Free ngrok Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to ngrok for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best free Windows alternative is Tailscale. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to ngrok and many of them are free and available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Windows alternatives to ngrok are ZeroTier, Fossorial Pangolin, NetBird and Pagekite.

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  1. Pinggy.io icon

    Pinggy.io

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

    20 Pinggy.io alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
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  2. Portmap.io icon

    Portmap.io

     8 likes

    Port forwarding service for exposing your local PC to Internet from behind firewall or without real IP address. Uses OpenVPN or SSH encrypted tunnel from localhost to Portmap.io.

    29 Portmap.io alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Portmap.io screenshot 1
     
  4. playit.gg icon

    playit.gg

     9 likes

    Making it easy to play games with friends since March 2020.

    22 playit.gg alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
    Homepage
     
  5. frp icon

    frp

     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.

    16 frp alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
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  6. Remote.it icon

    Remote.it

     5 likes

    remote.it is a platform that brings the world of disconnected networks to your browser, desktop and mobile devices. Securely access devices connected to any network like they were on your own local network.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  7. Loophole icon

    Loophole

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    Loophole 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.

    22 Loophole alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • ngrok
    • Pagekite
     
  9. Chisel (Network Tunnel) icon

    Chisel (Network Tunnel)

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    Chisel is a fast TCP/UDP tunnel, transported over HTTP, secured via SSH. Single executable including both client and server. Written in Go (golang). Chisel is mainly useful for passing through firewalls, though it can also be used to provide a secure endpoint into your network.

    18 Chisel (Network Tunnel) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker
    • Docker Hub
    • Fedora
    • OpenBSD
    • Alpine Linux
    • Go (Programming Language)
    Chisel (Network Tunnel) screenshot 1
     
  10. Dataplicity icon

    Dataplicity

     2 likes

    Dataplicity is a remote terminal for your Pi. It offers functionality similar to SSH, but it doesn't need any complex set-up to get it working behind firewalls and NAT.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  11. Expose icon

    Expose

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    Create public URLs for local sites through any firewall and VPN. Receive webhooks on your machine, test local sites on mobile devices or share them with others.

    15 Expose alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  12. wireport icon

    wireport

     2 likes

    Self-hosted ingress proxy & VPN tunnel. Securely exposes private local & Docker-based services to the Internet, with free, automatically renewable SSL certificates and docker container hostname resolution.

    58 wireport alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Hostname resolution (hostname = docker container name)
     
  13. Openport icon

    Openport

     3 likes

    Openport is an easy and secure reverse SSH. Forward any port, keep track of your machines, share files. Openport builds a tunnel from your machine to the outside world, so your friends can connect to your services or files directly. Don't worry about firewalls, DNS or FTP.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Openport screenshot 1
     
  14. Webhook Relay icon

    Webhook Relay

     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
    Webhook Relay screenshot 1
     
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