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. Free, Front-end URL shortening on your own domain launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Alice▲193

   Create a customized shortened URL for any custom domain

   2017 · alice.angry.ventures · its alternatives →

2. 2AU
   An URL shortening experiment▲7

   2014 · kq.io · its alternatives →

3. 3SU
   Simplest Url Shortener▲6

   2024 · utile.website · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Shady URL▲34

   Don't just shorten your URL, make it suspicious and frighten

   2014 · shadyurl.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   MergeURL▲137

   Shorten URLs for free without user registration.

   2020 · mergeurl.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Forward▲123

   Create privacy-focused shortened URLs

   2020 · its alternatives →

7. 7RF
   RootRedirect for your domain, helps SEO▲8

   2012 · rootredirect.com · its alternatives →

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

   2016 · medium.com · its alternatives →

9. 9TI
   T0.io – A simple url shortener▲6

   2016 · t0.io · its alternatives →

10. 10CA
    Cortris – A Simple Url Shortener written in Go▲6

    2020 · adalricus.nand.sh · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Free URL Shortener▲6

    Create a short link for any long URL in one click. Permanent, free, no account required. Links never expire and redirect instantly — no ads, no tracking.

    2025 · url-client-e2zp.onrender.com · its alternatives →

12. 12AF
    A Free form solution for your website▲5

    2023 · formhouse.pro · its alternatives →

13. 13
    CR.MA▲6

    Free URL shortener

    2015 · cr.ma · its alternatives →

14. 14DD
    Domain Drain▲6

    2021 · domaindrain.com · its alternatives →

15. 15EB
    Ethereum Blockchain Based URL Shortener▲6

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

16. 16JA
    Jinx – a link shortener you host free on GitHub Pages▲9

    Sep 2026 · jinx.fyi · its alternatives →

17. 17QS
    Quick Site, an easy way to make a website you can own▲5

    2020 · quicksite.stavros.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Reurl▲4

    Free Modern URL Shortener

    2025 · its alternatives →

19. 19ND
    Namevine - Domain Search w/ Vanity URL Lookups & Recommendations▲6

    2012 · namevine.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    YOURLS▲3

    Your Own URL Shortener

    2015 · yourls.org · its alternatives →

21. 21UD
    Url.dev – Self-Destructing URL Shortener and Message Sending▲5

    2020 · url.dev · its alternatives →

22. 22FA
    Fully automated domain transfers from GoDaddy to Badger▲5

    2012 · blog.badger.com · its alternatives →

23. 23DC
    DNSWhore.com Domain Suggestions▲8

    2011 · dnswhore.com · its alternatives →

24. 24ND
    New Domain Ninja: Discover websites being built on New TLDs▲6

    2014 · newdomain.ninja · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →