Tailscale Alternatives

Tailscale is described as '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' and is a popular VPN service in the security & privacy category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Tailscale for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Self-Hosted and Android apps. The best Tailscale alternative is OpenVPN Connect, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Tailscale are WireGuard, Headscale, NetBird and ZeroTier.

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  1. LocalCan icon
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    LocalCan™ is an alternative to Ngrok, designed for developers. It allows creating Public URLs with the option for custom domains, making it easier to share projects with clients or stakeholders, test webhooks, and integrate OAuth. LocalCan™ also supports the publication of .

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. 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 -

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  3. 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.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. fxTunnel icon
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    fxTunnel — self-hosted open-source reverse tunnel server and client. Expose localhost to the internet with custom subdomains, TCP and UDP port forwarding. Fast ngrok/Cloudflare Tunnel alternative written in Go with Web UI, REST API, and cross-platform GUI client.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  5. rstream icon
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    rstream is a developer-first platform for zero-trust networking. Expose local and private services through outbound-only tunnels, with identity-based access, policy enforcement, and observability handled at the edge, without requiring a VPN.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Online
     
  6. Managed WireGuard gateway appliance for secure remote access to your office or home LAN. Deploy as a virtual appliance on your network, manage peers from a web dashboard.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
    • Proxmox Virtual Environment
    • VMware Workstation Pro
    • VirtualBox
     
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