Top 5 Open-Source Alternatives to Protected Links

Product categories

Branded URLs Link Management Links URL Shortener

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Protected Links are YOURLS, Polr, and Anchr.io. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.

YOURLS Landing Page
1

YOURLS

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.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Link Management #URL Shortener #Branded URLs 21 social mentions
Polr Landing Page
2

Polr

An open source URL shortener. A great non-profit and free alternative to bit.ly, TinyURL, or goo.gl.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Link Management #URL Shortener #Branded URLs 2 social mentions
Anchr.io Landing Page
3

Anchr.io

Anchr provides you with kind of a toolbox for tiny tasks on the internet.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Link Management #URL Shortener #Branded URLs
Shlink Landing Page
4

Shlink

A self-hosted URL shortener
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Link Management #URL Shortener #Branded URLs 12 social mentions
Lstu Landing Page
5

Lstu

A nice and open source url shortener. You can use it as service or install it on your own server.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Link Management #URL Shortener #Branded URLs