Flink vs Kutt

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

Flink

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

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Kutt

MIT

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

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Side-by-side comparison

	Flink	Kutt
License	—	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	19	10,931
Forks	3	1,478
Open Issues	—	86
Last Commit	Jun 21, 2026	Jun 18, 2026
First Released	Mar 9, 2024	Feb 13, 2018
Categories	URL Shortener	URL Shortener
Tags	#url-shortener #self hosted #qr-code	#url-shortener #self hosted

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