There's a lot of long links out there. And, sometimes, you want to get some simple analytics or kick off a workflow when someone clicks a link.
Link shorteners are great at this.
But, there are a few problems:
- They're (quickly) expensive
- Many modern table stakes features are unavailable at low/mid tiers
- Observability and reporting looks like it's from the mid 2000s
I wanted something fast and modern that I could easily hook into almost any workflow (n8n, Hubspot, etc...).
Goals
- Provide a modern, flexible link shortener that's easy to customize and integrate with nearly any system/workflow
Current status
Working prototype
Features
- Create short URLs from basically any link
- Set up UTMs and custom URL params
- Set start/end dates and fallback redirects
- Trigger webhook events from a click
- Monitor events in real time (easy troubleshooting)