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Best URL Shorteners in 2026
Shortening a URL is one use; managing links across campaigns or teams can call for more features. Compare custom domains and bulk link creation with API access, analytics retention, and geo targeting. Team seats help you assess shared use, while free plans and paid-from prices offer cost points to weigh. Bitly, Cuttly, and Short.io are among the options shown. Consider whether you need branded URLs, create links in batches, or want to retain analytics for a particular period, then compare those needs with the features and plans listed.
- 156 apps
- Research read 28 Sept 2026
- How the order is worked out
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Rerout
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1Rerout offers a free starting plan with link, domain, campaign, and developer tools. Teams considering integrations should account for the per-workspace Pro plan.
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Shlink
Free plan APIExtensioniPhone+3Choose Shlink if you want a free, self-hosted shortener with custom domains, analytics, and conditional redirects.
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AWSYS.CO
Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+2Choose AWSYS.CO if you need API-based link creation and tracking with allowances that scale across several plans.
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Linkly
Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+1Linkly covers link creation, routing, analytics, QR codes, and integrations across browser and API workflows.
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Replug
Free plan APIExtensionWebReplug combines branded links, bio pages, QR codes, analytics, and traffic routing. Compare the plan limits and click behavior, especially if you rely on calls to action or retargeting pixels.
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Go2
Free plan APISelf-hostedWebGo2 combines branded links, click analytics, and developer access, with agent attribution as an additional link-management option.
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Open Short URL
Free plan APISelf-hostedWebChoose Open Short URL if you want a self-hosted short-link system with analytics, routing, API access, and no link or click quotas.
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Shortlink
Free plan APISelf-hostedWebChoose Shortlink if you want a free, self-hosted link-shortening setup with custom domains, analytics, and API access.
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Linkzly
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+2 - 15
PeakURL
Free plan APIExtensionLinux+4PeakURL combines self-hosting with extensive link controls, analytics, integrations, and security features.
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Short Menu
Free plan APIiPhoneMac+1Short Menu combines branded link creation with analytics, redirects, QR codes, and apps across several platforms. The free and paid plans differ in link, click, domain, and analytics limits.
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T.LY
Free plan APIExtension - 18
Lanctor
Free plan APISelf-hostedWebChoose Lanctor if you need short-link management with conditional routing, link analytics, and team-oriented controls.
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Mhkl.me
Free plan APIExtensionSelf-hosted+1Mhkl.me provides a free, open-source short-link service with management tools, statistics, custom domains, and an API. Its web, extension, and self-hosted options accommodate different workflows.
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Track Link
Free plan APIWebTrack Link offers a free starting plan and paid tiers with increasing link, click, domain, and retention allowances.
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JioURL
Free plan APIWebChoose JioURL if you want API-based link management with bulk creation, geo targeting, and plan allowances for domains, bio pages, and QR codes.
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LinkDevi
Free plan APIWebPick LinkDevi if you want a link shortener with branded QR codes, bulk creation and targeting, with a free tier for basic use.
#1Places #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 on this list can be bought by the makers of the software on it. See the price