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, Fossorial Pangolin, ZeroTier and NetBird.

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  1. Beeceptor icon
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    Build a mock Rest API endpoint in seconds. Helps you in UI development, Webhooks, simulating delays, simulating exceptions and server errors, performance test, etc.

    43 Beeceptor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  2. 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.

    16 tmate alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  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. 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
     
  5. 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
     
  6. 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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  7. Octelium icon
     4 likes

    A next-gen FOSS self-hosted unified zero trust secure access platform that can operate as a remote access VPN, a ZTNA/BeyondCorp platform, API/AI gateway, a PaaS, and more.

    18 Octelium alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Docker
     
  8. 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
     
  9. 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.

    39 defguard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Docker
    • Kubernetes
     
  10. 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
     
  11. 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
     
  12.  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
     
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