The Best Open Source ngrok AlternativesTop Localhost Tunnel Services and other similar apps like ngrok

The best open source alternative to ngrok is NetBird. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to ngrok and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to ngrok are Fossorial Pangolin, WG Tunnel, Pagekite and tunnl.gg.

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  1. NetBird icon
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    NetBird is an open-source Zero Trust networking platform that makes it easy for engineers to create fast, secure, and private networks with simple, decentralized management.

    30 NetBird alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Homebrew
    • Docker Hub
     
  2. Open-source platform enabling secure, seamless remote access via WireGuard tunnels with identity-based controls, a unified dashboard for monitoring and configuration, automatic SSL management, granular policy enforcement, and exposure of private resources behind firewalls.

    55 Fossorial Pangolin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  3. WG Tunnel icon
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    This is an alternative Android Application for WireGuard and Amnezia VPN with added features. Built using the wireguard-android library and Jetpack Compose, this application was inspired by the...

    55 WG Tunnel alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
  4. Pagekite icon
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    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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
     
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    Comments about Pagekite as an Alternative to ngrok
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    The sub-domain address is still free for 1 month.

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    • Most users think Pagekite is a great ngrok alternative.

    • Pagekite is Freemium and Open Sourcengrok is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. tunnl.gg icon
     12 likes

    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)
     
  6. 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
     
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  7. Wireskip icon
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    Wireskip is an open source VPN protocol designed with the goal of providing unrestricted access to the internet from anywhere.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  8. Tunnelmole icon
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    Tunnelmole - Connect to local servers from anywhere.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  9. Rathole icon
     6 likes

    A lightweight, stable and high-performance reverse proxy for NAT traversal, written in Rust. An alternative to frp and ngrok. With lower resource consumption, it's possible to run on embedded devices like routers.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. frp icon
     1 like

    frp is a fast reverse proxy that allows you to expose a local server located behind a NAT or firewall to the Internet. It currently supports TCP and UDP, as well as HTTP and HTTPS protocols, enabling requests to be forwarded to internal services via domain name.

    13 frp alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
     
  11. 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

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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