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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  1. 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
     
  2. beame-insta-ssl is open-source and free to use! It makes it easy for any web developer to make use of encryption - and get secure communications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  3. Yaler icon
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    Secure remote Web and SSH access to embedded systems behind a firewall, NAT or mobile network router.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Assist is a service for remote teams letting users instantly share their terminals from anywhere.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  5. srv.us icon
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    ssh srv.us: your HTTP service(s) online.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  6. Emporter icon
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    Web developers: you can develop as you would on a real website, without having to buy or manage a server. If you're new to web development, we think Emporter is one of the easiest servers to use.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Burrow.io icon
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    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
     
  8. Hookbase icon
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    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
     
  9. 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
     
  10. 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)
     
  11. Anywherelan icon
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    Anywherelan (awl for brevity) is a mesh VPN project, similar to tinc, direct wireguard or tailscale. Awl makes it easy to connect to any of your devices (at the IP protocol level) wherever they are. It also allows you to route traffic through remote peers like a SOCKS5 proxy.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted
     
  12. Outray icon
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    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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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