What is YOURLS?
A free and open-source URL shortener designed for self-hosting on your own infrastructure. It provides analytics features including click tracking, referrer information, visitor geolocation, and offers developer APIs and bookmarklets for integration.
YOURLS pricing
We don't have YOURLS's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
Free and open source
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Web
- Self-hosted
YOURLS alternatives
Other url shorteners we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- RebrandlyCustom-domain link shortening and analytics platformmedium · 74%
- BL.INKLink and QR management for product information deliverylow · 13%
- Short.ioCreate branded short links and track clicks with team collaborationmedium · 61%
- Dub.coCreate, track, and optimize marketing links to connect clicks with revenue and manage affiliate programslow · 26%
- TinyURLURL shortening platform with custom domain branding and link analyticslow · 43%
- SwitchyEnhance social media links with analytics and audience retargetinglow · 8%
Compare YOURLS
Side by side against other url shorteners, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for YOURLS, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 80 | 0.08 | 6.7 | ✓ |
| Price level | 100 | 0.05 | 5.2 | ✓ |
| Stars | 57 | 0.03 | 1.5 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 10 | 0.09 | 0.9 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Capabilities | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | - |
| Integrations | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
| Dependent projects | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
| Release cadence | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 5 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
| Security score | 0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 1 | mediumsource · 2026-08-26 · 65% |
Adoption
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Github stars | 1,039 | highsource · 2026-08-26 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | CC0-1.0 | highsource · 2026-08-26 · 95% |
Pricing
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure policy | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-19 · 60% |