Good things, when short, are twice as good
Baltasar Gracian
This is a Web site all about vanity URL shorteners. Also known as a custom URL shorteners, link shorteners, private URL shorteners, private label URL shorteners and link shorteners, these services work similar to services such as TinyURL and bit.ly and allow users to shorten very long links into shorter ones that are better suited for e-mailing, instant messaging and for services such as Twitter that restrict character counts. You can read more about URL shortening at Wikipedia.
Why would a Web site or company want a vanity URL shortener? Well, for starters it just looks cool. That said, from a branding perspective, it does make a lot of sense to have a URL that more closely relates the business name rather than a third-party generic one such as “tinyurl.com.” In addition, depending on how they are configured, a vanity URL shortener may also allow companies to more closely and privately track clickthroughs.
So what’s on this site?
For starters, there’s a comprehensive, ever-growing list of vanity URL shorteners, sorted by company name (if we’re missing one you’re aware of you can always contribute it). There’s a also a blog listing the new vanity URL shorteners we discover. Finally, we also offer consulting services for companies and organizations looking to launch their own vanity URL shortener.
It’s important to note that this site is not about general, standalone URL shortening services such as TinyURL, bit.ly or snurl.com. Another site, Go2.me, has an excellent list of those URL shorteners, which you can visit here.
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aarp.us
abcn.ws
acosm.in
action.me
adobe.ly
adage.com (Also site’s main domain; shortened URLs have “/u/” before them)
aje.me
al.st
dthin.gs
amzn.to and amzn.com
amcurl.com
aexp.co
andr.tv
aol.it
facebook.appstore.com and tw.appstore.com
appsumo.com (also site’s main domain; shortened URLs have ~ character before them)
arst.ch
aofb.us
scty.asia
theatln.tc
apne.ws
att-msg.com
avc.lu
bsun.md
listn.to
ser.bz
basno.com (also site’s main URL)
be.net
bbyurl.us and social.bestbuy.com
bigtbl.com
b-gat.es
bor.com (Also used as a secondary domain; shortened links are in the subdirectory “/n/”)
binged.it
bf10.co
bln.kr (also site’s main domain)
bcool.bz
bloom.bg
brd.rs
b.globe.com and bo.st
bcove.me
bull.hn
chbr.gr
read.bi
buswk.co
bsa.ly
buzztap.com (Also serves as the site’s main domain; shortened URLs use an alphanumeric string preceded by a hyphen after the domain)
cs.pn
campl.us
cbsloc.al
thecp.me
chn.ge
dbl.chz.gr
suntm.es
trib.in
chip.tl
avlne.ws
chrma.co
cl.ly, cld.me
cnet.co
on.cnn.com
cnnmon.ie
cokeurl.com
clrlv.rs
on.cc.com
cdtr.co
conta.cc
con.st
ctx.ly
cntx.me
copy.bz
cot.ag
essn.tl
thebea.st
dai.ly
dakd.me
dalaila.ma
dallasne.ws
df4.us
piff.me
d.me
dell.to
del.ly
dpo.st
ohdev.in
digg.com (also serves as site’s main domain)
diigo.com (also main domain)
discvr.co
dis.tl
ddut.ch (also serves as site’s main domain; shortened URLs are numeric)
drbl.in
sm.drpepper.com, fb.drpepper.com (for Facebook posts) and tw.drpepper.com (for Twitter posts)
dhurl.org
drop.io (defunct; also served as site’s main domain; each new “drop” receives a random alphanumeric string)
db.tt
drp.ly and d.pr
drudge.tw
eonli.ne
eqbot.com
eff.org (Also serves as site’s main domain)
elegantthem.es
encosia.me
engt.co
enva.to
ecrea.tv
es.pn
etsy.me
exm.nr
fb.me and on.fb.me
feedzil.la
setd.es
on.ft.com
ftcy.co
fatc.co
flic.kr
flne.ws
in.flux.com
followedu.com (also site’s main domain)
font.me
fandw.me
onforb.es
forr.st
4sq.com
fxn.ws
f24.my
freepr.es
ff.im
gaw.kr and gawker.com (Also site’s main domain; shortened URLs use a seven-digit number)
itseo.org
soc.li
gizmo.do
glsen.us
go.me
g.co (restricted to official Google products only) and goo.gl
gossipcop.com (also site’s main domain)
gowal.la
grindr.me
gr.pn
gu.com
cog.gd
hefr.in
hpstm.tc
hndiary.com (also serves as site’s main domain; shortened URLs use “/r/”)
ht.ly (Mirror of ht.ly that displays a toolbar across the top of page)
ow.ly (Mirror of ow.ly that does not display a toolbar across the top of page)
owl.li
gtr.bz
hou.li
huff.to
hulu.tv
icont.ac
yfrog.com
ind.pn
img.ly (Also site’s main domain)
instagr.am (uses /p/ before a random string)
instapaper.com (Also site’s main domain)
into.tv
intuit.me
inv.lv
sqrl.it
ithacajr.nl
itun.es
itv.co
js.is
jr.ly
social.jcp.com
derf.me
dger.at
fileshar.es
j.st
itsjust.in
wjf.im
jrnl.ie
kare11.tv
kel.by
gokev.in
kck.st
kiro.tv
kiss.ly
ke-we.net
on.azcentral.com
on.ksdk.com
on.kthv.com
on9news.tv
on.news10.net
lands.to
lnch.co
lts.cr
ls.ly
on.life.com
lifehac.kr
p.ost.im
lnkd.in
livestre.am
logo.tv
longrep.ly
lat.ms
l-r.tv
macrumo.rs
mctr.st
mad.ly
eepurl.com
atmlb.com
a.wish.org
mapq.st
mklnd.com
on.mktw.net
mash.to
mths.be
mcd.to
mbist.ro
mdtm.pl
mediate.com (uses the directory path /a/ before random string)
tw.medicalexpress.com
mee.bo
meetu.ps
michael.ph and mph.to
adnews.ms
mln.im
ziglr.us
mi.tt
mlan.co
on.msnbc.com
monster.me
mojo.ly
movie.ps
mzl.la
at.mrmule.com
myfonts.us
lx.im and mlks.co
mypict.me
mysp.ac
on.natgeo.com
njour.nl
nature.ly
nbc.to
nbcnews.to
nyti.ms and s.nyt.com (latter uses /u/ after domain)
nydn.us
nym.ag
nyob.co
nyp.st
nzh.tw
nblo.gs
nca.st
newsday.com (Also site’s main domain; shortened URLs use a numerical value with period)
newsy.com (Also site’s main domain; shortened URLs are numerical)
movi.es
newser.me
tnw.to
nie.mn
nixle.us
n.pr
occip.it and 360.io
go.ostp.gov
oink.com
onion.com (Also used as alternate domain to site)
cultr.me
oads.co
opb.is
thesent.nl
oreil.ly
ofa.bo and txt.bo
patch.com (also site’s main domain)
pape.rs
ptrani.me
to.pbs.org
peachp.it
picplz.com (Also serves as site’s main domain)
re.pn
pitch.pe
pep.si
perez.ly
phtshp.us
ping.fm (Also serves as site’s main domain)
pi.pe
nod2.me
pwire.at
politi.co
poll.fm
pngr.it
wire.ms
journ.us
prn.to
pulsene.ws, pulse.me
qkme.me
qr.ae
rfi.my
r8t.us
rww.to
redd.it
reut.rs
revolver2.com
rhjr.net
rockcenter.co
rock.li
rnkpr.com
sch.mp
scoble.it
scri.bi
diddy.it
selnd.com
sewat.ch
seati.ms
see.sc
send.gd
rt2.ca
mz.cm, seomz.me
signon.org (shortened URLs have /s before them)
simp.ly
slate.me
slidesha.re
sbne.ws
cln.me
sns.mx
sockroll.com (also site’s main domain)
theso.co
sftlyr.com
some.ly
spe.com (Also serves as alternate domain for main site)
sdtk.fm
cart.mn
sups.us
snd.sc
spon.de
sportsgrid.com (Also serves as site’s main domain)
spoti.fi
spr.ly
sbux.co
statigr.am
stks.co
stonet.co
sfy.co
su.pr
styleite.com (Also serves as main domain for site)
smf.is
sgizmo.com
svy.mk
beebe.in
sgk.mn
tgt.bz
tbd.ly
tcrn.ch
techme.me
techpin.io
tgr.ph
tnne.ws
twhite.me
txex.es
t.st
thkp.gs
tkt.ly
ti.me
thetim.es
timmil.es
grab.by
on.today.com
toms.sh
twrt.me
tmblr.co and tumblr.com (Also site’s main domain)
tvnews.co (previously used tvni.us)
twaud.io
trkurl.com
deck.ly
po.st
twl.sh
tl.gd
twitpic.com (Also site’s main domain)
t.co, twt.tl, twee.tt (Inactive)
tptq.com
myloc.me
go.usa.gov and 1.usa.gov
x.up.com
umurl.us and advmo.us (mirrors of each other)
go.unl.edu
untp.it
urbanup.com
urbo.co
usat.ly
ustre.am
vnty.us
vunited.us, vtrn.us
vsb.li
vevo.ly
walmarturl.com
on.wsj.com
di.sn
wpo.st
on.wbir.com
on.wcsh6.com
wxch.nl
wsm.co
on.wfmy.com
on.wgrz.com
wh.gov
with.me
wj.la
fcnews.tv
on.wkyc.com
on.wlbz2.com
on.wltx.com
on.wmaz.com
wp.me
wpbeg.in
on.wtsp.com
on.wusa9.com
on.11alive.com
on.wzzm.com
yhoo.it
youtu.be
bible.us
zagat.bz
zagg.to
zan.gy
zd.net
v.zite.com
zite.to
zoo.tl
social.zune.net
zurb.us
Short link to this page: http://vnty.us/gcrna
Are we missing a vanity URL shortener?
Please note: This site DOES NOT list standalone URL shortening services that are open to public such as bit.ly, TinyUrl or the like. To be listed, the URL shortener must be uniquely branded for a specific company or organization or integrated into its other products or services (for example, Google’s goo.gl is listed because, while it is open to the public, it is also tightly integrated into services such as Google Maps).
To submit a vanity URL shortener, please e-mail the name of the company or organization as well as the URL used to contribute@vanityurlshorteners.com. Submissions are generally processed within a week and we’ll try to let you know if your submission is posted!
If your company or organization is considering launching a vanity URL shortener, we offer a variety of consulting services to help you:
In addition, we also offer a wide range of social media and Web design services and consulting:
Whether you need just a short consultation or complete strategy development, we can help.
For more details about these services, e-mail consulting@vanityurlshorteners.com.
