Shorten.REST AlternativesURL Shorteners and other similar apps like Shorten.REST

Shorten.REST is described as 'Is The World's Best URL Shortening API. Discover The Most Flexible, Robust, Scale-able, Transactional, URL Shortening RESTful API. Start FREE!' and is a URL Shortener in the online services category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Shorten.REST for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, SaaS, Self-Hosted, Mac and Windows apps. The best Shorten.REST alternative is bit.ly, which is free. Other great apps like Shorten.REST are YOURLS, Polr, URLcut.ai and TinyURL.

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  1. 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.

    228 bit.ly alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • iPad
     
  2. YOURLS icon
     44 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.

    153 YOURLS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
  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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    191 TinyURL alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Online
     
  6. Shlink icon
     9 likes

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

    148 Shlink alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. adf.ly icon
     42 likes

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

    153 adf.ly alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. T.LY icon
     5 likes

    T.LY is a link management platform built to create short URLs. You enter a long web address and receive a short link that redirects to your original page.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Opera
    • Microsoft Edge
     
  9. 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
     
  10. Short.io icon
     6 likes

    White Label link shortener.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

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