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, Windows, Mac, Web-based and Self-Hosted apps. The best ngrok alternative is Serveo, which is free. Other great apps like ngrok are Tailscale, NetBird, Rayfish and ZeroTier.

Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
Alternatives
Get a badge for your sitengrok alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. Burrow.io icon
     2 likes

    Expose localhost to the internet. Features custom domains, SSL, HTTP basic auth and firewall for IP / CIDR restrictions. No download required.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    Good alternative?
     
  2. Hookbase icon
     Like

    Hookbase is a lightweight webhook management platform for inspecting, testing, and debugging webhooks in real time, with request logging, retry handling, and team-friendly workflows.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    Good alternative?
     
  3. FerrumGate is an Open source Zero Trust Access (ZTA) project, that uses advanced identity and access management technologies to ensure secure access to your network and applications. With multi-factor authentication, continuous monitoring, and granular access controls.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
  4. HookReplay is a webhook debugging tool for developers. Instead of setting up tunnels that change URLs on restart, HookReplay gives you a stable URL to capture webhooks, then replay them to localhost as many times as you need.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Good alternative?
     
  5. Anywherelan icon
     3 likes

    Anywherelan (awl for brevity) is a peer-to-peer mesh VPN for connecting your own devices to each other, at the IP level, from wherever they are. A laptop behind a NAT, a home server, an old phone — give each one a stable .

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted
    Good alternative?
     
  6. Portal is self-hosted tunneling relay exposing localhost services through public subdomains, ngrok alternative.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    Good alternative?
     
  7. NPS Enhanced icon
     1 like

    NPS Enhanced is an open-source NAT traversal and reverse proxy system with a built-in Web UI. It is designed for publishing private services and enabling remote access through a public server, while keeping deployment and management straightforward.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • BSD
    • Docker
    Good alternative?
     
  8. Configure port forwarding on your gateway through the NAT-PMP protocol.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    Good alternative?
     
  9. Outray icon
     2 likes

    OutRay is an open-source ngrok alternative that makes it easy to expose your local development server to the internet via secure tunnels.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Good alternative?
     
  10.  1 like

    A modern, open-source alternative to localtunnel. Bundles client & server to host your own tunnel infrastructure.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
    Good alternative?
     
  11. Portex icon
     1 like

    Your Localhost, Online in Seconds.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
    Portex screenshot 1
    Good alternative?
     
  12. QubitVPN icon
     2 likes

    Host a website on your own computer or server through our VPN under your dedicated IP (that we provide you) without risking an attack or opening port 80/443.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Good alternative?
     
You are at page 6 of ngrok alternatives