phpShort AlternativesURL Shorteners & QR Code Generators like phpShort

phpShort is described as 'Powerful, self-hosted URL shortener software to create, target, and track fully branded links, with custom domains, retargeting pixels, and advanced analytics' and is a URL Shortener in the online services category. There are more than 100 alternatives to phpShort for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, SaaS, Self-Hosted, Windows and Mac apps. The best phpShort alternative is Fli.so, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like phpShort are bit.ly, Polr, Beacons and y.gy.

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  1. Fli.so icon
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    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

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  2. bit.ly icon
     212 likes

    Enables fast URL shortening, custom back-halves, and branded domains, generates redirectable QR codes, supports bulk link management, advanced analytics, browser extensions, API access, social sharing, collaboration tools, and multi-channel use cases.

    226 bit.ly alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • iPad
     
  3. 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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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • PHP
     
  4. 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
     
  5. 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

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. YOURLS icon
     42 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.

    151 YOURLS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
  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

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    • Cloudflare
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. TrimLink icon
     4 likes

    TrimLink is built on a simple belief: you should be able to track your links without tracking your users. Privacy-first from day one, no fingerprinting, no cookie walls, no personal data stored. Just clean, actionable analytics that tell you where your clicks come from, what...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. URLcut.ai icon
     1 like

    AI-powered URL shortener that reads your page content and suggests smart, contextual short links with advanced analytics and QR code generation.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Shlink icon
     9 likes

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

    147 Shlink alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. TinyURL icon
     30 likes

    Transforms lengthy URLs into short, secure links with options to use branded domains, track link metrics, bulk create links via API, generate QR codes, manage and edit links through a dashboard, export analytics, apply custom aliases, and control privacy.

    188 TinyURL alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  12. 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
     
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