Chhoto URL vs Dub

Comparing two open source alternatives to Bitly and Short.io and Rebrandly . Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

Chhoto URL

MIT

A blazingly fast, self-hosted URL shortener written in Rust with no unnecessary features.

AGPL-3.0

The open-source link attribution platform for short links, conversion tracking, and affiliate programs.

	Chhoto URL	Dub
License	MIT	AGPL-3.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	882	23,738
Forks	85	3,063
Open Issues	1	138
Last Commit	Jun 27, 2026	Jun 28, 2026
First Released	Nov 21, 2022	Aug 27, 2022
Categories	URL Shortener	Link in Bio Tools Marketing & Branding Tools Web Analytics
Tags	#url-shortener #self hosted #rust	—

The definitive self-hosted URL shortener with analytics, QR codes, custom domains, and a powerful API.

A modern, free, and open-source URL shortener with custom domains, analytics, and a clean API.

A lightweight PHP-based URL shortener with MySQL or SQLite support and user history tracking.

Self-hosted URL shortener with analytics, QR codes, and link-in-bio pages. A privacy-first open source alternative to Bitly.

A zero-config, FOSS URL shortener with QR code generation and OpenTelemetry support, built in ASP.NET Core.