Easiest URL Shorteners to self-host

8 url shorteners apps that are easy to get running, ranked by verified deploy effort, project health, and popularity. 1 have a verified ≈5-minute Docker setup.

Sink

URL Shorteners

Serverless URL shortener with built-in analytics

Replaces Bitly

★ 7.2k Medium setup MIT

YOURLS

URL Shorteners

Your own URL shortener with stats and plugins

Replaces Bitly

★ 12.2k Easy setup MIT

Chhoto URL

URL Shorteners

Fast, lightweight and FOSS URL shortener in Rust

Replaces TinyURL, Bitly

★ 978 Easy setup MIT

Shlink Web Client

URL Shorteners

Web dashboard for managing Shlink instances

Replaces Bitly

★ 398 Easy setup MIT

spoo.me

URL Shorteners

Open-source URL shortener with click stats

Replaces Bitly, Cuttly

★ 251 Easy setup MIT

Slash

URL Shorteners

Open-source, self-hosted bookmarks and link shortener

Replaces Bitly, go links

★ 3.2k Easy setup MIT

Lstu

URL Shorteners

Let's shorten that URL, simple and ephemeral

Replaces TinyURL, Bitly

★ 200 Easy setup WTFPL

Simply Shorten

URL Shorteners

Slimline self-hosted URL shortener with no bloat

Replaces TinyURL

★ 100 Easy setup MPL-2.0