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Jordan Tingling
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The First AI-Powered URL Shortener - Shrinkify

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What does he mean by AI-powered URL Shortener?

Hey Guys, I'm Launching Shrinkify today and figured this community i've been apart of for a longtime would appreciate the honest behind-the-scenes.

I had an issue with how things were

I was paying $29/mo to Bitly. For what? A database entry and a 301 redirect. Maybe some basic charts if I was lucky.

The idea wondered in my head for a while, that shortening urls don't need to be that expensive and most of the current solutions only shorten links, people still left with many questions unanswered. I wanted something that could fill in the blanks to the questions I had and many others do about how their links are actually performing? what they could be doing differently? and I wanted an solution that was more generous but I couldn't find one so... I built my own.

What makes it different (the technical bits)

Instead of just another CRUD app with redirects, I added AI that's actually useful:

Conversational analytics – Ask questions in plain English:

"Which link got the most clicks this week?"
"Is my landing page still up?"
"When's the best time to post my next link?"
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No GraphQL queries. No SQL. Just ask and get answers with real data. Your data! your links/urls! your campaigns/products/videos! all these data sources will feed metrics into Shrinkify where users can derive actionable insights from to actually make decisive decisions.

Under the hood:

  • React 18 + TypeScript + Vite
  • Supabase for backend (Postgres + real-time subscriptions)
  • OpenAI API for conversational interface along with all the fancy models (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and more)
  • ML models for predictive analytics
  • Edge functions for AI health monitoring

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Other features devs will appreciate:

  • 🔮 Predictive analytics (7/30/90-day forecasts)
  • 🏥 Automated health monitoring with alerts
  • ⚡️ AI slug generator (because naming is the hardest problem)
  • 🔌 High-speed API access on premium is coming soon also
  • 📊 CSV exports for your own analysis

Pricing (actually fair)

  • Free: 25 links, 10K clicks, basic AI
  • Pro: $9/mo (1k links, 100K clicks)
  • Premium: $99/mo (unlimited links, 1M clicks/mo, and all AI features)

Compare that to Bitly's $29/mo for basic features.

The tech stack 

Frontend: React 18, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, kibo UI
Backend: Supabase (Postgres + Edge Functions)
AI: OpenAI GPT-4 API, Gemini, Claude
Analytics: Custom ML models
Deployment: Vercel
Payments: Stripe
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Open to questions about any of the architecture decisions.

Why I'm posting here

I'm indie building this. No VC money. No team. Just me and i'm having fun.

The code isn't perfect. There are probably bugs. But it's honest work and it actually solves a problem I had.

Would love feedback from this community:

  • Is the AI useful or gimmicky?
  • What features would you actually use?
  • What would make you switch from your current solution?

Try it out, break it, tell me what sucks: shrinkify.co

I'll be around to answer questions 🙏

⭐️ Shrinkify's Product Hunt Link: AI URL shortener that doesn't feel like a scam

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P.S. - If you're curious about how I implemented the conversational AI or the predictive models, happy to write a deep-dive post.

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