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Get the most out of your social and online marketing efforts. Own, understand and activate your best audience through the power of the link with Bitly Enterprise.

Key Bitly features:

Link Shortening Analytics Branding Integrations

Get your startup mentioned where AI and search look. We recommend high impact directories, listicles and threads that best fit your startup, draft your outreach, and track how often ChatGPT and Claude name you versus competitors.

Key Sightivo features:

Opportunity Map Directory listings Author outreach Thread answers

Try for free paid Free Trial $79 / Monthly

Rebrandly is the easiest way to create, share and manage branded links.

Key Rebrandly features:

Custom Domains Link Management UTM Builder Integrations

The first notable URL shortener, online since 2002. Branded short links on your own domain, with click analytics that count human and bot traffic separately, QR codes, editable destinations, bulk creation and a REST API.

Key TinyURL features:

Ease of Use Custom Aliases Link Analytics Links That Never Expire

freemium $11 / Monthly (Pro - 125 links/mo)

Short.io makes short links (vanity urls) on your own domain. Free signup, analytics and API. Chrome, slack, zapier and segment integrations.

Key Short.io features:

Ease of Use Custom Domains Detailed Analytics Link Management

YOURLS is a website that contains all the tools you need to create and launch your very own URL shortener. URL shorteners like bitly or TinyURL are fine for public use, but they offer limited options in terms of URL customization.

Key YOURLS features:

Self-Hosted Customization Analytics Plugin Support

Open Source

Connect your audience to all of your content with just one link.

Key Linktree features:

Ease of Use Centralized Links Customization Options Analytics

freemium $6 / Monthly (Linktree PRO ($60 USD paid annually))

An open source URL shortener. A great non-profit and free alternative to bit.ly, TinyURL, or goo.gl.

Key Polr features:

Open Source Customizability Self-Hosted Advanced Features

Open Source

Free custom URL shortener with analytics, branded short links with advanced link tracking, QR codes, analytics, and an all-in-one Link Management Platform & API. Easily shorten and manage your URLs with Cuttly - Complete URL Shortener Solution.

Key Cutt.ly features:

URL Shortening Customization Analytics QR Code Generation

freemium $12 / Monthly

An open-source link shortener SaaS with built-in analytics and free custom domains.

Key Dub features:

Ease of Use URL Customization Analytics Integration Options

A self-hosted URL shortener.

Key Shlink features:

Self-Hosted Custom Domains Detailed Analytics REST API

Open Source

Dub.co is the open-source link management infrastructure for modern marketing teams to create, share, and track short links.

Key Dub.co features:

User-Friendly Interface Wide Range of Features Customization Options Reliable Performance

Open Source

Earn money for each visitor to your shortened links with adf.ly!

Key adf.ly features:

Monetization Simple Interface Global Reach Link Analytics

Add a call-to-action to every shortened link you share.

Key Sniply.io features:

Increased Engagement Easy to Use Analytics Branding

freemium $29 / Monthly (Basic)