Outray AlternativesLocalhost Tunnel Services and other similar apps like Outray

Outray is described as 'OutRay is an open-source ngrok alternative that makes it easy to expose your local development server to the internet via secure tunnels' and is a localhost tunnel service in the development category. There are six alternatives to Outray for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Windows, Android and iPhone apps. The best Outray alternative is Tailscale, which is free. Other great apps like Outray are Rayfish, Nostr VPN, ngrok and Serveo.

Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
Outray alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. Tailscale icon
     70 likes

    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.

    61 Tailscale alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • Kubernetes
    • F-Droid
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • OpenWrt
    • Homebrew
    • Docker
    • Docker Hub
     
  2. Rayfish icon
     17 likes

    A peer-to-peer mesh VPN with zero infrastructure. Create a private network, share a code, and your machines reach each other as if they were on the same LAN. No servers to run, no ports to forward, no static IPs to manage.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Rust
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. Nostr VPN icon
     11 likes

    Private mesh VPN built on a FIPS-backed data plane, supporting invite-only trusted networks, device and peer approvals, MagicDNS, route advertisement, QR onboarding, Umbrel integration, desktop and mobile shells, WireGuard egress, and Docker coverage.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  4. ngrok icon
     40 likes

    ngrok exposes local servers behind NATs and firewalls to the public internet over secure tunnels.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
     
  5. Serveo icon
     42 likes

    Use SSH to expose local servers over the internet and inspect and replay HTTP traffic. No installation, no signup.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. bore icon
     1 like

    A modern, simple TCP tunnel in Rust that exposes local ports to a remote server, bypassing standard NAT connection firewalls. That's all it does: no more, and no less.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Rust
    • Homebrew
    • Docker
    • Docker Hub
     
6 of 6 Outray alternatives