Comparison

Shlink vs Short.io

On the evidence we track, Short.io leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Shlink42

★Short.io72

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Shlink	Short.ioLeader
vioscaleAI score	42 / 100low · 36%	72 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$1
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	3	1,000
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.5	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=christianhuth%2Fshlink-backend&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.9
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	5,339	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	15	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	18	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	PHP	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Shlink42 / 100low · 36%

Short.io72 / 100medium · 69%

Pricing

Free tier

Shlink✓

Short.io✓

Model

Shlinkopen_source

Short.iofreemium

Price level

Shlinkfree

Short.iolow

Starting price

Shlink–

Short.io$1

Transparent

Shlink–

Short.io✓

Integrations

Count

Shlink3

Short.io1,000

Security

Gdpr

Shlink✓

Short.io✓

Iso27001

Shlink–

Short.io✓

Scorecard

Shlink4.5

Short.io–

Soc2

Shlink–

Short.io✓

Vulnerabilities

ShlinkCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=helm&package_name=christianhuth%2Fshlink-backend&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Short.io–

Reliability

Sla pct

Shlink–

Short.io99.9

Adoption

Dependent repos

Shlink0

Short.io–

Github stars

Shlink5,339

Short.io–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Shlink15

Short.io–

Release

Cadence days

Shlink18

Short.io–

History

Shlink20 items

Short.io–

License

Spdx

ShlinkMIT

Short.io–

Language

Primary

ShlinkPHP

Short.io–

Market

Availability

Shlink–

Short.ioAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Shlink7 items

Short.io6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for url shorteners. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for URL Shorteners
Capability	Shlink	Short.io
Capabilities
Deployment model	-	Cloud managed saas
Custom vanity domain hosting	✓	✓
Utm parameter automation builder	-	-
Mobile deep linking app support	-	-
Geo and device based conditional routing	-	-
Click analytics and referrer tracking	-	✓
Link retargeting pixel injection	-	-
Custom slug editing	-	-
Bulk CSV link generation	-	-
SMS marketing API integrations	-	-
SOC2 type ii	-	-
ISO 27001	-	-
Pricing model	-	-

Capabilities

Deployment model

Shlink-

Short.ioCloud managed saas

Custom vanity domain hosting

Shlink✓

Short.io✓

Utm parameter automation builder

Shlink-

Short.io-

Mobile deep linking app support

Shlink-

Short.io-

Geo and device based conditional routing

Shlink-

Short.io-

Click analytics and referrer tracking

Shlink-

Short.io✓

Link retargeting pixel injection

Shlink-

Short.io-

Custom slug editing

Shlink-

Short.io-

Bulk CSV link generation

Shlink-

Short.io-

SMS marketing API integrations

Shlink-

Short.io-

SOC2 type ii

Shlink-

Short.io-

ISO 27001

Shlink-

Short.io-

Pricing model

Shlink-

Short.io-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Shlink

A PHP application that creates shortened URLs hosted on your own infrastructure, with both command-line and REST API interfaces for managing links.

Independently observed

Short.io

Leader

A URL shortening service that lets you create branded links using custom domains, monitor click activity in real-time with detailed analytics, and work with team members through permission controls and shared dashboards.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Shlink

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-20verify ↗

Short.io

Leader

from $1/moSubscriptionFree tier7-day trial

Free plan. Paid plans from $1–$35/mo. 17% discount for annual billing. 7-day free trial on paid plans.

FreeFree
- Link automation
- Custom domains
- Click analytics
- QR codes
- API access
- +6 more
Starter$1/mo
Pro$14/mo
Large$35/mo
- City/region targeting
- End-to-end encryption
- 99.9% SLA
- S3 data export
- AI-powered analytics
Enterprise$100/mo for SSO
- Single sign-on (SSO)

as of 2026-08-19verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Shlink	Short.io
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
iOSPlatforms	✗	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Shlink✗

Short.io✓

iOS

Shlink✗

Short.io✓

Android

Shlink✗

Short.io✓

CLI

Shlink✓

Short.io✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Shlink✗

Short.io✓

Self-hosted

Shlink✓

Short.io✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Shlink

5 total

Mercure
Matomo
bit.ly
YOURLS
RabbitMQ

Independently observed

Short.io

Leader

18 total

Zapier
Make
Segment
Google Analytics
Google Tag Manager
Meta Pixel
AdRoll
Slack
WordPress
Shopify
Twitter
Facebook
Amplitude
Intercom
Google Chrome
Firefox
Microsoft Edge
Google Gemini

Independently observed

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Shlink or Short.io: which one depends on you

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