Django URL shorteners

Here is a quick rundown of several existing Django URL shorteners. Given the feature set I have in mind (think bit.ly) none of these suffice. If you really have to choose between any of these, then I would go for django-url-shortener.

django-shorturls django-tinyurl django-url-shortener django-ittybitty
2009-12-15 2009-02-22 2009-06-28 2010-02-16
URL http://github.com/jaco... http://code.google.com... http://github.com/nile... http://code.google.com...
Shortens URLs × √ √ √
Shortens links to Django models √ × × ×
Maintains a separate link for signed in users (stats) × × × ×
Allows for custom link names (vs. auto generated) × × × ×
Link generation algorithm base62 of model id md5 hexdigest base6x of link id base6x of link id
User submit frontend (views/forms/templates) × × √ ×
Keeps click counter × × √ √
dotsphinx
Sept. 16, 2010
Sept. 16, 2010
bitly, django, link, shortener, tinyurl, url

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