Loophole AlternativesLocalhost Tunnel Services and other similar apps like Loophole

Loophole is described as 'Allows you to make your Web application public without actually deploying on a cloud service. It providess a user-friendly domain that you can share with your remote users/friends/teammates to try/use your WebApp' and is a localhost tunnel service in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Loophole for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Self-Hosted and Android apps. The best Loophole alternative is tunnl.gg. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try tunnl.gg or ngrok. Other great apps like Loophole are LocaltoNet, LocalXpose, sish and Portex.

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  1. tunnl.gg icon
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    Securely expose local web servers online with instant public URLs, no installation, automatic HTTPS, SSH-based tunneling, random subdomains, and zero configuration, enabling fast, temporary access for development, testing, demos, and seamless integration.

    23 tunnl.gg alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • tunnl.gg is the most popular Web-based & SaaS alternative to Loophole.

    • tunnl.gg is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Loophole.

    • tunnl.gg is Free Personal and Open SourceLoophole is Free and Proprietary
  2. ngrok icon
     40 likes

    ngrok exposes local servers behind NATs and firewalls to the public internet over secure tunnels.

    68 ngrok alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
     
    • ngrok is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Loophole.

    • ngrok is Freemium and ProprietaryLoophole is Free and Proprietary
    • ngrok is LightweightLoophole is not according to our users
  3. LocaltoNet icon
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    LocaltoNet creates an outbound, encrypted Tunnel from your device to the LocaltoNet Servers. We give you a secure public URL that forwards traffic back down that tunnel to your local service.

    44 LocaltoNet alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Docker
     
    • LocaltoNet is the most popular Android alternative to Loophole.

    • LocaltoNet is Free Personal and ProprietaryLoophole is Free and Proprietary
  4. LocalXpose icon
     11 likes

    Reverse proxy exposing local servers to the Internet with support for HTTP, HTTPS, TLS, TCP, UDP tunnels, unlimited connections, custom and wildcard domains, request rate limiting, IP whitelisting, changeable headers, authentication options, and built-in Let's Encrypt.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
    • LocalXpose is the most popular iPhone alternative to Loophole.

    • LocalXpose is Freemium and ProprietaryLoophole is Free and Proprietary
  5. sish icon
     8 likes

    An open source serveo/ngrok alternative. HTTP(S)/WS(S)/TCP Tunnels to localhost using only SSH. - antoniomika/sish

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
    • sish is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Loophole.

    • sish is Free and Open SourceLoophole is Free and Proprietary
  6. Portex icon
     1 like

    Your Localhost, Online in Seconds.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  7. Packetriot icon
     6 likes

    Host web and TCP applications on the Internet from any network or device. Access databases, custom web apps, ssh, media servers and more. Connect to IP video cameras, automation sensors, point of sale systems, a Raspberry Pi, or other devices without a VPN or managing firewalls.

    24 Packetriot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
     
  8. zrok icon
     3 likes

    Offers an open source sharing solution built on OpenZiti for secure app tunneling. Available as SaaS or self-hosting, it supports decentralized content sharing, is scalable for large and small deployments, allows private, secure communication, and operates on Raspberry Pi.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. Pagekite icon
     15 likes

    Bring your localhost servers on-line. PageKite is software that gives your localhost servers names and makes them globally visible. It works with any computer and any Internet connection. It's so easy you'll never want to think about routers, IP addresses or other technic.

    31 Pagekite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
     
  10. Pinggy.io icon
     11 likes

    Pinggy provides public URLs to localhost. With Pinggy users can create HTTP, TCP or TLS tunnels to their Mac/PC,

    18 Pinggy.io alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
     
  11. Webhook Relay icon
     9 likes

    Fast, secure tunnels to your internal networks. Webhook Relay allows you to expose your localhost or any other server in private network to the public internet without configuring port forwarding or firewalls.

    40 Webhook Relay alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
     
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