Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Building a URL Shortener Using Spring Boot, Postgres, and FL0 launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   I created a URL shortener that can be entirely hosted on GitHub Pages▲355

   Minimal URL shortener that can be entirely hosted on GitHub pages. - nelsontky/gh-pages-url-shortener

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2SU
   Simplest Url Shortener▲6

   2024 · utile.website · its alternatives →

3. 3TI
   T0.io – A simple url shortener▲6

   2016 · t0.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   SUGMA▲76

   Short URLs get more attention

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   URL Shortener▲104

   Extremely powerful URL Shortener with open stats

   2019 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Trim▲94

   Custom URL Shortener

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   URL Shortener Extension▲126

   The best way to create a short links using t.ly

   2022 · t.ly · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Fast URL Shortener▲121

   Shorten URLs like a pro

   2021 · rapidapi-example-url-shortener.vercel.app · its alternatives →

9. 9
   URL Shortener▲103

   Shorten URLs for 20+ domains

   2021 · its alternatives →

10. 10IM
    I made a URL shortener for HN▲8

    2016 · medium.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    URLSHORT▲128

    Your shortcut to success

    2024 · expireddomains.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    URL Shortener Built with PostgreSQL, Redis and Kafka▲11

    Simple URL shortener built with Fastify. Uses PostgreSQL, Redis, and Kafka. - smallcase/smalllinks

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13AI
    AbTest.io a free url shortener with A/B testing features▲7

    2017 · abtest.io · its alternatives →

14. 14AU
    An URL shortening experiment▲7

    2014 · kq.io · its alternatives →

15. 15US
    URL Shortener Optimized for QR Code▲52

    2020 · ku.ag · its alternatives →

16. 16
    A simple url shortener written in Node▲16

    Was bored at work so I threw this together. First bash at a Node app. Built a simple Chrome extension for it too.

    2011 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17UD
    Url.dev – Self-Destructing URL Shortener and Message Sending▲5

    2020 · url.dev · its alternatives →

18. 18
    URL shortener with UTM tracking▲21

    Shorten, share and track clicks. All in one tool.

    2017 · livechat.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Shorten – A Personal URL Shortener with GitHub Pages▲12

    Shorten URLs with GitHub repositories and the http-equiv attribute. - kashav/go-url-shortener

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    sus – static site based URL shortener▲13

    Really simple static website URL shortener. Contribute to nkantar/sus development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21CA
    Cortris – A Simple Url Shortener written in Go▲6

    2020 · adalricus.nand.sh · its alternatives →

22. 22
    URL Shortener on 23 plus domains▲13

    Create short links

    2021 · its alternatives →

23. 23EB
    Ethereum Blockchain Based URL Shortener▲6

    2018 · 0x.now.sh · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Polr▲5

    beautiful URL shortener, open source.

    2015 · winna.com · its alternatives →

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