Zly
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The facts
Each one read from Zly's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- A/B testing
- Links can split traffic across weighted destination variants, with analytics for each variant.checked 13 Oct 2026
- Analytics
- Per-link and workspace dashboards show click trends, browser, operating system, device, and top referrers.checked 13 Oct 2026
- API
- Zly provides a REST API with auto-generated OpenAPI documentation and workspace-scoped API keys.checked 13 Oct 2026
- API access
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Authentication integrations
- The API overview lists OAuth login through Google and GitHub.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Bulk link creation
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Custom domains
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- The project supports Docker Compose deployment and says Redis is optional with graceful fallback.checked 13 Oct 2026
- Deployment limitation
- The deployment guide says SQLite does not work on Vercel because its filesystem is read-only, so PostgreSQL is required there.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Email campaigns
- Email features include contact management, templates, campaign sending, and open and click tracking.checked 13 Oct 2026
- License
- The project is licensed under the MIT license.checked 13 Oct 2026
- Link in bio
- Profile pages can collect curated links and use midnight, dark, or light themes.checked 13 Oct 2026
- Marketing features
- The feature list includes link-in-bio pages, weighted A/B testing, and email campaigns with open and click tracking.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Zly is an open-source, self-hosted URL shortening and marketing platform.checked 13 Oct 2026
- QR codes
- Zly generates QR codes for links and supports PNG or SVG downloads with customizable colors.checked 13 Oct 2026
- Security
- The repository lists bcrypt password hashing, JWT authentication with refresh tokens, rate limiting, CSRF protection, and CSP and HSTS security headers.checked 13 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- The deployment guide covers VPS, Railway, Render, and Vercel deployments; the VPS setup uses Docker Compose and Caddy for automatic HTTPS.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Short links
- Short links support custom slugs, password protection, scheduled activation or expiry, and bulk import and export.checked 13 Oct 2026
The company
- Teams
- Multi-user workspaces support owner and member roles and an invitation flow.checked 13 Oct 2026
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