List of ngrok/Cloudflare Tunnel alternatives and other tunneling software and services. Focus on self-hosting.

1. frp

   1 120 93,554 7.7 Go

   A fast reverse proxy to help you expose a local server behind a NAT or firewall to the internet.

   

   If you want to self-host, there are many options. For something production ready frp is probably what you want. If you're a developer, I'd recommend starting with my own SirTunnel project and modifying it for your needs. For non-developers and those wanting more of a GUI experience, I created boringproxy. It's my take on a comprehensive tunnel proxy solution. It's in beta but currently solves almost everything I want. Once the server is running this is a very easy tool to use and has some nice features.

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3. SirTunnel

   2 7 1,419 3.7 Python

   Minimal, self-hosted, 0-config alternative to ngrok. Caddy+OpenSSH+50 lines of Python.

   

   If you want to self-host, there are many options. For something production ready frp is probably what you want. If you're a developer, I'd recommend starting with my own SirTunnel project and modifying it for your needs. For non-developers and those wanting more of a GUI experience, I created boringproxy. It's my take on a comprehensive tunnel proxy solution. It's in beta but currently solves almost everything I want. Once the server is running this is a very easy tool to use and has some nice features.

4. tunnel

   3 3 - -

   tunnel.pyjam.as - No custom client; uses WireGuard directly instead. Written in Python. source code

5. ngrok

   4 19 24,025 4.1 Go

   Discontinued Unified ingress for developers

   ngrok 1.0 - Original version of ngrok. No longer developed in favor of the commercial 2.0 version.

6. localtunnel

   5 50 20,366 0.0 JavaScript

   expose yourself

   

   localtunnel/localtunnel - Written in node. Popular suggestion.

7. sshuttle

   6 42 12,296 8.6 Python

   Transparent proxy server that works as a poor man's VPN. Forwards over ssh. Doesn't require admin. Works with Linux and MacOS. Supports DNS tunneling.

   

   sshuttle - Open source project originally from one of the founders of Tailscale. Server doesn't require root; client does. Explicitly designed to avoid TCP-over-TCP issues.

8. chisel

   7 30 14,504 4.3 Go

   A fast TCP/UDP tunnel over HTTP

   

   chisel - SSH under the hood, but still uses a custom client binary. Supports auto certs from LetsEncrypt. Written in Go.

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10. bore

    8 29 9,753 7.0 Rust

    🕳 bore is a simple CLI tool for making tunnels to localhost

    

    bore - Minimal tunneling solution. MIT Licensed. Written in Rust.

11. rathole

    9 62 10,675 5.8 Rust

    A lightweight and high-performance reverse proxy for NAT traversal, written in Rust. An alternative to frp and ngrok.

    

    rathole - Similar to frp, including the config format, but with improved performance. Low resource consumption. Hot reload. Written in Rust.

12. Expose

    10 12 4,379 9.4 PHP

    A beautiful, fully open-source, tunneling service - written in pure PHP (by exposedev)

    

    expose - ngrok alternative written in PHP.

13. sish

    11 35 4,220 7.3 Go

    HTTP(S)/WS(S)/TCP Tunnels to localhost using only SSH.

    

    sish - Open source ngrok/serveo alternative. SSH-based but uses a custom server written in Go. Supports WebSocket tunneling.

14. localtunnel

    12 4 3,218 0.0 Go

    Expose localhost servers to the Internet (by progrium)

    

    progrium/localtunnel - As far as I know this is the first ever tool of this kind, predating ngrok and the other localtunnel. No longer maintained, but here for posterity. MIT License. Written in Go.

15. gost

    13 2 5,056 8.6 Go

    GO Simple Tunnel - a simple tunnel written in golang (by go-gost)

    

    gost - Looks like a comprehensive option. TCP and UDP tunneling. TAP/TUN devices. Load balancing. Web API. Written in Go.

16. go-http-tunnel

    14 1 3,262 0.0 Go

    Fast and secure tunnels over HTTP/2

    

    go-http-tunnel - Uses a single HTTP/2 connection for muxing. Need to manually generate certs for server and clients.

17. pgrok

    15 10 3,337 8.1 Go

    Poor man's ngrok - a multi-tenant HTTP/TCP reverse tunnel solution through SSH remote port forwarding

    

    pgrok/pgrok - A multi-tenant HTTP reverse tunnel solution through SSH remote port forwarding.

18. wstunnel

    16 16 4,799 9.1 Rust

    Tunnel all your traffic over Websocket or HTTP2 - Bypass firewalls/DPI - Static binary available

    

    wstunnel - Proxies over WebSockets. Focus on proxying from behind networks that block certain protocols. Written in Rust with executables provided.

19. tunnelto

    17 2 2,158 10.0 Rust

    Expose your local web server to the internet with a public URL.

    

    tunnelto - Open source (MIT). Written in Rust.

20. zrok

    18 19 3,177 9.9 Go

    Geo-scale, next-generation peer-to-peer sharing platform built on top of OpenZiti.

    

    zrok - Aims for effortless sharing both publicly and privately. Supports multiple types of resources, including HTTP endpoints and files. Built on OpenZiti (see overlay section below). Apache 2 License. Written in Go.

21. gsocket

    19 13 1,681 2.7 C

    Connect like there is no firewall. Securely.

    

    gsocket/Global Socket - The Global Socket Tookit allows two users behind NAT/Firewall to establish a TCP connection with each other. Securely. Written in C.

22. boringproxy

    20 10 1,281 0.0 Go

    Simple tunneling reverse proxy with a fast web UI and auto HTTPS. Designed for self-hosters.

    

    boringproxy - Designed to be very easy to use. No config files. Clients can be remote-controlled through a simple WebUI and/or REST API on the server.

23. jprq

    21 2 1,311 5.2 Go

    join public router. quickly.

    

    jprq - Proxies over WebSockets. Written in Go.

24. tunnelmole-client

    22 8 1,402 8.2 TypeScript

    Tunnelmole - Connect to local servers from anywhere

    

    Tunnelmole - Open source and optionally self hostable. The client and server are both written in TypeScript.

25. wiretap

    23 7 942 6.3 Go

    Wiretap is a transparent, VPN-like proxy server that tunnels traffic via WireGuard and requires no special privileges to run.

    

    Wiretap - Transparent tunneling over WireGuard (UDP) using userspace network stack. Root not required on server. Supports multiple clients and servers. Written in Go.

26. PyPagekite

    24 1 730 5.5 Python

    Python implementation of the PageKite remote front-end protocols.

    

    PageKite - Comprehensive open source solution with hosted options.

27. portr

    25 3 2,413 8.7 Python

    Expose local http, tcp or websocket connections to the public internet

    

    portr - Has a JavaScript/Python admin page and request inspection/replay features. AGPL-3.0 License. Tunneling implemented in Go.

28. crowbar

    26 1 476 - Go

    Tunnel TCP over a plain HTTP session (warning: mediocre Go code) (by q3k)

    

    Crowbar - Tunnels TCP connections over HTTP GET and POST requests.

29. tunneller

    27 1 489 2.7 Go

    Allow internal services, running on localhost, to be accessed over the internet..

    

    tunneller - Open source. Written in Go.

30. onionpipe

    28 5 550 6.6 Go

    Onion addresses for anything.

    

    onionpipe - Onion addresses for anything. onionpipe forwards ports on the local host to remote Onion addresses as Tor hidden services and vice-versa. Written in Go.

31. tunnel

    29 1 327 0.0 Go

    Tunnel proxy package in Go (by koding)

    

    tunnel - This one is a Golang library, not a program you can just run. However, it looks easy to use for creating custom solutions. Uses a single TCP socket, and yamux for multiplexing.

32. yamux

    30 4 2,346 5.9 Go

    Golang connection multiplexing library

    

    tunnel - This one is a Golang library, not a program you can just run. However, it looks easy to use for creating custom solutions. Uses a single TCP socket, and yamux for multiplexing.

33. pgrok

    31 3 270 10.0 Go

    Discontinued Free Introspected tunnels to localhost, like ngrok but free and unlimited (by jerson)

    jerson/pgrok - Fork of ngrok 1.0, with more recent commits. Archived.

34. remotemoe

    32 3 289 3.3 Go

    tunnels to localhost and other ssh plumbing

    

    remotemoe - SSH-based, with custom golang server. Does some cool unique things. Instead of just plain tunnels, it drops you into a basic CLI UI that offers several useful commands interactively, such as adding a custom hostname. Also allows end-to-end encryption for both HTTPS and upstream SSH. Doesn't appear to offer non-e2e HTTPS, ie no auto Let's Encrypt support.

35. docker-tunnel

    33 1 270 - Shell

    A Docker-based self hosted alternative to Ngrok

    

    docker-tunnel - Simple Docker-based nginx+SSH solution.

36. hypertunnel

    34 1 248 - JavaScript

    ✨ Expose any local TCP/IP service on the internet.

    

    hypertunnel - Public server appears to be down. MIT Licensed. Written in JavaScript.

37. berstend-hypertunnel

    35 1 - -

    hypertunnel - Public server appears to be down. MIT Licensed. Written in JavaScript.

38. tunwg

    36 6 238 3.8 Go

    Secure private tunnel to your local servers

    

    tunwg - Wireguard in userspace based. Offers end to end encrypted TLS with LetsEncrypt certificates generated automatically by clients, with support for custom domains. Server can be self-hosted and doesn't require storing any data.

39. reverse-tunnel

    37 4 214 0.0 Go

    Reverse tunnel TCP and UDP

    

    reverse-tunnel - Support TCP and UDP tunnels. Has docker images. Supports Let's Encrypt. MIT License. Written in Go.

40. gt

    38 1 132 6.6 Go

    Fast WebSocket(s)/HTTP(s)/TCP relay proxy for making tunnels to localhost. (by ao-space)

    

    gt - Supports peer-to-peer direct connection (P2P) and Internet relay. Focus on performance. Written in Go.

41. holepunch

    39 1 61 - Python

    Holepunch API

    

    holepunch - Has nice hosted solution. Uses SSH for muxing.

42. bore

    40 1 97 3.7 Go

    Reverse HTTP/TCP proxy to help you expose a local server behind a NAT or firewall to the internet via secure SSH tunnels. (by jkuri)

    

    jkuri/bore - Reverse HTTP/TCP proxy via SSH. Written in Go.

43. cactus-tunnel

    41 4 52 0.0 TypeScript

    🌵 A charming TCP tunnel over WebSocket and Browser.

    

    cactus-tunnel - 🌵 A charming TCP tunnel over WebSocket and Browser. Written in TypeScript.

44. docker-wireguard-tunnel

    42 2 94 6.7 Shell

    Connect two or more Docker servers together sharing container ports between them via a WireGuard tunnel

    

    docker-wireguard-tunnel - Connect two or more Docker servers together sharing container ports between them via a WireGuard tunnel.

45. tnnlink

    43 1 23 - Go

    Discontinued Simple HTTP tunnel using SSH remote port forwarding

    tnnlink - SSH-based. Golang. Not maintained.

46. specter

    44 1 32 7.8 Go

    like ngrok, but more ambitious with DHT for flavor (by zllovesuki)

    

    specter - Interesting approach utilizing a DHT. QUIC transport. MIT License. Written in Go.

47. ngtor

    45 1 29 4.6 Java

    Easily expose local services via Tor

    

    ngtor - Easily expose local services via Tor. Written in Java.

48. punchmole

    46 1 12 6.3 JavaScript

    Punchmole is a simple tool to give your locally running HTTP servers a public URL and is an easy to self-host alternative to `ngrok` and/or `tunnelmole`.

    

    Punchmole - Can be integrated directly into an existing Node.js project. Written in JavaScript.

49. ephemeral-hidden-service

    47 1 8 3.2 Python

    Create ephemeral Tor hidden services from the command line

    

    ephemeral-hidden-service - Create ephemeral Tor hidden services from the command line. Written in Python.

50. cloudflared

    48 104 10,529 9.2 Go

    Cloudflare Tunnel client (formerly Argo Tunnel)

    

    Cloudflare Tunnel - Excellent free option. Nicely integrates tunneling with the rest of Cloudflare's products, which include DNS and auto HTTPS. Client source code is Apache 2.0 licensed and written in Golang.

51. inlets-archived

    49 9 8,407 8.0 Go

    Discontinued Cloud Native Tunnel

    

    inlets - Used to be open source; now focused on a polished commercial offering. Designed to work well with Kubernetes.

52. playit-agent

    50 11 312 7.3 Rust

    The playit program

    

    playit.gg - Specifically marketed as tunneling for game servers. Client is open source. Server is not. Has a free tier. TCP and UDP supported. Custom domains and dedicated IPs available. Client written in Rust.

53. tunnel-client

    51 1 49 -

    Agent for Connecting to Sarkaribabu Tunnel

    

    StaqLab Tunnel - SSH-based. The client is open source. The server doesn't appear to be.

54. headscale

    52 230 28,259 9.5 Go

    An open source, self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control server

    

    headscale - Open source implementation of Tailscale control server. Can be used with Tailscale's official open source client. Written in Go.

55. tailscale

    53 1,039 22,483 9.9 Go

    The easiest, most secure way to use WireGuard and 2FA.

    

    Tailscale - Built on WireGuard. Easy to use. Control server is closed source. Client code available with a BSD3 license + separate patents file.

56. Gravitational Teleport

    54 66 18,430 10.0 Go

    The easiest, and most secure way to access and protect all of your infrastructure.

    

    Teleport - Comprehensive control plane tool, but also supports accessing apps behind NATs. Written in Go.

57. Nebula

    55 147 15,469 8.6 Go

    A scalable overlay networking tool with a focus on performance, simplicity and security

    

    Nebula - Peer-to-peer overlay network. Developed and used internally by Slack. Similar to Tailscale but completely open source. Doesn't use WireGuard. Written in Go.

58. slackhq

    56 1 - -

    Discontinued [GET https://api.github.com/repos/zerotier/slackhq: 404 - Not Found // See: https://docs.github.com/rest/repos/repos#get-a-repository]

    Nebula - Peer-to-peer overlay network. Developed and used internally by Slack. Similar to Tailscale but completely open source. Doesn't use WireGuard. Written in Go.

59. ZeroTier

    57 345 15,379 7.8 C++

    A Smart Ethernet Switch for Earth

    

    ZeroTier - Layer 2 overlay network. They take decentralization seriously, and like to say "decentralize until it hurts, then centralize until it works." Written in C++.

60. Netmaker

    58 167 10,208 9.8 Go

    Netmaker makes networks with WireGuard. Netmaker automates fast, secure, and distributed virtual networks.

    

    Netmaker - Layer 3 peer-to-peer overlay network and private DNS. Similar to Tailscale, but with a self-hosted server/admin UI. Runs kernel WireGuard so very fast. Not FOSS, but the source code is available. Written in Go.

61. netbird

    59 116 13,552 9.8 Go

    Connect your devices into a secure WireGuard®-based overlay network with SSO, MFA and granular access controls.

    

    NetBird - NetBird is an open-source VPN management platform built on top of WireGuard® making it easy to create secure private networks for your organization or home.

62. firezone

    60 81 7,198 10.0 Elixir

    Open-source VPN server and egress firewall for Linux built on WireGuard. Firezone is easy to set up (all dependencies are bundled thanks to Chef Omnibus), secure, performant, and self hostable.

    

    Firezone - Layer 3/4 overlay network. Runs on kernel WireGuard® and supports SSO using generic OIDC/SAML connectors. Distributed under Apache 2.0 license and written in Elixir/Rust.

63. n2n

    61 10 6,549 0.9 C

    Peer-to-peer VPN

    

    n2n - - Built on nodes and supernodes. GPL-3.0 license. Written in C.

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