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Which sources AI cites for Are there free alternatives to branded link shorteners?

Real citation data from live scans across Perplexity, Gemini, Google. 26 sources · 35 citations · updated 2026-06-30

#SourceCited byCitations
1bitly.com
Top Free Link Shorteners Compared (2026)
PerplexityGeminiGoogle
4
2linklyhq.com
13 Best URL Shorteners in 2026 (Free & Paid, Tested) - Linkly
PerplexityGeminiGoogle
4
3zapier.com
The 7 best URL shorteners in 2026 - Zapier
PerplexityGeminiGoogle
3
4short.io
short.io
GeminiGoogle
2
5albato.com
6 Best URL Shorteners in 2026 (Tested & Compared)
Google
1
6blog.hubspot.com
10 Best Link Shorteners for Business & Social (Free & Paid) - HubSpot Blog
Perplexity
1
7bloggingwizard.com
10 Best URL Shorteners For 2026 (Pros And Cons) - Blogging Wizard
Perplexity
1
8branch.io
Best URL Shorteners for Marketers in 2025 | Resources - Branch.io
Perplexity
1
9cutt.ly
Best TinyURL Alternative in 2026: Cuttly vs TinyURL
Google
1
10free-url-shortener.rb.gy
Free URL Shortener
Perplexity
1
11g2.com
Best 46 Free URL Shortener Picks in 2026 - G2
Perplexity
1
12github.com
github.com
Gemini
1
13guideflow.com
URL shortener: 10 best tools for 2026
Perplexity
1
14linkutm.com
Link Shortener & UTM Builder Alternatives (2026) - linkutm
Perplexity
1
15minily.org
The Best Free URL Shorteners in 2026 (Tested, Real Free-Plan Limits)
Perplexity
1
16newoldstamp.com
Ultimate List of The 17 Best Google Alternative Link Shorteners
Perplexity
1
17openshort.link
openshort.link
Gemini
1
18opensource.com
opensource.com
Gemini
1
19quora.com
What are alternatives to the Bitly URL shortener service? - Quora
Google
1
20rb.gy
rb.gy
Gemini
1
21rebrandly.com
Free link shortener for branded URLs, analytics & QR codes
Google
1
22reddit.com
Best url-shortner; as alternative to the bitly : r/webhosting - Reddit
Google
1
23shlink.io
shlink.io
Gemini
1
24shortpen.com
10 Best Free Link Shortener Options in 2026 (Really FREE)
Perplexity
1
25sourceforge.net
sourceforge.net
Gemini
1
26tinyurl.com
tinyurl.com
Gemini
1

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