Rathole Alternatives

Rathole is described as 'A lightweight, stable and high-performance reverse proxy for NAT traversal, written in Rust. An alternative to frp and ngrok. With lower resource consumption, it's possible to run on embedded devices like routers' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Rathole for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and BSD apps. The best Rathole alternative is OpenVPN Connect, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Rathole are WireGuard, WG Tunnel, ngrok and Wireskip.

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Rathole alternatives are mainly VPN Services but may also be Remote Desktop Tools or VPN Clients.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Rathole.
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A lightweight, stable and high-performance reverse proxy for NAT traversal, written in Rust. An alternative to frp and ngrok. With lower resource consumption, it's possible to run on embedded devices like routers.

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Rathole alternatives page was last updated Jul 13, 2024
  1. OpenXpress icon
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    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. Whether you're a developer looking to showcase your projects.

    52 OpenXpress alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    OpenXpress Features

    1.  Support for Docker
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  2. LocalXpose icon
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    LocalXpose is a reverse proxy that enables you to expose your localhost to the internet.

    30 LocalXpose alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone

    LocalXpose Features

    1.  Port Forwarding
    2.  Localhost
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  3. zrok icon
     1 like

    An open source sharing solution built on OpenZiti, the zero trust networking platform. Available as SaaS or self-hosted.

    54 zrok alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    • zrok is the most popular SaaS alternative to Rathole.

    • zrok is Free and Open SourceRathole is also Free and Open Source
  4. Ten Forward icon
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    Configure port forwarding on your gateway through the NAT-PMP protocol.

    24 Ten Forward alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Ten Forward Features

    1.  Port Forwarding
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  5. frp icon
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    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.

    11 frp alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
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  6. holer icon
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    Holer exposes local servers behind NATs and firewalls to the public internet over secure tunnels.

    24 holer alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    holer Features

    1.  Tunnel
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  7. Expose icon
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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.

    14 Expose alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  8. btunnel icon
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    Btunnel gives you power to expose an http app running in localhost, helps you to share your local filesystem as well as any TCP app to the internet. Some of the features of btunnel are -

    55 btunnel alternatives
    Shared File UI

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    btunnel iconRathole Icon

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