ngrok alternatives

The most-starred open source alternative to ngrok is frp. Other notable options: localtunnel, GOST, Chisel, cloudflared. All of them are free to download and most can run on your own server.

frp110.5k

fatedier/frp

Fast reverse proxy that exposes local servers behind NAT to the internet.

Alternative to: ngrok

LicenseOpen sourceApache-2.0

CategoryNetworking & File SharingSelf-hosted

LanguageGo

Last updatetoday

PlatformsDockerCommand line

localtunnel22.5k

localtunnel/localtunnel

Exposes your local server to the internet through a public URL.

Alternative to: ngrok

LicenseOpen sourceMIT

CategoryNetworking & File Sharing

LanguageJavaScript

Last update1 years ago

PlatformsCommand line

GOST18.3k

ginuerzh/gost

Simple tunnel written in Go that sets up proxy chains and forwarding over several protocols.

Alternative to: ngrok

LicenseOpen sourceMIT

CategoryNetworking & File SharingSelf-hosted

LanguageGo

Last update2 months ago

PlatformsCommand line

Chisel16.7k

jpillora/chisel

Fast TCP and UDP tunnel sent over HTTP and secured with SSH, useful for getting through firewalls.

Alternative to: ngrok

LicenseOpen sourceMIT

CategoryNetworking & File Sharing

LanguageGo

Last update25 days ago

PlatformsCommand line

cloudflared16.4k

cloudflare/cloudflared

Cloudflare Tunnel client that securely exposes local services.

Alternative to: ngrok

LicenseOpen sourceApache-2.0

CategoryNetworking & File Sharing

LanguageGo

Last update1 days ago

PlatformsWindowsMacLinuxDockerCommand line

Rathole14.4k

rathole-org/rathole

Lightweight, high-performance reverse proxy written in Rust that exposes services behind NAT to the internet.

Alternative to: ngrok

LicenseOpen sourceApache-2.0

CategoryNetworking & File SharingSelf-hosted

LanguageRust

Last update2 months ago

PlatformsCommand line

bore11.6k

ekzhang/bore

Simple CLI tool for exposing local ports to the internet through tunnels.

Alternative to: ngrok

LicenseOpen sourceMIT

CategoryNetworking & File Sharing

LanguageRust

Last update9 months ago

PlatformsCommand line

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