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24 alternatives to Private Link Shortening by Metomic

A private link-shortening service that doesn’t track people

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Private Link Shortening by Metomic launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Metomic Contextual Consent▲146

   Make your third party embeds privacy-enabled.

   2020 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Fast URL Shortener▲121

   Shorten URLs like a pro

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

3. 3IB
   I built a FOSS service to protect against link shorteners tracking us▲57

   2019 · unshort.link · its alternatives →

4. 4
   1kb.link▲74

   Link shortener with free analytics and chatbot

   2022 · 1kb.link · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Shortener & Simplicity▲60

   URL shortener for bios

   2022 · ss88.my · its alternatives →

6. 6
   shorten.club▲77

   URL shortener to voice for Clubhouse 👋

   2021 · narlyoaklodge.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Pritelmonkey▲58

   Open source alternative to tracking cookies

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   MagLit▲20

   Open source privacy respecting encrypted link shortener

   2022 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Bytly▲15

   Free URL Shortener | Track & Share Short Links

   2025 · bytly.in · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Short.cm 2.0▲99

    Link shortener for your business. Custom domains, teams, API

    2019 · short.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Shortr▲92

    Link everything you are

    2023 · shortr.in · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Miny.App▲100

    Free, simple and privacy friendly URL shortener.

    2020 · miny.app · its alternatives →

13. 13
    srty.link▲101

    The truly tiny link shortener built for quick verbal sharing

    2022 · srty.link · its alternatives →

14. 14
    linkZip▲15

    Shorter links. Full control. Privacy-first.

    2025 · linkzip.ai · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Shortsr▲12

    Link shortener. Fast and secure way to shorten your links.

    2025 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    UTMLink.io▲36

    NextGen Branded Shortlinks | Trackable URL Shortener

    2024 · utmlink.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    LinkTrack — Link Tracker▲11

    Shorten links & track clicks with zero fuss.

    2025 · ltrak.ink · 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
    SendLink.io▲6

    Shorten, Track and Manage Your URLs

    2024 · sendlink.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Shortlink – Local, easy to remember URL aliases▲22

    2017 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    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 →

22. 22
    MoveToWeb▲14

    Shorten Your Links to Get Massive Clicks

    2025 · m2w.me · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Hey Shorty▲9

    Free custom url shortener | track & share links

    2025 · expireddomains.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    ShortLink▲13

    Quickly shorten URLs and track click analytics

    2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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