Social AlternativesURL Shorteners and other similar apps like Social

Social is described as 'All-in-One Link Platform for Brands and Creators: Shorten and manage links with your own domain, generate dynamic QR codes, build link landing pages for social media' and is a URL Shortener in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Social for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, SaaS, Self-Hosted, Mac and Windows apps. The best Social alternative is bit.ly, which is free. Other great apps like Social are Polr, Linktree, YOURLS and Shlink.

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  1. bit.ly icon

    bit.ly

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    Shorten URLs from anywhere with bit.ly. Bit.ly allows users to shorten, share, and track links (URLs). Reducing the URL length makes sharing easier. Bit.ly is available as a website, as a bookmarklet, and as a robust and open API.

    204 bit.ly alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Internet Explorer
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Plugin for Firefox Expand bit.ly links (and many other short links) on any web page to see page titles and links to bit.ly Info pages before clicking.
     

    • bit.ly is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & Android Tablet alternative to Social.

    • bit.ly is the most popular free alternative to Social.

    • bit.ly is Freemium and ProprietarySocial is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Polr icon

    Polr

     77 likes

    Like everything else here, Polr is an open source and self-hostable web application. It's a fast and simple URL shortener with a robust API for using with command line applications.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • PHP
    Polr screenshot 1
     

    • Polr is the most popular Windows, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Social.

    • Polr is the most popular Open Source alternative to Social.

    • Polr is Free and Open SourceSocial is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Linktree icon

    Linktree

     31 likes

    One link to rule them all. Linktree is a free tool for optimising your Instagram traffic, whether you’re a blogger, an artist or run a content platform.

    You’ll get one bio link to house all the content you’re driving followers to.

    191 Linktree alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  5. Ad
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    Linkly

    Linkly is a tool to help affiliate marketers track clicks and improve revenues. Links supports click tracking, link cloaking, iPhone & Android app store redirection, geotargeting, retargeting, on site linkify words, automatic...

    https://linklyhq.com
    Learn More
  6. YOURLS icon

    YOURLS

     42 likes

    YOURLS is a set of PHP script that will allow you to run your own URL shortener, a la TinyURL/bit.ly

    141 YOURLS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    Admin Panel
     
  7. Shlink icon

    Shlink

     9 likes

    A self-hosted and PHP-based URL shortener application with CLI and REST interfaces

    136 Shlink alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. TinyURL icon

    TinyURL

     30 likes

    Are you sick of posting URLs in emails only to have it break when sent causing the recipient to have to cut and paste it back together? Then youve come to the right place. By entering in a URL in the text field below, we will create a tiny URL that will not break in email...

    175 TinyURL alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    TinyURL screenshot 1
     
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    adf.ly

     42 likes

    Earn money for each visitor to your shortened links with adf.ly! Use a URL shortening service that pays.

    150 adf.ly alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    Homepage
     
  11. Keyoxide icon

    Keyoxide

     10 likes

    Keyoxide allows you to link accounts on various online services and platforms together, prove they belong to you and establish an online identity. This puts you, the internet citizen, in charge when it comes to defining who you are on the internet instead of large corporations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
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    Linkfuse

     1 like

    LinkFuse is a free link management platform designed for content creators and Amazon affiliates to optimize their affiliate revenue through automatic link localization. The service automatically redirects visitors to their regional Amazon store when they click on affiliate links.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    Product Display
     
  13. PixelMe icon

    PixelMe

     2 likes

    Combines link shortening, UTM parameter management, retargeting pixel embedding, and campaign tracking in one tool, with analytics on conversions and traffic, channel segmentation, branded links, QR code generation, Amazon ad tools, AI headlines, and GDPR compliance.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    PixelMe screenshot 1
     

    • PixelMe is the most popular SaaS alternative to Social.

    • PixelMe is the most popular commercial alternative to Social.

    • PixelMe is Paid and ProprietarySocial is also Paid and Proprietary
  15. PUSH.fm icon

    PUSH.fm

     1 like

    PUSH.fm is an all-in-one social marketing platform that gives musicians, content creators and brands powerful tools to promote their content & grow their social following. PUSH is completely free to use and easy to navigate, with all of our tools being customisable to suit...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    PUSH.fm screenshot 1
     
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