#3 in Advertising & CampaignsUpdated 2026-08

Sink

by Sink · Self-hosted link shortener with analytics, running on Cloudflare

57.2 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Sink is a link shortener you deploy to Cloudflare, with no separate server to run. It shortens URLs with custom or AI-generated slugs, and can set expiry dates, passwords, unsafe-link warning pages and redirects by device or country. A dashboard shows analytics on a 3D globe and in event logs, alongside QR codes, social previews and JSON import with CSV export.

Best for: Developers who want a self-hosted link shortener with analytics running on their own Cloudflare account
Pricing: No prices are shown; the page links to a GitHub repository and a guide for deploying Sink to your own Cloudflare account.
Runs on: WebSelf-hosted

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Runs entirely on Cloudflare, with no server to maintain
Analytics dashboard with 3D globe and event logs
Custom or AI-generated slugs, expiry, passwords, UTM parameters
Bulk JSON import/export and CSV export of access analytics

Trade-offs

Tied to Cloudflare; no other deployment target is described
You deploy and configure it yourself via the getting started guide
Analytics update by periodic polling, not a live feed
No pricing, licence or support terms shown on the page

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 80 out of 100
API quality: 20 out of 100
Documentation: 80 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 41 out of 100
Changelog: 100 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 65 out of 100
Operational trust: 0 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 65 out of 100
Maintenance: 90 out of 100

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