Chhoto URL vs Shlink

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

Chhoto URL

MIT

A tiny, fast self-hosted URL shortener written in Rust, with custom slugs, link expiry, hit counts, and an API.

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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	1,006	5,418
Forks	101	449
Open Issues	1	18
Last Commit	Nov 9, 2026	Nov 7, 2026
First Released	Nov 21, 2022	Apr 8, 2016
Categories	URL Shortener	URL Shortener
Tags	#url-shortener #rust #selfhosting	#url-shortener #self hosted #qr-code

GitHub stars over time

Chhoto URL

Shlink5,418

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