Short links, your way.
YOURLS lets you create short, clean links from your own domain — just like Bitly or TinyURL, but with full control over your links and analytics. It's the simplest way to manage, track, and share links that look professional and point back to your brand.
What makes YOURLS worth launching.
See exactly how many clicks each link gets, where visitors come from, and even their geographic location with built-in tracking.
Shorten any link instantly from your browser with a handy bookmarklet — no need to visit your dashboard every time.
Extend your shortener with dozens of plugins for social sharing, custom URL formats, integrations, and more.
If you fit one of these, YOURLS is probably built for you.
Practical scenarios where YOURLS makes a real difference.
Replace long, messy URLs with short branded links that look great in tweets, Instagram bios, and Facebook posts.
Create unique short links for each campaign and monitor exactly how many people click through from emails, ads, and newsletters.
Use your own domain for short links so every URL you share reinforces your brand instead of someone else's.
Print clean, easy-to-type short links on business cards, flyers, posters, and product packaging.
YOURLS (which stands for Your Own URL Shortener) is a free and open-source tool that lets you run your own link shortening service. Instead of using a public link shortener that hides where your traffic goes, YOURLS gives you beautiful, custom short links using your own domain. You get detailed click stats, the ability to create custom keywords, and handy bookmarklets that let you shorten links instantly from your browser. It's beloved by marketers, content creators, and small businesses who want their links to look professional and stay under their control.
YOURLS is the go-to URL shortener for anyone who wants professional, trackable short links without relying on a third-party service. It gives you complete control over how your links look and perform, with detailed click analytics built right in. Content creators love how easy it is to shorten links on the fly, while marketers appreciate the deep stats that show exactly what's working. With an active community and dozens of plugins, YOURLS adapts to whatever you need it to do.
No per-seat pricing
Add your whole team for one flat fee.
Your data stays yours
Nothing passes through a third-party cloud.
Use your own domain
Run it on yourdomain.com with free SSL.
No terminal. No config. No docs.
Workflow automation
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Monitors, fixes & deploys 24/7
One platform. Every app. No surprises.
Your own private server — no shared hosting, no slowdowns.
Deploy YOURLS and as many other apps as you want — no per-app charges, ever.
Full ownership. No third-party access. Export anytime.
Unlimited apps, unlimited users, unlimited traffic. One bill.
SSL, backups, and updates run automatically behind the scenes.
Cancel anytime. Take your data with you. No questions asked.
What others charge for just the empty server.
Server costs only. Prices checked June 2026.
4 vCPU cores, 8 GB RAM, 150 GB storage
A solid place to start
| Provider | Their price | You save |
|---|---|---|
| DigitalOcean | $48/mo | $29 (60%) |
| Vultr | $40/mo | $21 (53%) |
| Linode | $48/mo | $29 (60%) |
| AWS Lightsail | $84/mo | $65 (77%) |
| Google Cloud E2 | $103.45/mo | $84.45 (82%) |
8 vCPU cores, 24 GB RAM, 400 GB storage
The sweet spot for most people
| Provider | Their price | You save |
|---|---|---|
| DigitalOcean | $144/mo | $95 (66%) |
| Vultr | $144/mo | $95 (66%) |
| Linode | $192/mo | $143 (74%) |
| AWS Lightsail | $164/mo | $115 (70%) |
| Google Cloud E2 | $231.17/mo | $182.17 (79%) |
16 vCPU cores, 64 GB RAM, 600 GB storage
For power users
| Provider | Their price | You save |
|---|---|---|
| DigitalOcean | $384/mo | $285 (74%) |
| Vultr | $320/mo | $221 (69%) |
| Linode | $384/mo | $285 (74%) |
| AWS Lightsail | $384/mo | $285 (74%) |
| Google Cloud E2 | $474.53/mo | $375.53 (79%) |
Prices checked June 2026. Excludes taxes, credits, backups, bandwidth.
Everything you need to know about launching YOURLS on OpenZapps.
YOURLS is a tool that lets you create short, custom links (like bit.ly/abc but using your own domain name) and track how many people click on them.
Not at all! OpenZapps handles all the setup for you. Once it's running, you just log in to your dashboard, paste a long URL, and get a short link in seconds.
You pay OpenZapps a flat monthly fee to run YOURLS (and any other apps from our catalog). There are no extra charges based on how many links you create or how many clicks you get.
Yes. YOURLS runs on your own private cloud space, so your links and click data belong to you. No third-party company sees or sells your information.
Absolutely. Through OpenZapps, you can set up YOURLS with your own custom domain so all your short links feature your brand.
Try something new — same platform, same flat price.
Start free, launch YOURLS in seconds, and cancel whenever you want — zero risk.
Plans start at $29/month. Cancel anytime.
