# Open-source URL shorteners

3 open-source URL shorteners rated against public privacy criteria.

1. [Shlink](https://privacyratings.com/url-shorteners/shlink/): B (80/100). Self-hosted URL shortener with a REST API, command line tools, custom domains, QR codes and visit tracking. Managed through a separate web client or the API.
2. [YOURLS](https://privacyratings.com/url-shorteners/yourls/): C (65/100). Self-hosted PHP URL shortener with a plugin system, an API, bookmarklets and click statistics for your own short domain.
3. [Kutt](https://privacyratings.com/url-shorteners/kutt/): D (56/100). Open source URL shortener with custom domains, password-protected and expiring links, and link statistics. Can be self-hosted, and the developers run a hosted instance at kutt.to.

Source: https://privacyratings.com/open-source/url-shorteners/