Kutt vs Rebrandly
Kutt and Rebrandly are both URL shortener software. Kutt is open source under MIT, with 11k GitHub stars. Rebrandly is a commercial product from Rebrandly.
Which to pick
- Pick Kutt when
- You want a modern self-hosted Bitly alternative with a clean interface.
- Pick Rebrandly when
- You care most about branded domains for links and want a cheaper option than Bitly's higher tiers.
Side by side
A URL shortener with custom domains, link editing, statistics and user management, available as kutt.to or self-hosted.
Branded short links on your own domains, with click analytics, UTM building and team management.
The old kutt.it domain is no longer theirs and may be a phishing site; use kutt.to or your own instance.
Your links depend on the service; plan limits on links and clicks apply.
Production-ready (both)
Self-hosted server and cloud service
Cloud service and browser extension
JavaScript, Node.js, Express, SQLite, PostgreSQL and Redis
Not published
Open source, MIT (permissive)
Closed source, sold by Rebrandly
You can build it into a product you sell, as long as you keep its copyright notice.
Closed source: you use it under the maker's terms and cannot change or resell the code.
11k GitHub stars
No Wikipedia article of its own
Established: started 8 years ago, latest release v3.2.6.
Not known
Other comparisons
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Both sides were judged on 2026-11-03 from makers' descriptions, Wikipedia, READMEs and GitHub data. License, age and popularity lines are worked out directly.