Elbo AlternativesURL Shorteners and other similar apps like Elbo

Elbo is described as 'In is an open-source URL shortener which makes your long links short. Share and analyze your links with link analytics, social sharing, QR codes, custom URLs and much more' and is a URL Shortener in the online services category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Elbo for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, iPhone, Linux and Mac apps. The best Elbo alternative is bit.ly, which is free. Other great apps like Elbo are Catbox, Polr, YOURLS and Shlink.

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  1. bit.ly icon

    bit.ly

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    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.

    193 bit.ly alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • 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.
     

    • bit.ly is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & Android Tablet alternative to Elbo.

    • bit.ly is the most popular free alternative to Elbo.

    • bit.ly is Freemium and ProprietaryElbo is Free and Open Source
  2. Catbox icon

    Catbox

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    Enjoy a 100% free file hosting with no ads, throttling, or download limits. Upload files up to 200 MB, keep them forever, and support NSFW content. Use an account to track your uploads, or stay anonymous.

    35 Catbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Polr

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • PHP
    Polr screenshot 1
     

    • Polr is the most popular Windows, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Elbo.

    • Polr is the most popular Open Source alternative to Elbo.

    • Polr is Free and Open SourceElbo is also Free and Open Source
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    Linkly

    Linkly is a tool to help affiliate marketers track clicks and improve revenues. Links supports click tracking, link cloaking, iPhone & Android app store redirection, geotargeting, retargeting, on site linkify words, automatic...

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    YOURLS

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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

    134 YOURLS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    Admin Panel
     
  7. Shlink icon

    Shlink

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. TinyURL icon

    TinyURL

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    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...

    164 TinyURL alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    TinyURL screenshot 1
     
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    adf.ly

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

    147 adf.ly alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    Homepage
     
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    Linkly

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    Linkly is a tool to help affiliate marketers track clicks and improve revenues. Links supports click tracking, link cloaking, iPhone & Android app store redirection, geotargeting, retargeting, on site linkify words, automatic linking and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Create beautiful, visual reports of your traffic.
     

    • Linkly is the most popular SaaS alternative to Elbo.

    • Linkly is Free Personal and ProprietaryElbo is Free and Open Source
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    Shorte.st

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    Use shorte.st link shortener to make money online. We pay for each visitor to yourshort link.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Shorte.st screenshot 1
     
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    Short.io

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    White Label link shortener.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Google Chrome
    • Web Browser
    • Google Analytics
    • Slack
    • Firefox
    Home page
     
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