ngrok AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Virtual LAN Software

The best Virtual LAN alternative to ngrok is Tailscale, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to ngrok and seven of them are Virtual LAN Software so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Virtual LAN Software alternatives to ngrok are ZeroTier, NetBird, zrok and PartyLAN .

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  1. Tailscale icon
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    Private networks made easy. Connect all your devices using WireGuard, without the hassle. Tailscale makes it as easy as installing an app and signing in.

    50 Tailscale alternatives

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  2. ZeroTier icon
     96 likes

    Enables encrypted peer-to-peer virtual Ethernet networks across platforms for remote device access, secure virtual LANs, gaming, private or public network creation, and seamless setup without port forwarding or complex configuration, suitable for personal or business use.

    60 ZeroTier alternatives

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  3. NetBird icon
     30 likes

    NetBird is an open-source Zero Trust networking platform that makes it easy for engineers to create fast, secure, and private networks with simple, decentralized management.

    34 NetBird alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Online
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  4. zrok icon
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    Offers an open source sharing solution built on OpenZiti for secure app tunneling. Available as SaaS or self-hosting, it supports decentralized content sharing, is scalable for large and small deployments, allows private, secure communication, and operates on Raspberry Pi.

    61 zrok alternatives

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  5. PartyLAN  icon
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    PartyLAN is a tool for playing LAN games over the Steam Network.

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    • Windows
    • Steam
     
  6. 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.

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  7. SocialVPN icon
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    IPOP (IP-over-P2P) is an open-source user-centric software virtual network allowing end users to define and create their own virtual private networks (VPNs). IPOP virtual networks provide end-to-end tunneling of IP or Ethernet over “TinCan” links setup and managed through a...

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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