Alternatives and comparisons

Yes, a company made a page about its competitors. We know.

Most comparison pages end the same way: We’re the best, always and forever! Ours say where the other tool wins too, and a few of those tools are free. Start with the roundup of nine ngrok alternatives, or go one-on-one with Cloudflare Tunnel, Tailscale, and WireGuard.

ngrok alternatives
Nine tunneling tools sorted by the job each one does best, from free hosted tunnels to open-source servers you self-host. Each one comes with the first command to run.
- Cloudflare Tunnel
- Tailscale Funnel
- zrok
- Pinggy
- localtunnel
- LocalXpose
- frp
- Pangolin
- inlets
Browse the competition
ngrok vs. Cloudflare Tunnel
Webhooks, MCP servers, customer connectivity, homelab, gaming, and AI gateways.
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ngrok vs. Tailscale
Customer connectivity, device access, homelab, and mesh networking.
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ngrok vs. WireGuard
Sharing localhost, customer connectivity, device fleets, and self-hosted VPNs.
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