| Lifetime | Always-on. Must be manually terminated. | Live as long as the agent process that started them. |
| Connection Handling | Can be configured with Traffic Policy. | Can be configured with Traffic Policy. |
| Configuration | Can be managed at any time via the API or dashboard. | Managed by the agent that initiates them. |
| Dashboard accessibility | Can be created and configured from the dashboard. | Read-only in the dashboard. |
| Can use ephemeral domains? | No. Must be provided a fully qualified URL on creation. | Yes. Ngrok can generate a URL for you on creation. |
| Traffic Policy required? | Yes. | No, but you can provide one if you’d like. |
| Globally available | Yes. | Yes. |
| Can be managed with the API? | Yes. | Yes, with the agent api. |
| Pricing options | Available on paid plans. | Available on all plans. |
