Shlink
The definitive self-hosted URL shortener for complete control
- Data: Self-hosted
- EU-owned
- Self-hostable
- Open source
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Shlink is an open-source, MIT-licensed PHP-based URL shortener that lets organizations maintain full control by serving shortened links under their own domains. It provides REST API, CLI, and web interfaces for managing links with built-in visitor analytics and geolocation tracking.
Shlink is an open-source, MIT-licensed PHP-based URL shortener that lets organizations maintain full control by serving shortened links under their own domains. It provides REST API, CLI, and web interfaces for managing links with built-in visitor analytics and geolocation tracking.
Highlights
- ✓Complete data sovereignty with self-hosting on own domains
- ✓MIT open-source, auditable codebase with no vendor dependencies
- ✓Multi-interface access: REST API, CLI, and progressive web app
- ✓Built-in analytics with anonymized visitor tracking and geolocation
- Data location
- Self-hosted
- Pricing
- Free
- EU-owned
- Yes
- Self-hostable
- Yes
Good for
- Teams managing sensitive marketing links who require data residency on controlled infrastructure
- Developer-centric organizations building link automation into internal tools via REST API
- Organizations handling compliance-heavy URLs that cannot use third-party shorteners