Kutt
Modern URL shortener with support for custom domains and custom URLs.
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Still maintained? Yes: 4 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v3.2.6 (Jul 2026).
Also an alternative to Bitly.
At a glance
Kutt quick facts
- Health score
- 66/100 SLOWING
- Stars
- 11,184
- Last commit
- 11 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v3.2.6, Jul 2026
- Licence
- MIT
Top alternatives to Kutt
Full rankings: Bitly alternatives
In its own words
The project's README opens: "Kutt is a modern URL shortener with support for custom domains. Create and edit links, view statistics, manage users, and more."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Kutt scores 66/100, #7 of 11 in URL Shorteners: 4 commits in the last 90 days earn 4.7 of 35 points, the latest release (v3.2.6, 4 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 11,184 stars add 16.2 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is commit activity, worth 30.3 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity biggest shortfall 4.7 / 35
4 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v3.2.6 released 4 months ago
- Stars 16.2 / 20
11k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 4
- Last 90 days
- 22
- Last 12 months
- 11 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #7 of 11 tools in URL Shorteners by health , between bit (#6) and Flink (#8) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | Nodejs, Docker |
| Latest release | v3.2.6 · 4 months ago |
| Stars | 11,184 |
| Open issues | 75 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | thedevs-network/kutt ↗ |
Kutt vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Kutt (URL Shorteners), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shlink | 95 | 5.4k | MIT | 6 days ago |
| Chhoto URL | 92 | 996 | MIT | today |
| YOURLS | 84 | 12k | MIT | 3 days ago |
| bit | 67 | 108 | MIT | 25 days ago |
| Kutt (this tool) | 66 | 11k | MIT | 11 days ago |
| rs-short | 35 | 5 | MPL-2.0 | 5 months ago |
Kutt: common questions
What does Kutt replace?
Repoly lists Kutt as an open-source alternative to Bitly. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Kutt stands against the others.
Is Kutt still maintained?
Kutt had 4 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 11 days ago; the latest tagged release, v3.2.6, is from 4 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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