NEWS The 10 Best URL Shortener Services

An URL Shortener is a technique in which an URL may be made substantially shorter in length and still direct to the required page.

An URL Shortener achieves this using a redirect on a domain name that is short. The short URL links to the web page that has a long URL. If you’re looking to create your URL shortener service, read this guide.

Most URL Shorteners are free and easy to use but come with limitations. In the following list, I will use https://www.prerto.com/product-category/necklaces/pendants/ to shorten as an example for each service.

The Ultimate List of The 10 BEST URL Shortener Services

1. Rebrandly

Rebrandly does much more than shorten URLs. Rebrandly is the leader in link branding. It’s the most complete and reliable link management platform on the market. Their solution provides the easiest way to create, measure, and manage short URLs with a custom domain name.

2. Bitly

Bitly offers a free and enterprise version of its URL shortening service. No signup necessary but creating an account allows you to manage links quickly and change the URL from http://bit.ly/Jhc38q to http://bit.ly/Intelligent. You can only use keywords that other people have not taken, though.

According to this Quora answer, the enterprise version of Bitly costs around $995/month. The enterprise version offers you to use your vanity domain like Verizon’s vz.to or The New York Times’ nyti.ms. Our guide showed you how to do this for free. Other features of the enterprise version include in-depth analytics, better mobile experience, and user management.

Result: https://bit.ly/2m4SybD

3. TinyURL

A simple shortener that requires no sign-up and allows users to customize the keyword. The service is free to use, but there is no analytics.

Result: https://bit.ly/2m4SybD

4. Tiny.cc

Tiny.cc is a popular and free service that can log basic statistics for each short URL. Tiny.cc also allows you to create a custom URL.

5. LiveChat URL shortener

This dominant URL shortener is a free link shortener that offers a unique feature – built-in URL builder that lets you tag your links with UTM parameters.

Also, it allows you to customize your short URL string, save the links you’ve shortened and track number of clicks they generated (the last two requires login with your Facebook account).