Pygmy Alternatives

Pygmy is described as ': Open-source, extensible & easy-to-use URL shortener' and is an app. There are more than 50 alternatives to Pygmy for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPhone, Windows and Self-Hosted apps. The best Pygmy alternative is bit.ly, which is free. Other great apps like Pygmy are Polr, YOURLS, Shlink and TinyURL.

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  1. bit.ly icon

    bit.ly

     211 likes

    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
    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 Pygmy.

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

    • bit.ly is Freemium and ProprietaryPygmy is Free and Open Source
  2. Polr icon

    Polr

     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.

    Cost / License

    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 Pygmy.

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

    • Polr is Free and Open SourcePygmy is also Free and Open Source
  4. YOURLS icon

    YOURLS

     42 likes

    YOURLS is a set of PHP script that will allow you to run your own URL shortener, a la TinyURL/bit.ly

    139 YOURLS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    Admin Panel
     
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    Linkly icon
    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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  6. Shlink icon

    Shlink

     9 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. TinyURL icon

    TinyURL

     30 likes

    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...

    172 TinyURL alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    TinyURL screenshot 1
     
  8. adf.ly icon

    adf.ly

     42 likes

    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
    Homepage
     
  11. Zero Width Shortener icon

    Zero Width Shortener

     4 likes

    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Zero Width Shortener screenshot 1
     
  12. Anonymous Redirect Links icon

    Anonymous Redirect Links

     Like

    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
    Anonymous Redirect Links screenshot 1
     
  15. URL Multishortener icon

    URL Multishortener

     9 likes

    Each day have more and more shorteners on the Internet. This list currently available in the URL MultiShortener browser extension. They also are now separated by tabs; those that generate income by CPM, CPA or no.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Google Chrome
    • Chromium
    • Firefox
    URL Multishortener screenshot 1
     

    • URL Multishortener is the most popular Mac alternative to Pygmy.

    • URL Multishortener is Free Personal and ProprietaryPygmy is Free and Open Source
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