a month after a 30-day trial (Activation Basics); demo for Essentials | –Zero is free; Growth is $0.07 per conversion after 12,000 free | $0 in software; you pay for hosting and engineering |
| Links that survive the install | On every plan, including Free | Yes | –On Growth and Enterprise; not on Zero | ×No |
| Which campaign brought each user | Campaign on Free; ad spend from Growth | Yes; 3 ad partners on Basics, unlimited above | Yes, full measurement | ×No |
| Moving your existing links | Free migration help and a guide | Official guide | Step-by-step guide; OneLink API for links at scale | –Google's guide only |
| Short links and store routing | Yes | Yes | Yes | ×No |
| Integrations | –Ad-spend import and webhooks on Growth; data warehouse export on Scale | 80+ platforms | Large partner marketplace | ×None |
Fair summary: If you only need links that open the right screen and survive the install, LinkTrail's Free plan replaces FDL outright. If you need a full measurement suite, Branch or AppsFlyer; if you have engineers to spare and no attribution needs, build it.
Which one is for you?
Choose LinkTrail if…
- You used FDL for onboarding, invites, sharing or email links and want the same thing back
- You want to know which campaign or creator brought each new user
- You'd like free help moving your existing links
- You'd rather not use advertising identifiers at all
Choose something else if…
- You need a full measurement suite with dozens of ad partners (Branch, AppsFlyer)
- You have no attribution needs and spare engineering time (build on Universal Links and App Links)
Most apps finish in a sprint.
Export your Dynamic Links and recreate them on your LinkTrail address, same paths and parameters. Our team helps at no cost.
Developers: dashboard or REST API; point your old FDL custom domain at LinkTrail from GrowthReplace the FDL handler with LinkTrail's and ship a release.
Developers: getDynamicLink → LinkTrail.onLink, consent gateEverything that pointed at your own domain now routes through LinkTrail. There's nothing to run in parallel: FDL is already off.
Developers: page.link and app.goo.gl links can't be recoveredReplacing Dynamic Links, in questions.
What replaced Firebase Dynamic Links?
Nothing from Google. Universal Links and App Links still open an installed app, but they don't survive the install, don't route to the store and don't attribute. Platforms like LinkTrail fill the gap.
Is there a free replacement?
Yes. LinkTrail's Free plan covers 5,000 users a month, with links that survive the install.
Will my existing links keep working?
If they were on a custom domain you own, yes: point it at LinkTrail (custom domains are on Growth and Scale) and recreate the links, and our team helps at no cost. Links on page.link or app.goo.gl stopped working at the shutdown and can't be brought back.
How long does migrating take?
Most apps finish in a sprint: recreating links in an afternoon, the SDK swap in a few days.
Does LinkTrail support the platforms FDL did?
iPhone, Android, React Native and Flutter. Web links route to a fallback page.
Do I need attribution, or just deep linking?
Deep linking for onboarding, invites, sharing and email. Attribution when you need to know which campaign or partner brought the install. LinkTrail does both on the Free plan.
Bring back what Dynamic Links did.
Free for your first 5,000 users. No card, no sales call.