Chhoto URL vs Shlink

Comparing two open source alternatives to Bitly and TinyURL 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.

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Shlink

MIT

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

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Side-by-side comparison

	Chhoto URL	Shlink
License	MIT	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	882	5,121
Forks	85	401
Open Issues	1	18
Last Commit	Jun 27, 2026	Jun 22, 2026
First Released	Nov 21, 2022	Apr 8, 2016
Categories	URL Shortener	URL Shortener
Tags	#url-shortener #self hosted #rust	#url-shortener #self hosted #qr-code

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