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Best Custom Url Shortener Software in 2026

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    Bitly

    by Bitly
    Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+2

    Bitly combines short-link management, QR Codes, routing, and analytics across web and mobile access. Check the monthly limits and annual billing terms against your needs.

    7.7 Free plan · paid from $10/mo (annual) Visit site
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    302.sh

    Free plan APIiPhoneWeb

    302.sh combines branded shortening with routing, experiments, QR codes, and analytics. Its free tier is limited, while paid plans expand links, members, domains, and event capacity.

    7.6 Free plan · paid from $9/mo · 3-day trial Visit site
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    Cuttly

    by Cuttly
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Cuttly combines link creation, analytics, integrations, and team tools, with a limited free tier and higher-volume paid plans.

    7.6 Free plan · paid from $12/mo Visit site
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    Linkzly

    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+2
    7.4 Free plan · paid from $19/mo Visit site
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    Capsulink

    Free plan APIWeb

    Capsulink combines link management, branded domains, QR codes, and targeting with plan-specific usage limits.

    7.3 Free plan · paid from $10/mo · 7-day trial Visit site
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    Go2

    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

    Go2 combines branded links, click analytics, and developer access, with agent attribution as an additional link-management option.

    7.3 Free plan · paid from $7/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Rebrandly

    by Rebrandly
    Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+4

    Choose Rebrandly if branded links, QR codes, and click analytics are central to how you share links.

    7.3 Free plan · paid from $8/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Shlink

    Free plan APIExtensioniPhone+3

    Choose Shlink if you want a free, self-hosted shortener with custom domains, analytics, and conditional redirects.

    7.3 Open source Visit site
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    EndURL

    Free plan APIWeb

    EndURL combines short links, QR codes, analytics and developer tooling in a freemium service. The free tier is a starting point, while paid plans expand quotas, domains, editing and collaboration.

    7.2 Free plan · paid from ₹399/mo Visit site
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    Dub

    Free plan API

    Choose Dub if you need link management with API access, custom domains, or bulk creation, and want plan limits that scale across several paid tiers.

    7.1 Free plan · paid from $30/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Einblik

    by Einblik
    Free plan API

    Einblik offers link creation, routing, analytics, collaboration, and privacy controls across several usage levels.

    7.1 Free plan · paid from $12/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Linkzz.io

    Free plan APIWeb

    Linkzz.io combines branded short links, analytics, integrations, and API controls. The free tier provides a defined starting quota, while higher plans expand capacity and link lifetimes.

    7.1 Free plan · 7-day trial Visit site
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    OpenShort

    Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

    OpenShort combines self-hosting, custom domains, and programmatic link creation in a free MIT-licensed package.

    7.1 Free plan Visit site
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    Shortlink

    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

    Choose Shortlink if you want a free, self-hosted link-shortening setup with custom domains, analytics, and API access.

    7.1 Free plan Visit site
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    SwiftURL

    by SwiftURL
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    SwiftURL combines branded shortening, campaign measurement, mobile deep linking, safety checks, and audit controls across free and paid tiers.

    7.1 Free plan · paid from $15/mo Visit site
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    Tiny.cc

    by Tiny.cc
    Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+2

    Tiny.cc combines link organization, click reporting, smart routing, QR codes, and app-link support.

    7.1 Free plan · 7-day trial Visit site
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    LinkSplit

    by LinkSplit
    Free plan Web

    LinkSplit combines editable short links, weighted rotators, tracking parameters, and retargeting pixels in a web service.

    7.0 Free plan · paid from $29/mo · 7-day trial Visit site
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    T2M

    by T2M
    Free plan APIExtensionWeb

    T2M covers link creation, targeting, QR codes, campaigns and analytics in web, API and extension formats.

    6.9 From $5 · 15-day trial Visit site
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    Short.io

    by Short.io
    Free plan API

    Short.io offers a free tier and paid plans with different limits for domains, links, automations, clicks, and storage.

    6.8 Free plan · paid from $5/mo · 7-day trial Visit site
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    Snipr

    Free plan APIWeb

    Snipr offers short-link creation, routing, and measurement, with a free tier and paid plans that raise link and click limits.

    6.8 Free plan · paid from $5/mo Visit site
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    YOURLS

    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

    YOURLS gives technically capable users control over a self-hosted short-link service, including APIs, reports, and plugins.

    6.8 Free plan Visit site
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    Shortly

    Free plan Web

    Shortly combines branded shortening, QR codes, analytics, and campaign controls in a web service. The free plan is limited, and several team features remain listed as coming soon.

    6.7 Free plan Visit site
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    TinyURL

    Free plan APIWeb

    TinyURL combines free link shortening with QR codes, aliases, API access, and permanent redirects.

    6.7 Free plan Visit site
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    T.LY

    Free plan APIExtension
    6.7 Free plan · 5-day trial Visit site
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    Track Link

    Free plan APIWeb

    Track Link offers a free starting plan and paid tiers with increasing link, click, domain, and retention allowances.

    6.7 Free plan · paid from $5.60/mo Visit site

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