ShortURL.com

Web

Freedom report

One barScore 5.9

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedThinly documented

ShortURL.com is ranked #108 of 156 in URL shorteners on Freedom251, made by ShortURL.com (Tucson, Arizona, United States). It runs on Web. There is a free plan.

ShortURL.com plans and pricing

All plans

Free Free URL shortening · Free subdomains · URL masking · Traffic reports shorturl.com · 20 Sept 2026

Free ShortURL Free Free URL shortening and subdomains; links described as permanent shorturl.com · 12 Oct 2026

Compared on URL shorteners

Free plan: Yes
Custom domains: No

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The record

URL shortening: ShortURL shortens an existing URL and redirects visitors to its destination.
Link lifetime: The site says short URLs never expire and last forever.
Subdomains: The service offers free subdomains that redirect to a user's existing website.
Analytics: Traffic reports include unique and raw visits, referring URLs, daily and monthly reports, and hourly referral details.
URL masking: URL masking keeps the ShortURL in the browser address bar using a hidden frame.
Forwarding: Subdomains support path forwarding, prefix forwarding, and prefix path forwarding.
Mirror management: Mirror management can distribute traffic among configured destinations or show visitors a list of mirrors.
Preview: A preview page can be shown by prepending “preview.” to a short link or enabling a browser cookie.
Browser shortcut: The feature page describes creating a short URL for the page currently open using a bookmarklet or toolbar link.
Ads and free tier: The FAQ says basic accounts display a small link bar, while premium accounts have no advertisements and may be free.
Service limits: The terms set no fixed upper limit on redirects but prohibit using redirects to load embedded images, scripts, or similar resources.
Hosting: ShortURL says it provides URL redirection, not web hosting, and users need an existing website for subdomain forwarding.
Support: The contact page directs users to its FAQ and member knowledge base and provides email support.
Abuse handling: The contact page says abuse reports are monitored and investigated, and that it uses techniques to detect abuse.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best URL Shorteners in 2026#108 of 156

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Sources

shorturl.com· checked 12 Oct 2026
shorturl.com/features.php· checked 12 Oct 2026
shorturl.com/infofaq.html· checked 12 Oct 2026
shorturl.com/terms_of_service.html· checked 12 Oct 2026
shorturl.com/contact.html· checked 12 Oct 2026