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Shlink

A self-hosted link shortener that uses your own domain.

Visit Shlink4.5

  • Rating

    4.5 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Advanced

  • Works on

    Web, Linux

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What is Shlink?

Shlink is a self-hosted URL shortener that serves short links under your own domain. You can manage it from a command line or a REST API, and there is a separate web client you can use online or host yourself. It installs from a release download, from source or as a Docker image.

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Pros: what Shlink does well

  • Short links on your own domain
  • Command line, REST API and web client
  • Runs on several databases

Cons: where it falls short

  • Needs a server running PHP or Docker
  • Setup takes technical know-how

Who Shlink is for

Marketers and teams who want branded short links they control.

Who can skip it

People who only need an occasional link shortened and are happy with a hosted service.

Shlink alternatives

Not sold on Shlink? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

All Organization resources

YOURLS

Focus: analytics and plugins. Shares url shortener and self-hosted with Shlink. Same 4.5 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb, Linux
4.5Visit

chezmoi

Focus: dotfiles, config management and command line. Shares open source and github with Shlink. A desktop app, not a web app. Adds macOS, Windows and Offline. Rated 4.7 (Shlink: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit

changedetection.io

Focus: website monitoring, change alerts and price tracking. Shares self-hosted and open source with Shlink. Rated 4.6 (Shlink: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit

Dashy

Focus: dashboard and start page. Shares self-hosted and open source with Shlink. Rated 4.6 (Shlink: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit

direnv

Focus: environment variables, shell and projects. Shares open source and github with Shlink. A desktop app, not a web app. Adds macOS. Rated 4.6 (Shlink: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.6Visit

Free alternatives to Shlink

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

mise

Focus: version manager, dev environment and task runner. Shares open source and github with Shlink. A desktop app, not a web app. Adds macOS, Windows and Offline. Rated 4.6 (Shlink: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

ConvertX

Focus: file converter and documents. Shares self-hosted and open source with Shlink. Same 4.5 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb, Linux
4.5Visit

Dozzle

Focus: docker, logs and monitoring. Shares self-hosted and open source with Shlink. Same 4.5 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb
4.5Visit

Homer

Focus: dashboard, start page and homelab. Shares self-hosted and open source with Shlink. Same 4.5 rating.

Web AppFreeWeb
4.5Visit

Gotify

Focus: push notifications, alerts and scripts. Shares self-hosted and open source with Shlink. An automation tool, not a web app. Adds Android. Same 4.5 rating.

Automation ToolFreeWeb, Android
4.5Visit

Uptime Kuma

Focus: monitoring, uptime and status page. Shares open source and github with Shlink. Rated 4.7 (Shlink: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.7Visit
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