Self-Hosted bit.ly Alternatives

bit.ly is not available as a self-hosted solution but there are plenty of alternatives for power users and business that want to host a solution on-premise. The best Self-Hosted alternative is Kutt, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to bit.ly and many of them are available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Self-Hosted alternatives to bit.ly are Polr, YOURLS, Fli.so and MagLit.

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bit.ly alternatives are mainly URL Shorteners, but if you're looking for QR Code Generators or Digital Business Cards you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free + Customizable, Free + Custom URLs, Self-Hosted and Free. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to bit.ly.
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  1. Kutt icon
     73 likes

    Open source URL shortener featuring detailed analytics, custom domain support, API for link management, protection options, self-hosting, password controls, dashboard interface, privacy controls, and integration with third-party tools.

    128 Kutt alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Cloudron
     
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  2. 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.

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • PHP
     
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  3. YOURLS icon
     44 likes

    Self-hosted solution for creating and managing short URLs on your own server, offering full data control, open-source code, analytics, detailed statistics, developer APIs, bookmarklets, plugin-based extensibility, tracking, custom URLs, and privacy features.

    153 YOURLS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
  4. Fli.so icon
     13 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.

    97 Fli.so alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. MagLit icon
     12 likes

    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.

    99 MagLit alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. Shlink icon
     10 likes

    A self-hosted and PHP-based URL shortener application with CLI and REST interfaces

    150 Shlink alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. OpenShort.link is the all-in-one, open-source, serverless URL shortener. It runs 100% on Cloudflare and offers one-click installation.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Cloudflare
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. UrlHum icon
     2 likes

    UrlHum provides advanced analytics data without ruining users experience and keeping their Privacy safe.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. Reduced.to is the free, modern, and open-source URL shortener. Convert those ugly and long URLs into short, easy to manage links and QR-Codes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. Slash is an open source, self-hosted links shortener and sharing platform. It allows you to organize your links with tags, and share them with custom shortened URLs. Slash also supports team sharing of link libraries for easy collaboration.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
  11. Lessn More icon
     2 likes

    Lessn More is a fork of Lessn with support for more types of short URLs than Lessn supported; stats; and other enhancements.

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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