Top pick · highest health
Shlink
86 GOODURL shortener with REST API and command line interface. Includes official progressive web application and docker images.
★ 5.3k · ⟳ 4 days ago · v5.1.6 · MIT
DockerPHP
Open source alternatives to Bitly
We track 3 open-source Bitly alternatives, of which 3 currently score 70 or above on Repoly's GitHub health scale and 2 ship a Docker image. Shlink leads on health at 86/100 with 22 commits in the last 90 days; across all 3 projects you are choosing between MIT.
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- Alternatives
- 29k
- Combined stars
- 61
- Commits / 90 days
- 2
- With Docker
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All 3 Bitly alternatives, ranked by health
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YOURLS
85 GOODYOURLS is a set of PHP scripts that will allow you to run Your Own URL Shortener. Features include password protection, URL customization, bookmarklets, statistics, API, plugins, jsonp.
★ 12k · ⟳ today · 1.10.6 · MIT
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Kutt
73 GOODModern URL shortener with support for custom domains and custom URLs.
★ 11k · ⟳ 11 days ago · v3.2.6 · MIT
DockerNodejs
Bitly alternatives: common questions
What is the most maintained open source alternative to Bitly?
Shlink scores highest at 86/100, with 22 commits in the last 90 days, 5.3k GitHub stars and its latest release (v5.1.6) published 8 days ago. YOURLS has the most raw commit activity at 29 commits in 90 days.
Which Bitly alternatives use a permissive licence?
3 of 3 are permissively licensed (MIT, Apache, BSD or similar): Shlink (MIT), YOURLS (MIT), Kutt (MIT). 0 use copyleft licences such as GPL or AGPL, which require you to publish changes if you distribute a modified version.
Which Bitly alternatives run in Docker?
2 of 3 publish a Docker image or Compose file: Shlink, Kutt. Docker support contributes 10 of the 100 available health points, because it is the clearest signal that self-hosting is a supported path rather than an afterthought.