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bit.ly
Freemium • Proprietary
URL Shortener
Online
Android
iPhone
Chrome OS
Android Tablet
Internet Explorer
Google Chrome
Firefox
139 bit.ly alternatives
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.
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bit.ly Features
1. IFTTT IntegrationYou can connect different services to automatically trigger actions within bit.ly using IFTTT.
URL Forwarding
Custom URLs
Internet Explorer extension
HTTPS Support
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Polr
Free • Open Source
URL Shortener
Windows
Linux
Online
Self-Hosted
Apache HTTP Server
PHP
108 Polr alternatives
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.
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Polr Features
Web-Based
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Anchr.io
Free • Open Source
URL Shortener
Bookmark Manager
Online
Android
F-Droid
81 Anchr.io alternatives
Anchr provides you with kind of a toolbox for tiny tasks on the internet. Currently you can upload and share pictures, shorten links for easier sharing and create link collections, which are like a bookmark list that is accessible from everywhere.
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Anchr.io Features
1. Ad-freeAnchr.io doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Bookmarks
Upload images
Bookmarking
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Dub
Freemium • Open Source
URL Shortener
Online
42 Dub alternatives
Dub is an open-source link shortener with built-in analytics and free custom domains.
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Dub Features
1. Ad-freeDub doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. Privacy focusedDub is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
3. Link TrackingDub helps you measure the performance of your links by tracking data such as location, devices, time, etc.
4. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Dub without registration.
5. No Coding RequiredDub can be used without an coding or programming skills.
Customizable
Unlimited Custom Domains
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YOURLS
Free • Open Source
URL Shortener
Online
Self-Hosted
Cloudron
109 YOURLS alternatives
YOURLS is a set of PHP script that will allow you to run your own URL shortener, a la TinyURL/bit.ly
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YOURLS Features
HTTPS Support
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Neontools
Free • Proprietary
URL Shortener
Social Media Analytics
QR Code Generator
Online
Software as a Service (SaaS)
51 Neontools alternatives
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.
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Neontools Features
Built-in URL shortening
Hashtags
Page builder
Landing Page
Instagram Analytics
Customizable
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Shlink
Free • Open Source
URL Shortener
Self-Hosted
101 Shlink alternatives
A self-hosted and PHP-based URL shortener application with CLI and REST interfaces
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Shlink Features
1. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Shlink without registration.
2. Ad-freeShlink doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
REST API
Progressive Web App
Tagging
Email tracking
Static analysis
Add a screenshot
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MagLit
Free • Open Source
URL Shortener
Online
Self-Hosted
39 MagLit alternatives
MagLit is an encrypted and privacy respecting Link Shortener service that supports not only your regular website links but also Magnet Links which are extensively used to download and share torrents.
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MagLit Features
1. Privacy focusedMagLit is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
2. Ad-freeMagLit doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in MagLit without registration.
4. No Coding RequiredMagLit can be used without an coding or programming skills.
Privacy
FOSS
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adf.ly
Free • Proprietary
URL Shortener
Online
131 adf.ly alternatives
Earn money for each visitor to your shortened links with adf.ly! Use a URL shortening service that pays.
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adf.ly Features
Earn Money
Monetization
Discontinued
Adf.ly changed ownership to Linkvertise, and transferring all Adf.ly links to Linkvertise.
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TinyURL
Free • Proprietary
URL Shortener
Online
123 TinyURL alternatives
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...
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TinyURL Features
HTTPS Support
SSL
Encrypted Connection
QR Code Recognition
URL Forwarding
Custom URLs
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Lstu
Free • Open Source
URL Shortener
Linux
Online
Self-Hosted
Perl
98 Lstu alternatives
Let's Shorten That Url ! Lstu is an url shortener. Use instance like https://lstu.fr/, http://huit.re/ , https://frama.link/ or other, or install your own instance. You can personalize your short url.
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Lstu Features
Web-Based
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Zero Width Shortener
Free • Open Source
URL Shortener
Online
95 Zero Width Shortener alternatives
Zero Width Shortener (abbreviated as ZWS) is a URL shortener that shortens URLs using spaces that have zero width, making them invisible to humans.
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Zero Width Shortener Features
1. Ad-freeZero Width Shortener doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. Privacy focusedZero Width Shortener is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
Security focused
Progressive Web App
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Shorte.st
Free • Proprietary
URL Shortener
Online
123 Shorte.st alternatives
Use shorte.st link shortener to make money online. We pay for each visitor to yourshort link.
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Shorte.st Features
Paid time off tracking
Monetization
Earn Money
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Unshort.link
Free • Open Source
URL Shortener
Online
Self-Hosted
Google Chrome
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Firefox
15 Unshort.link alternatives
Unshort.link protects your privacy by preventing short link services from tracking you.

Discontinued
From the GitHub repo: "This project is archived. I decided to not continue working on it. All code is FOSS so you can take it and host your own servers. Also possible to configure your own server in the web extension. Thanks for all the years."
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Feelingsurf
Freemium • Proprietary
URL Shortener
Online
35 Feelingsurf alternatives
Free traffic exchange service that allows you to increase traffic on your website. More than 3 billion hits exchanged since 2007.
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Feelingsurf Features
1. Link TrackingFeelingsurf helps you measure the performance of your links by tracking data such as location, devices, time, etc.
2. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Feelingsurf without registration.
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bit.ly Features

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Polr Features

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Anchr.io Features

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Dub Features

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YOURLS Features

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Neontools Features

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Shlink Features

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MagLit Features

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adf.ly Features

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TinyURL Features

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Lstu Features

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Zero Width Shortener Features

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Shorte.st Features

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