Best Open-source link shortener tools

shlink.io

98.2%

95% CI 90.6–99.7%

55 mentions · avg pos 3

first pick 40%

yourls.org

Best for: AI recommends YOURLS most when buyers ask “best self-hosted URL shortener for a company that wants branded short links without third-party tracking” (100% of those answers)

80.4%

95% CI 68.2–88.7%

45 mentions · avg pos 4.7

first pick 13.3%

kutt.to

Best for: AI recommends Kutt most when buyers ask “open-source link shortener alternatives to popular hosted URL shortening services” (100% of those answers)

71.4%

95% CI 58.5–81.6%

40 mentions · avg pos 6.3

first pick 2.5%

docker.com

Best for: AI recommends Docker most when buyers ask “how do I deploy a self-hosted link shortener with click analytics on my own domain” (100% of those answers)

67.9%

95% CI 54.8–78.6%

38 mentions · avg pos 3.9

first pick 31.6%

polrproject.org

Best for: AI recommends Polr most when buyers ask “open-source link shortener alternatives to popular hosted URL shortening services” (100% of those answers)

48.2%

95% CI 35.7–61%

27 mentions · avg pos 7.5

first pick 3.7%

Best for: AI recommends Dub most when buyers ask “best open-source link shortener I can self-host for tracking marketing links” (87.5% of those answers)

48.2%

95% CI 35.7–61%

27 mentions · avg pos 8

first pick 3.7%

mysql.com

Best for: AI recommends MySQL most when buyers ask “how do I deploy a self-hosted link shortener with click analytics on my own domain” (75% of those answers)

33.9%

95% CI 22.9–47%

19 mentions · avg pos 7.2

first pick 15.8%

postgresql.org

Best for: AI recommends PostgreSQL most when buyers ask “how do I deploy a self-hosted link shortener with click analytics on my own domain” (75% of those answers)

28.6%

95% CI 18.4–41.5%

16 mentions · avg pos 14.4

first pick 18.8%

bitly.com

Best for: AI recommends Bitly most when buyers ask “open-source link shortener alternatives to popular hosted URL shortening services” (75% of those answers)

26.8%

95% CI 17–39.6%

15 mentions · avg pos 12.8

first pick 13.3%

openshort.link

Best for: AI recommends OpenShort.Link most when buyers ask “open-source link shortener alternatives to popular hosted URL shortening services” (62.5% of those answers)

23.2%

95% CI 14.1–35.8%

13 mentions · avg pos 6.6

first pick 7.7%

openshort.tech

Best for: AI recommends OpenShort most when buyers ask “open-source link shortener alternatives to popular hosted URL shortening services” (50% of those answers)

23.2%

95% CI 14.1–35.8%

13 mentions · avg pos 8.4

first pick 7.7%

dub.co

Best for: AI recommends Dub.co most when buyers ask “best open-source link shortener I can self-host for tracking marketing links” (62.5% of those answers)

23.2%

95% CI 14.1–35.8%

13 mentions · avg pos 9.1

first pick 0%

nginx.org

Best for: AI recommends NGINX most when buyers ask “how do I deploy a self-hosted link shortener with click analytics on my own domain” (100% of those answers)

21.4%

95% CI 12.7–33.8%

12 mentions · avg pos 14.5

first pick 8.3%

Best for: AI recommends Sink most when buyers ask “open-source link shortener alternatives to popular hosted URL shortening services” (50% of those answers)

19.6%

95% CI 11.3–31.8%

11 mentions · avg pos 6.2

first pick 0%

mariadb.org

Best for: AI recommends MariaDB most when buyers ask “how do I deploy a self-hosted link shortener with click analytics on my own domain” (62.5% of those answers)

16.1%

95% CI 8.7–27.8%

9 mentions · avg pos 9

first pick 11.1%

cloudflare.com

16.1%

95% CI 8.7–27.8%

9 mentions · avg pos 17.2

first pick 0%

tinyurl.com

Best for: AI recommends TinyURL most when buyers ask “open-source link shortener alternatives to popular hosted URL shortening services” (75% of those answers)

14.3%

95% CI 7.4–25.7%

8 mentions · avg pos 4.7

first pick 12.5%

redis.io

Best for: AI recommends Redis most when buyers ask “what open-source URL shortener should I use for a large-scale campaign with millions of redirects” (62.5% of those answers)

12.5%

95% CI 6.2–23.6%

7 mentions · avg pos 5.3

first pick 42.9%

reduced.to

Best for: AI recommends Reduced.to most when buyers ask “open-source link shortener alternatives to popular hosted URL shortening services” (50% of those answers)

10.7%

95% CI 5–21.5%

6 mentions · avg pos 6.7

first pick 0%

Best for: AI recommends Kutt.it most when buyers ask “what open-source URL shortener should I use for a large-scale campaign with millions of redirects” (37.5% of those answers)

8.9%

95% CI 3.9–19.3%

5 mentions · avg pos 3.5

first pick 0%

8.9%

95% CI 3.9–19.3%

5 mentions · avg pos 5

first pick 20%

sourceforge.net

Best for: AI recommends SourceForge most when buyers ask “open-source link shortener alternatives to popular hosted URL shortening services” (50% of those answers)

8.9%

95% CI 3.9–19.3%

5 mentions

first pick 0%

7.1%

95% CI 2.8–17%

4 mentions · avg pos 4.7

first pick 25%

7.1%

95% CI 2.8–17%

4 mentions · avg pos 6.5

first pick 0%

7.1%

95% CI 2.8–17%

4 mentions · avg pos 6.8

first pick 25%

shrtn.io

7.1%

95% CI 2.8–17%

4 mentions · avg pos 6.8

first pick 25%

Best for: AI recommends Chhoto URL most when buyers ask “lightweight self-hosted link shortener for a personal blog vs a marketing team — what's right for each” (37.5% of those answers)

7.1%

95% CI 2.8–17%

4 mentions · avg pos 9.3

first pick 0%

letsencrypt.org

Best for: AI recommends Let's Encrypt most when buyers ask “how do I deploy a self-hosted link shortener with click analytics on my own domain” (37.5% of those answers)

7.1%

95% CI 2.8–17%

4 mentions · avg pos 28.7

first pick 0%

zapier.com

Best for: AI recommends Zapier AI most when buyers ask “lightweight self-hosted link shortener for a personal blog vs a marketing team — what's right for each” (37.5% of those answers)

7.1%

95% CI 2.8–17%

4 mentions

first pick 0%

5.4%

95% CI 1.8–14.6%

3 mentions · avg pos 3.3

first pick 33.3%

Best for: AI recommends Lstu most when buyers ask “open-source link shortener alternatives to popular hosted URL shortening services” (37.5% of those answers)

5.4%

95% CI 1.8–14.6%

3 mentions · avg pos 6

first pick 0%

caddyserver.com

Best for: AI recommends Caddy most when buyers ask “how do I deploy a self-hosted link shortener with click analytics on my own domain” (37.5% of those answers)

5.4%

95% CI 1.8–14.6%

3 mentions · avg pos 6.3

first pick 0%

traefik.io

Best for: AI recommends Traefik most when buyers ask “how do I deploy a self-hosted link shortener with click analytics on my own domain” (37.5% of those answers)

5.4%

95% CI 1.8–14.6%

3 mentions · avg pos 6.3

first pick 0%

Best for: AI recommends Pygmy most when buyers ask “open-source link shortener alternatives to popular hosted URL shortening services” (37.5% of those answers)

5.4%

95% CI 1.8–14.6%

3 mentions · avg pos 10.7

first pick 0%

5.4%

95% CI 1.8–14.6%

3 mentions · avg pos 11.7

first pick 33.3%

5.4%

95% CI 1.8–14.6%

3 mentions · avg pos 14

first pick 0%

openalternative.co

Best for: AI recommends OpenAlternative most when buyers ask “open-source link shortener alternatives to popular hosted URL shortening services” (50% of those answers)

5.4%

95% CI 1.8–14.6%

3 mentions · avg pos 35

first pick 0%

linklyhq.com

Best for: AI recommends Linkly most when buyers ask “how do I deploy a self-hosted link shortener with click analytics on my own domain” (50% of those answers)

5.4%

95% CI 1.8–14.6%

3 mentions

first pick 0%

clickhouse.com

3.6%

95% CI 1–12.1%

2 mentions · avg pos 2

first pick 50%

mongodb.com

3.6%

95% CI 1–12.1%

2 mentions · avg pos 2

first pick 50%

3.6%

95% CI 1–12.1%

2 mentions · avg pos 5.5

first pick 0%

apache.org

3.6%

95% CI 1–12.1%

2 mentions · avg pos 6

first pick 0%

3.6%

95% CI 1–12.1%

2 mentions · avg pos 6

first pick 0%

3.6%

95% CI 1–12.1%

2 mentions · avg pos 8

first pick 0%

3.6%

95% CI 1–12.1%

2 mentions · avg pos 23

first pick 0%

certbot.eff.org

3.6%

95% CI 1–12.1%

2 mentions · avg pos 27

first pick 0%

dev.to

Best for: AI recommends Dev.to most when buyers ask “lightweight self-hosted link shortener for a personal blog vs a marketing team — what's right for each” (37.5% of those answers)

3.6%

95% CI 1–12.1%

2 mentions

first pick 0%

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 1

first pick 100%

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 1

first pick 100%

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 2

first pick 0%

digitalocean.com

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 2

first pick 0%

lenkli.com

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 2

first pick 0%

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 9

first pick 0%

nah.pet

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 10

first pick 0%

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 11

first pick 0%

maxmind.com

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions · avg pos 11

first pick 0%

aws.amazon.com

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

canva.com

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

elementor.com

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

hostinger.com

Best for: AI recommends Hostinger most when buyers ask “how do I deploy a self-hosted link shortener with click analytics on my own domain” (37.5% of those answers)

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

chromewebstore.google.com

Best for: AI recommends QuickLink most when buyers ask “which open-source link shortener has the best QR code generation and bulk link features” (37.5% of those answers)

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%

1.8%

95% CI 0.3–9.4%

1 mentions

first pick 0%