# sink vs YOURLS

> Two self-hosted [URL Shortener projects](https://selfhost.directory/url-shortener), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | sink | YOURLS |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 68/100 | 74/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #5 of 23 in URL Shortener | #1 of 23 in URL Shortener |
| GitHub stars | 7 241 | 12 290 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +86 ✓ | +47 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 13 ✓ | 4 |
| Latest release | v0.3.1 · 27 Sept 2026 ✓ | 1.10.6 · 30 Aug 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | PHP |

## Which one should you pick?

YOURLS scores 74/100 against 68/100 for sink, so it is the safer default.

sink ships more often: 13 stable releases in the past year, against 4 for YOURLS.

## Details

- [sink](https://selfhost.directory/project/sink) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/sink.md)
- [YOURLS](https://selfhost.directory/project/yourls) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/yourls.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/sink-vs-yourls