URL Shorteners

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  1. Kutt icon
     73 likes

    Kutt.it is a free and open source URL shortener with custom domains and stats.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Google Chrome
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  2. Dub.co icon
     31 likes

    Open-source link management with analytics, free QR code generation, custom domains, advanced audience targeting, team collaboration, and SAML SSO security.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  3. Fli.so icon
     12 likes

    Fli.so is a lightning-fast URL shortener built with SvelteKit and PocketBase. Clean interface, powerful features, zero complexity. Shorten, customize, and track your links with Fli.so. The easiest way to manage your links, all in one platform.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  4. bit.ly icon
     211 likes

    Shorten URLs from anywhere with bit.ly. Bit.ly allows users to shorten, share, and track links (URLs). Reducing the URL length makes sharing easier. Bit.ly is available as a website, as a bookmarklet, and as a robust and open API.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Internet Explorer
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Plugin for Firefox  Expand bit.ly links (and many other short links) on any web page to see page titles and links to bit.ly Info pages before clicking.
    The bit.ly Bookmarklet shortens your long link so you can share your bit.ly link on Twitter, Gmail, Email, or Facebook.
    The Sidebar Bookmarklet slides out to shorten your long link, then shows Traffic, Conversations, and History.
    201 alternatives
  5. Polr icon
     77 likes

    Like everything else here, Polr is an open source and self-hostable web application. It's a fast and simple URL shortener with a robust API for using with command line applications.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • PHP
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  6. y.gy icon
     14 likes

    y.gy is a modern link shortener and alternative to Bitly. Shorten Links. Make QR Codes. Analyze Traffic. Stop Bots. Do everything by API. No usage limits. Invite your team. Use your domains. Links live forever, if you want them to.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Landing page
    Dashboard
    Analytics
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    QR Code
    104 alternatives
  7. FastForward icon
     12 likes

    FastForward circumvents sites which make you wait (like adf.ly), make you do something (e.g., show.co and sub2unlock.com) and even trackers (such as bit.ly and t.co)!.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi Browser
    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Firefox
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  8. Beacons icon
     8 likes

    Create a free, beautiful, and highly customizable link in bio website with Beacons. Join over 2 million creators around the world and set up your easy-to-use link in bio site in minutes to build your brand, grow your audience, and monetize your content.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    133 alternatives
  9. YOURLS icon
     42 likes

    YOURLS is a set of PHP script that will allow you to run your own URL shortener, a la TinyURL/bit.ly

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    Admin Panel
    Stats
    Stats
    139 alternatives
  10. TinyURL icon
     30 likes

    Are you sick of posting URLs in emails only to have it break when sent causing the recipient to have to cut and paste it back together? Then youve come to the right place. By entering in a URL in the text field below, we will create a tiny URL that will not break in email...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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    172 alternatives
  11. adf.ly icon
     42 likes

    Earn money for each visitor to your shortened links with adf.ly! Use a URL shortening service that pays.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    Homepage
    149 alternatives
  12. LinkTracker icon
     3 likes

    LinkTracker is a web application to shorten, manage and track link performance. It's targeted at digital marketers looking to optimize their online campaigns.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  13. PixelMe icon
     2 likes

    Shortens URLs, manages UTMs, adds retargeting pixels, tracks click attribution, analyzes campaign performance, and generates QR codes for marketers.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    51 alternatives
  14. Linklog icon
     2 likes

    LinkLog is an URL Shortener and IP grabber that lets you see tons of info about a person just by telling them to press a link.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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    54 alternatives
  15. Neontools icon
     12 likes

    Neontools is a free 8-in-1 online marketing toolbox that makes essential digital tools accessible to everyone. Including a Hashtag-Analyzer, Micro Landing-Pages, URL shortener, and many more useful marketing tools.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    neontools home dashboard
    neon.page micro landing pages
    neon.ly your URL shortener and analytics dashboard
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    social audit to analyze and sort instagram influencer/accounts
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  16. v.gd icon
     4 likes

    Simple and easy to use URL shortener. Displays a link preview page by default when someone visits one of the shortned URLs making it a safe option for users who want to know where a link goes.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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    40 alternatives
  17. Shorter.gg icon
     1 like

    Shorter.gg is different from other short link services because it offers a complete platform that helps your brand grow and gets more clicks on your short links. It's not just a regular link shortener. It has lots of useful things, like:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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    home
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  18. Social icon
     3 likes

    All-in-One Link Platform for Brands and Creators: Shorten and manage links with your own domain, generate dynamic QR codes, build link landing pages for social media.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Wordpress
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  19. The multi-tool for Smart Linking your Content. Socxly will help you to build Clickable Social Cards, Call To Action Banners on third-party sites, Pixel Retargeting, and File and Post Sharing.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Web Browser
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    View all your Short Links on a single page and measure the performance of all the short links created in a single window. Manage and control your short links with the various set of attributes within Socxly.
    Make Images as Clickable Social Cards to Share Links on Social Media. Social cards allow you to choose an image, title, and description of your choice that will be displayed on social media platforms when you share your content across your social media. It gives you the power to post images as clickable links across channels instead of posting images and links separately. They impact the way your links are presented.
    Create & associate a CTA Banner to Redirect Users / Traffic to your Landing Page. A Call-to-Action Banner is a piece of content. But when you have the power to add a CTA banner on third-party content, you maximise the potential to get traffic back to your site from relevant third-party content you serve on your Social Media Channels.
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    Create referral and affiliate programs on your own. You can run specific programs for your selected audiences for sharing content with their networks. You can do this via your target email lists and also hosted pages on your website as well. This is an awesome way to encourage your audiences to share content right from their emails or from your hosted page to their social media handles.
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