Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to YoLinks, a human-readable URL shortener for teams
Hi HN, I've been working on YoLinks (aka YoLinks.app) for the past few months. Most URLs are long, unmemorable, and opaque. YoLinks allows anyone in your organization to create aliases that anyone else can access. These aliases end up being shorter, more memorable, and transparent. Imagine using yo/onboarding instead of https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pyJy21G5F508r6Fbg0AMlE8a.... All aliases are private to your organization. My primary goal in building YoLinks was learning. I was also frustrated that my current company doesn't have a similar tool; you can…
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. YoLinks, a human-readable URL shortener for teams launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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GoLinks▲115Secure, short URL go/links, only accessible by your team.
2017 · golinks.io · its alternatives →
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2017 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →
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Shorten URLs like a pro
2021 · rapidapi-example-url-shortener.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Trotto▲131Open-source URL shortener for teams (go links) up in minutes
2020 · trot.to · its alternatives →
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srty.link▲101The truly tiny link shortener built for quick verbal sharing
2022 · srty.link · its alternatives →
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Linkbash▲70Create unlimited URLs with this link shortener
2022 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Easy to remember links. No more searching for links.
2020 · its alternatives →
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2016 · neatlinks.io · its alternatives →
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I was looking for a pet project to try out recent additions to https://vercel.com platform, specifically their PostreSQL and Redis offering. They also provide easy to setup wildcard subdomain HTTPS certificates, and since I had yo.link domain lying around for a while, why not use it to create, yes, yet another, URL shortening service, but with a twist... Putting the user-selectable short-code in the subdomain has the advantage that it is the first thing that users read in a URL, and as such it is an opportunity to provide some contextual information about the link. Here are some…
2023 · yo.link · its alternatives →
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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 →
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Shorter the Links, Greater the Brand Reach
2021 · appsumo.com · its alternatives →
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2022 · emojied.net · its alternatives →
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Free URL shortener to create perfect URLs for your business.
2022 · rapidbott.com · its alternatives →
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SnapLink▲10SnapLink - Free URL Shortener | Create Short Links Instantly | Best TinyURL Alternative 2024. Shorten long URLs into memorable links in seconds. Fast, secure, and reliable URL shortening service.
2025 · app.snplink.com · its alternatives →
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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 →