{"id":2598,"date":"2025-05-06T13:47:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T13:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/?p=2598"},"modified":"2025-10-29T07:24:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T07:24:55","slug":"10-google-url-shortener-alternatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/10-google-url-shortener-alternatives-2598\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Google URL Shortener Alternatives"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are your links ready for what happens on August 25, 2025? That\u2019s the day Google will officially shut down its goo.gl URL shortener<\/a>. After that, every goo.gl link ever created, millions of them, will stop working, returning only 404 errors<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For years, even after it stopped allowing new links in 2018, Google continued to support existing ones. That ends this year. If you’re still using goo.gl anywhere, it’s time to replace those links.<\/p>\n

And you\u2019re not short on options. URL shorteners have come a long way since Goo.gl launched in 2009. Today\u2019s tools offer far more than condensed URLs, from real-time analytics and branded domains to link retargeting, QR generation, and revenue opportunities.<\/p>\n

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Here are 10 strong alternatives to Google\u2019s defunct tool, each tested and evaluated for ease of use, functionality, cost, and suitability for different users.<\/p>\n

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