Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
- Cloudron
- Mozilla Firefox
- Google Chrome

The best open source alternative to TinyURL is Kutt. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to TinyURL and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to TinyURL are Dub.co, Fli.so, MagLit and Polr.

Open-source link management offering analytics, free QR code generation for every short link, custom domains, advanced targeting options, team collaboration features, enterprise SAML SSO security, detailed reporting, and integration with existing workflows.




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.

MagLit is an encrypted and privacy respecting Link Shortener service that supports not only your regular website links but also Magnet Links which are extensively used to download and share torrents.

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.

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



OpenShort.link is the all-in-one, open-source, serverless URL shortener. It runs 100% on Cloudflare and offers one-click installation.


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.

Easy-to-host, SSO-integrated, CDN-powered link shortener (+decoupled analytics) for teams.



Simple and easy to use URL shortener. Displays a link preview page by default when someone visits one of the shortned URLs making it a safe option for users who want to know where a link goes.


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