PHPUrl AlternativesURL Shorteners and other similar apps like PHPUrl

PHPUrl is described as 'PHPurl is a simple script that allows users to make a shorter url. This is great when you have a long url (ex: http://blondish.net/scripts/phpurl/) and you want to make it shorter for SMS or other things that have a limit on how many characters you can type (ex: Twitter)' and is a URL Shortener in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to PHPUrl for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, SaaS, Linux and iPhone apps. The best PHPUrl alternative is Fli.so, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PHPUrl are bit.ly, Polr, Beacons and YOURLS.

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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

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Fli.so is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to PHPUrl.

    • Fli.so is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to PHPUrl.

    • Fli.so is Freemium and Open SourcePHPUrl is Free and Proprietary
    • Fli.so is Privacy focusedPHPUrl is not according to our users
  2. bit.ly icon
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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.

    201 bit.ly alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Internet Explorer
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
    • bit.ly is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & Android Tablet alternative to PHPUrl.

    • bit.ly is Freemium and ProprietaryPHPUrl is Free and Proprietary
  3. Polr icon
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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 is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to PHPUrl.

    • Polr is Free and Open SourcePHPUrl is Free and Proprietary
  4. Beacons icon
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    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.

    132 Beacons alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
    • Beacons is the most popular iPad alternative to PHPUrl.

    • Beacons is Freemium and ProprietaryPHPUrl is Free and Proprietary
  5. YOURLS icon
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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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
  6. Shlink icon
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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
     
  7. TinyURL icon
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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...

    171 TinyURL alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    149 adf.ly alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Linklog icon
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    LinkLog is an URL Shortener and IP grabber that lets you see tons of info about a person just by telling them to press a link.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Zero Width Shortener (abbreviated as ZWS) is a URL shortener that shortens URLs using spaces that have zero width, making them invisible to humans.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Generate anonymous redirect links with a strict no-referrer policy. Protect privacy, hide referrer information, and keep your visitors safe online.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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