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 Polr, 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 YOURLS (Free, Open Source), Lstu (Free, Open Source), Shlink (Free, Open Source) and tinu.be (Free, Open Source).

    This page was last updated Jul 12, 2021

    1. Polr

      • Free • Open Source
      • Windows
      • Linux
      • Online
      • Self-Hosted
      • Apache HTTP Server
      • PHP
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      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.
      Polr vs bit.ly opinions
      Most users think Polr is a great alternative to bit.ly.
      Open source, clean, and easy to use.
      Positive comment • almost 5 years ago

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      Sharif There is no tracking for the links Like Track the total of clicks or statistics.
      Negative comment • almost 2 years ago

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      needs installation. not a web app
      Negative comment • over 3 years ago

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    2. YOURLS

      • Free • Open Source
      • Online
      • Self-Hosted
      • Cloudron
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      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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      Almost everyone thinks YOURLS is a great alternative to bit.ly.

    4. Lstu

      • Free • Open Source
      • Linux
      • Online
      • Self-Hosted
      • Perl
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      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.
    5. A self-hosted URL shortener.
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    6. tinu.be

      • Free • Open Source
      • Online
      • Self-Hosted
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      tinu.be is a open-source url shortener and QR Code generator with all main features totally free and open for community.
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    8. UrlHum

      • Free • Open Source
      • Windows
      • Linux
      • Self-Hosted
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      UrlHum provides advanced analytics data without ruining users experience and keeping their Privacy safe.
      It is completely free and open source. The source code is available on GitHub and there is a demo at https://demo.urlhum.com

    9. Lessn More

      • Free • Open Source
      • Online
      • Self-Hosted
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      Lessn More is a fork of Lessn with support for more types of short URLs than Lessn supported; stats; and other enhancements.

    10. Wurlie

      • Linux
      • Self-Hosted
      • PHP
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      Create your own Short Url Site now. The Wurlie PHP script comes with 100% source code, support and free updates. Beautiful responsive layout, multiple url support, social integration, developers API, members login, admin area and many more features.

    11. bo.im

      • Freemium • Proprietary
      • Online
      • Self-Hosted
      • Kik
      • Google URL Shortener
      • LINE
      • Shorte.st
      • Twitter
      • Facebook Messenger
      • Telegram bot API
      • LinkedIn
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      It’s a free shortener for social media, pages, bots and apps, in which you can make a single link to reference them all. But that’s not it! This link will be smart. It will behave according to where it is executed from, whatever that site is.
    12. This is a minimal URL shortener that can be entirely hosted on GitHub pages. It does not need the maintenance of any servers or databases and can be hosted entirely on GitHub for free!.
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