ngrok Alternatives

ngrok is described as 'Exposes local servers behind NATs and firewalls to the public internet over secure tunnels' and is a localhost tunnel service in the network & admin category. There are more than 50 alternatives to ngrok for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best ngrok alternative is Serveo, which is free. Other great apps like ngrok are Tailscale, ZeroTier, NetBird and Fossorial Pangolin.

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ngrok alternatives are mainly Localhost Tunnel Services, but if you're looking for VPN Services or Virtual LAN Software you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Free, Open Source, Android and Windows + Free. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to ngrok.
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  1. tmate icon
     3 likes

    tmate is an instant terminal sharing software fork from tmux. Tmate can use as daemon, and you also can host your own server.

    15 tmate alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  2. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  3. inlets icon
     1 like

    Cloud Native Tunnel. You can use inlets to connect HTTP and TCP services between networks securely. Through an encrypted websocket, inlets can penetrate firewalls, NAT, captive portals, and other restrictive networks lowering the barrier to entry.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. Local tunneling made easy. Instantly and easily share your local web server on the Internet with a public URL via SSH tunneling — zero installation, no signup, instant setup, and seamless operation behind NAT or firewall.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Staqlab Tunnel exposes port on your localhost over to the public internet.It gives you a public url for server running on your local PC. You can also choose your custom domain and share it with your colleagues & friends. #Debugging #Hosting #Webhooks

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    Comments about StaqLab Tunnel as an Alternative to ngrok
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Free subdomains that don't change ! The Phishing Warning splash page is unnecessary though.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    singhalsatpal625
    Positive
    0

    custom domain and free 3 tunnels

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • StaqLab Tunnel is Free and Proprietaryngrok is Freemium and Proprietary
  6. defguard icon
     1 like

    defguard is an SSO & VPN Server based on OpenID and WireGuard VPN with unique secure & private architecture for building secure and privacy-aware organizations.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Docker
    • Kubernetes
     
  7. Lokal.so icon
     Like

    Stressed about creating HTTPS certificates 😫 ?, remembering ports and IPs 😭 ?, manually updating your app on VPS 🫠?, or telling the sysadmin to create new VM for you ? Lokal.so takes care of it all!

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8.  3 likes

    WebTTY allows you to share a terminal session from your machine using WebRTC. You can pair with a friend without setting up a proxy server, debug servers behind NATs, and more. WebTTY also works in-browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Spokes icon
     1 like

    Spokes is an on-premise HTTP/S and TCP secure tunneling server that is used to host websites, applications and most network servers. Connect legacy hardware and software to the cloud, connect IoT and smart devices, substitute cloud and SaaS services.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  10. OpenXpress icon
     1 like

    OpenXpress is a robust and versatile platform offering Docker container hosting with a range of features designed to simplify and enhance your web application deployment.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. The software provides a simple way teamviewer-like to access your raspberry board anywhere you are. You can use your usual SSH or Web client. The software provides a dummy address to connect to your board via SSH or HTTP.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  12. UltraHook icon
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    UltraHook is a simple command line tool that connects public endpoints to private endpoints accessible from your computer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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