Best Shortlink Alternatives in 2026

20 platforms from URL shorteners ranked against Shortlink on the same published basis.

  1. 1Shortlink vs Bitly
  2. 2Shortlink vs Cuttly
  3. 3Shortlink vs Replug
  4. 4Shortlink vs Short.io
  5. 5Shortlink vs Rebrandly
  6. 6Shortlink vs Dub
  7. 7Shortlink vs Go2
  8. 8Shortlink vs Track Link
  9. 9Shortlink vs Linkrift
  10. 10Shortlink vs T.LY
  11. 11Shortlink vs Rerout
  12. 12Shortlink vs Elido
  13. 13Shortlink vs AWSYS.CO
  14. 14Shortlink vs JioURL
  15. 15Shortlink vs LinkDevi
  16. 16Shortlink vs ClikSo
  17. 18Shortlink vs Trimlink
  18. 19Shortlink vs Lanctor
  19. 20Shortlink vs Snipr
  20. 21Shortlink vs Linkly

Shortlink alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Bitly9.0Free plan$10/moAndroid, API, Browser, iOS, Web
2Cuttly8.9Free plan$11/moAndroid, API, iOS, Windows
3Replug8.8Free plan$9/moAPI, Browser, Web
4Short.io8.7Free plan$5/moAPI
5Rebrandly8.7Free plan$11/moAPI
6Dub8.7Free plan$30/moAPI
7Go28.7Free plan$7/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
8Track Link8.6Free plan$5.60/moAPI
9Linkrift8.6Free plan$16.58/moAPI
10T.LY8.5No$4.58/moAPI, Browser
11Rerout8.5Free plan$9/moAPI
12Elido8.5Free plan€10/moAPI
13AWSYS.CO8.5Free plan$2.99/moAPI
14JioURL8.5Free plan$3.99/moAPI
15LinkDevi8.5Free plan$7/moAPI
16ClikSo8.5Free plan$5/moAPI
18Trimlink8.4Free planFreeAPI
19Lanctor8.4Free plan$19/moAPI
20Snipr8.4Free plan$5/moAPI
21Linkly8.4Free planFreeAPI
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Questions about Shortlink alternatives

What is the best alternative to Shortlink?

Bitly, number 1 in URL shorteners with a score of 9.0 out of 10. The others here: Cuttly, Replug, Short.io and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Shortlink?

Bitly is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 19 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.