Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Bench on Your Network
USB-over-IP hub with per-port power switching. Attach any port remotely over Tailscale and flash with the tools you already use. $129 early access, $10 reservation.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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My elderly parents are behind a 5G connection in rural areas, and I help them manage their network from overseas. I found a reasonably priced 5G router that can do external antennas required for it to work, but the only reasonable ways to get access to it is either through OpenVPN or WireGuard, the latter of which is much more lightweight and preferred with the memory constraints of the device. The problem with WireGuard is that it requires handling key management oneself, and configuring the keys to every device you want to access it from. It also doesn't play nicely together with other…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2013 · blog.copper.io · its alternatives →
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Using only a Raspberry Pi and an $11 video capture dongle, you can create your own KVM over IP device, allowing you to send keyboard input to a remote computer and capture its display.
2020 · mtlynch.io · its alternatives →
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Infraforge▲721Cold email infrastructure + dedicated IP sorted In minutes
2024 · infraforge.ai · its alternatives →
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Tailscale SSH▲126More easily and securely manage SSH connections
2022 · tailscale.com · its alternatives →
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Get up to 90% off HubSpot's sales and marketing software.
2017 · hubspot.com · its alternatives →
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ts-ssh solves a specific problem: accessing machines on your Tailnet from environments where you can't install the full Tailscale daemon (like CI/CD runners or restricted systems). It uses Tailscale's tsnet library to establish userspace connectivity, then provides a standard SSH experience. Works with existing workflows since it supports normal SSH features like ProxyCommand, key auth, and terminal handling. Some features that proved useful: • Parallel command execution across multiple hosts • Built-in tmux session management for multi-host work • SCP-style file transfers • Works on…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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ondevice.io - all your devices in one place - no need to set up port forwarding
2017 · ondevice.io · its alternatives →
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linedock▲108Laptop Power Bank with 1 Day Autonomy, 9 Ports Hub & 1TB SSD
2018 · linedock.co · its alternatives →
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A low power 1U Raspberry Pi cluster server for inexpensive colocation. - pawl/raspberry-pi-1u-server
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Make a self hosted OpenVPN server in 15 minutes. Contribute to robbintt/popup-openvpn development by creating an account on GitHub.
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi, I just saw this tweet[^1] by @QuinnyPig that mentions accessing your Pi-hole while traveling thanks to TailScale and wondered how to deploy Pi-hole at the edge, instead of a home lab, for improved latency. My simple solution involves running it on Fly.io to make it easy to relocate anywhere, and embedding tailscale into the same firecracker VM (né docker container) to keep the infra dead simple and cheap. Naively deploying a publicly accessible DNS resolver is not ideal[^2] so the main constraint was to secure the VM by 1) keeping all public ports closed and 2) having Pi-hole listen only…
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2014 · baconpi-jeffijoe.rhcloud.com · its alternatives →
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TailMux▲114Multiple Tailscale tailnets at once, no switching + no VM
Jul 2026 · tailmux.app · its alternatives →
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Dockside for Mac: native file shelf and Dock companion beside your Dock—staging for files, folders, links, apps, and text; recent screenshots & downloads; folder watch and drop zones. Apple Notarized, offline, macOS 13+. 14-day trial; $5.99 lifetime.
2024 · hachipoo.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! We launched sliplane.io, where deploying Docker containers is super simple and wallet-friendly. With our Pay-per-Server approach, you can host as many containers as you want on each server at a set price - no huge surprise bills, just straightforward Docker hosting. You simply connect your Github repository and we do the rest that you expect from a PaaS, SSL by default, automatic deployments, backups of your storage etc. Pricing starts at 9€/month for 2vCPU, 2GB RAM, 40 GB Disk, 2 TB Egress. Cheers, Jonas
2025 · sliplane.io · its alternatives →
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Elastic Metal▲111Bare metal servers meets public cloud for just €29.99/month
2022 · scaleway.com · its alternatives →
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Managed Tailscale VPN alternative — flat rate, not per user
Apr 2026 · birdhost.de · its alternatives →
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External drive meets USB-C hub
2021 · satechi.com · its alternatives →
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2025 · turnwebrtc.com · its alternatives →
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Turn any storage drive into your private cloud in under $100
2024 · its alternatives →
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