Alternatives to Forward for all platforms with any license

ngrok

ngrok exposes local servers behind NATs and firewalls to the public internet over secure tunnels. How it works You download and run a program on your machine and...

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux BSD FreeBSD
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Serveo

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

Free Mac Windows Linux Android
No installation No registration required Port Forwarding SSH ... Ssh tunnel Add a feature

27 Like
Pagekite

Bring your localhost servers on-line. PageKite is software that gives your localhost servers names and makes them globally visible. It works with any computer and any...

Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android BSD
No features added Add a feature

12 Like
Portmap.io

Port forwarding service for exposing your local PC to Internet from behind firewall or without real IP address. Uses OpenVPN or SSH encrypted tunnel from localhost to...

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux
No installation Based on OpenVPN Port Forwarding SSH Add a feature

5 Like
ZEIT Now

Deploy to the most powerful serverless platform in the world with just one command.

Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web GitHub Gist ... npm
Serverless Add a feature

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Webhook Relay

Forward webhooks to localhost and expose servers behind firewalls and NATs without public IP/domain.

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Raspberry Pi
Custom domain Dockerized Lightweight Port Forwarding ... Security focused Support for TLS Add a feature

4 Like
Kangee

Kangee - the easy-to-use Open-Source Personal On-Demand Fileserver. Your communication partner only needs a browser to download or upload files to you. Use it by...
- Discontinued The program is no longer updated. Last version, 0.18, released in 2010, can be still downloaded from the official website.
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
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LocalXpose

P2P reverse proxy platform that enables you to expose your localhost to the internet.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone
Port Forwarding Add a feature

9 Like
beame-insta-ssl

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. beame-insta-ssl will...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web
AES encryption Add a feature

3 Like
Burrow.io

Expose localhost to the internet. Features custom domains, SSL, HTTP basic auth and firewall for IP / CIDR restrictions. No download required. .

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Android BSD
HTTPS Support Built-in Firewall Custom domain Custom fixed subdomains ... Protected by Password Raw TCP SSL encryption Add a feature

1 Like
Packetriot

Packetriot makes it simple to expose services and data on local and private networks to the Internet. You can serve static websites, dynamic web applications, test...

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Self-Hosted
Support for Let's Encrypt Bypass Firewall HTTP Monitoring HTTPS Support Add a feature

3 Like
Holepunch

A completely open source local tunneling solution for exposing locally hosted services to the internet at large.

Freemium Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android Software as a Service (SaaS)
Apps with End-to-End Encryption Port Forwarding Add a feature

4 Like
Openport

Openport is an easy and secure reverse SSH. Forward any port, keep track of your machines, share files. Openport builds a tunnel from your machine to the outside...

Freemium Mac Windows Linux
Port Forwarding Ssh tunnel Add a feature

2 Like
sish

An open source serveo/ngrok alternative. HTTP(S)/WS(S)/TCP Tunnels to localhost using only SSH.

Free Open Source Self-Hosted
SSH Add a feature

0 Like
UltraHook

UltraHook makes it super easy to connect public webhook endpoints with development environments.

Free Web
No features added Add a feature

0 Like