Partly, with limits. 25 new links a month, 1,000 tracked events a month, 3 custom domains, 30 days of analytics, 1 user. Beyond that, the Pro plan costs about €24 a month (27 dollars). Kutt does the same thing for free, in open source.

Yes. Kutt is open source: the code is public and installing it costs nothing. At most you pay for hosting if you put it on a server, often a few euros a month. Dub, on the other hand, costs €24 a month.

Do I need to code to install Kutt?

No. The level is intermediate and the install takes about 15 minutes with the prompt from the page: Claude does the work, you answer its questions.

How is it different from Dub?

Kutt does most of what Dub does, without a subscription, and your data stays with you. The point by point comparison is on the page.

Yes. With an open source tool installed on your side, your files stay on your machine or your server. Nobody can close your account or change the price.

Free alternative

Free alternative to Dub

Dub costs €24 a month. Kutt does the same job for free, in open source: you install it on your machine or a small server, and you stop paying.

Price taken from Dub’s website (dub.co): Pro plan, monthly price billed yearly, converted from dollars. Over a year, that is €288 that stays in your pocket.

How much does Dub cost in 2026?

Dub’s public plans, checked on 10 November 2026 on dub.co. Prices rounded up to the next euro.

Free
€0
25 new links a month, 1,000 tracked events a month, 3 custom domains, 30 days of analytics, 1 user.
Pro
about €24 a month (27 dollars)
Billed yearly. 12,000 new links and 600,000 tracked events a year, 10 domains, 3 users, 1 year of analytics.
Business
about €70 a month (81 dollars)
Billed yearly. 120,000 new links and 3 million tracked events a year, 100 domains, 10 users, 3 years of analytics.
Advanced
about €233 a month (270 dollars)
Billed yearly. 600,000 new links and 12 million tracked events a year, 250 domains, 20 users, 5 years of analytics.

Prices in dollars, billed yearly (10% less than monthly), converted to euros here. 14 day free trial on paid plans. See the official pricing page ↗

What replaces Dub

The main alternative

Kutt

🟡 Intermediate⏱️ ~15 min to installSave €24/mo

Kutt is an open source link shortener that replaces Dub: short links on your own domain, with their stats. You pick the end of the link, add a password, a description or an expiration date, and track each link's clicks privately. An admin page manages accounts and links, an API creates links from your tools, and sign-in can go through OIDC. It runs on your server with Docker or Node.js, on SQLite by default, under the MIT license, with every feature and no limits. The hosted version, kutt.to, is free up to 10 links a month. The limit: Kutt counts clicks, not sales, and HTTPS for your domains is set up by hand.

Loucash’s verdict on Kutt

8/10

Kutt does one thing and does it well: short links on your domain, with their stats. Password, expiration date, admin page, API: the core of Dub is there, with no link counter. What I like: everything is truly free on your server. Their pricing page says it plainly, the self-hosted version has every feature. It runs on a small server, with a simple SQLite database. The limit to know: Kutt counts clicks, not sales. If you track conversions or run an affiliate program, Dub keeps the edge. And HTTPS for your custom domains is set up by hand. My advice: for your bio, newsletter or campaign links, it is more than enough.

Who it is for: You share a lot of links (bio, newsletter, campaigns) and want to shorten them on your domain, with their stats, without paying per link.

See the full page →See the tool ↗

Kutt versus Dub: the match

Price
Kutt
€0 on your server
Dub
€24/month (Pro, billed yearly)
New links
Kutt
Unlimited
Dub
25 a month free, 12,000 a year on Pro
Domains
Kutt
Yours, with no plan limit
Dub
3 free, 10 on Pro

Dub ↗

VS	Kutt	Dub ↗
Price	€0 on your server	€24/month (Pro, billed yearly)
New links	Unlimited	25 a month free, 12,000 a year on Pro
Domains	Yours, with no plan limit	3 free, 10 on Pro
Analytics	Each link's clicks, privately	Clicks, leads and sales
What you need	A small server with Docker	A subscription

The prompt that installs Kutt

Paste this prompt into Claude: it checks the repository, asks you its questions and installs the tool step by step.

Installe Kutt sur mon serveur : c'est le raccourcisseur de liens open source qui remplace Dub (dépôt GitHub thedevs-network/kutt). Vérifie d'abord que Docker et Docker Compose sont installés. Clone le dépôt, copie le fichier .example.env en .env, mets une longue valeur aléatoire dans JWT_SECRET et mon nom de domaine court dans DEFAULT_DOMAIN, puis lance Kutt avec le docker-compose.yml par défaut (base SQLite). Place-le derrière mon domaine en HTTPS avec un proxy inverse, et règle TRUST_PROXY en conséquence. Au premier lancement, aide-moi à créer le compte d'administration. Laisse les inscriptions et les liens anonymes désactivés, comme par défaut, pour que personne d'autre ne crée de liens chez moi. Montre-moi comment raccourcir mon premier lien, ajouter un domaine personnalisé et lire ses statistiques. Explique-moi aussi comment sauvegarder la base et mettre Kutt à jour. Attention : kutt.it n'appartient plus au projet, la seule adresse officielle est kutt.to. Explique chaque étape simplement, je débute.

Review the GitHub repository and check whether it is safe to install given my machine and my infrastructure. Ask me as many questions as possible, using widgets, to clarify my request and be as precise as you can.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Dub cost?: Free: €0; Pro: about €24 a month (27 dollars); Business: about €70 a month (81 dollars); Advanced: about €233 a month (270 dollars). Prices checked on 10 November 2026 on dub.co.
Is Dub free?: Partly, with limits. 25 new links a month, 1,000 tracked events a month, 3 custom domains, 30 days of analytics, 1 user. Beyond that, the Pro plan costs about €24 a month (27 dollars). Kutt does the same thing for free, in open source.
Is Kutt really free?: Yes. Kutt is open source: the code is public and installing it costs nothing. At most you pay for hosting if you put it on a server, often a few euros a month. Dub, on the other hand, costs €24 a month.
Do I need to code to install Kutt?: No. The level is intermediate and the install takes about 15 minutes with the prompt from the page: Claude does the work, you answer its questions.
How is it different from Dub?: Kutt does most of what Dub does, without a subscription, and your data stays with you. The point by point comparison is on the page.
Do I own my data?: Yes. With an open source tool installed on your side, your files stay on your machine or your server. Nobody can close your account or change the price.

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