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24 alternatives to beame-insta-ssl

free, encrypted tunneling for all (open source)

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. beame-insta-ssl launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Beam▲101

    Encrypted router protecting your data, location and devices

    2018 · xpocalypse.org · its alternatives →

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    Expose localhost to the internet with a public URL

    2020 · tunnelto.dev · its alternatives →

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    Expose▲184

    A beautiful, open-source, tunneling service - written in PHP

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Chrome extension that encrypts and secures your browser

    2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Secure your data and hide your IP address behind a bear.

    2014 · tunnelbear.com · its alternatives →

  6. 6AR

    From the cryptic terminal commands to the innumerable ways to shoot yourself in the foot, I always struggled to use TLS certificates. I love how much easier (and cheaper) Let's Encrypt made it to get certificates, but there are still plenty of things to struggle with. That's why we built Relay: a free, browser-based tool that streamlines the ACME workflow, especially for tricky setups like homelabs. Relay acts as a secure intermediary between your ACME client and public certificate authorities like Let's Encrypt. Some ways Relay provides a better experience: - really fast, streamlined…

    2025 · anchor.dev · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN, At work, I was annoyed about having to download logs by writing them out to files and transferring them over to my local over HTTP (admittedly, this is because of a rather novel architectural situation). So, I built a tool in Go that lets you pipe contents into an SSH server for sending and reading them out on another connection. You can also use this tool to transfer files. Just cat the file on the sender end and redirect the output of the receiver end to a file. Please note that the transfer rate is heavily dependent on your connection and proximity to the public ssh.beam.camp…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Free cross-platform deniable encryption cryptoarchiver - GitHub - zorggomat/FractalCryptGUI: Free cross-platform deniable encryption cryptoarchiver

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Beam▲132

    The easiest wallet ever, no app, no signup — it just works

    2023 · beam.eco · its alternatives →

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    Expose▲126

    Share your local sites via secure tunnels

    2021 · expose.dev · its alternatives →

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    A new Certificate Authority - free, automated, and open.

    2015 · letsencrypt.org · its alternatives →

  12. 12

    #PrivacyMatters

    2019 · beam.mw · its alternatives →

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    Privacy-focussed web analytics. Free for smaller sites.

    2020 · beampipe.io · its alternatives →

  14. 14

    Free SSL/TLS certificates.

    2019 · letsencrypt.org · its alternatives →

  15. 15

    In-browser encrypted chat (open source)

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Beam▲8

    A HTTP client for developers built with Rust

    Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Free SSL monitoring app for macOS

    2023 · its alternatives →

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

    2020 · tunnelto.dev · its alternatives →

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    Expose your intranet services to the internet.

    2023 · localtonet.com · its alternatives →

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    A tool for secure and private conversations.

    2014 · tunnelx.com · its alternatives →

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    Free https certificates from Let's Encrypt!

    2016 · gethttpsforfree.com · its alternatives →

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