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clinkvslua.sh

Two self-hosted Bitly alternatives, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

clinklua.sh
Score50/10050/100
Rank in category#10 of 23 in URL Shortener#10 of 23 in URL Shortener
GitHub stars—342
Stars, last 30 days——
Stable releases, 12 months00
Latest release——
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageNoNo
LicenseMITAGPL-3.0
Main language—PHP

Which one should you pick?

clink and lua.sh score the same (50/100), so the choice comes down to the details below.

If you want the quickest setup, clink is easier to run; lua.sh needs more configuration.

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