nowfound

Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

This tool provides free, secure developer tunnels with custom domain support by combining Fly infrastructure and WireGuard encryption. It allows developers to expose local applications to the internet safely for… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Free, secure dev tunnels with custom domains using Fly and WireGuard launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

  1. 1

    WireHole offers a unified docker-compose project that integrates WireGuard, PiHole, and Unbound, complete with a user interface. This solution is designed to empower users to swiftly set up and manage either a full or split-tunnel WireGuard VPN. It features ad-blocking capabilities through PiHole and enhanced DNS caching and privacy options via Unbound. The intuitive UI makes deployment and ongoing management straightforward, providing a comprehensive VPN solution with added privacy features.

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

  2. 2

    Expose localhost to the internet with a public URL

    2020 · tunnelto.dev · its alternatives →

  3. 3
    Expose▲126

    Share your local sites via secure tunnels

    2021 · expose.dev · its alternatives →

  4. 4

    WireHub is a side project I've been working on, on and off, for close to a year now. It's made with django and minimal javascript. It's a hosted WireGuard config generator/manager, that you can invite others to join your networks and manage their own configs/devices. It's still very much a beta, maybe an mvp, but I just wanted to get some early from the community. Thanks!

    2023 · wirehub.org · its alternatives →

  5. 5
    Pinggy▲282

    Public URLs for localhost without downloading any binary

    2024 · pinggy.io · its alternatives →

  6. 6

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

    2020 · tunnelto.dev · its alternatives →

  7. 7

    Fast, modern, secure VPN tunnel

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  8. 8

    Develop faster, eliminate complexity, protect your secrets

    2022 · 1password.com · its alternatives →

  9. 9
    Expose▲184

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

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

  10. 10

    Hey HN, I built Wiredoor, an open-source platform to securely expose private HTTP and TCP services to the internet, without opening firewall ports or dealing with complex VPN setups. Wiredoor uses WireGuard to establish encrypted tunnels and NGINX to proxy traffic to internal services, making it much easier and safer to publish apps from your private network or homelab. Docs: https://www.wiredoor.net/docs GitHub: https://github.com/wiredoor/wiredoor Would love any feedback, questions, or suggestions!

    2025 · wiredoor.net · its alternatives →

  11. 11

    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 →

  12. 12IM

    Tools, calculator, and helpful information for network engineering, web developers, and IT professionals.

    2013 · tunnelsup.com · its alternatives →

  13. 13
  14. 14
    Tunnelfy▲157

    Manage Cloudflare tunnels from VSCode

    2025 · marketplace.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

  15. 15

    A simple API for custom hostnames, handles DNS, SSL, etc.

    2017 · fly.io · its alternatives →

  16. 16

    Tabserve gives you a https url for localhost using only the browser (tabserve.dev). Take a look: https://tabserve.dev

    2023 · tabserve.dev · its alternatives →

  17. 17

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

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

  18. 18

    I'm the founder at Netrinos. I built a WireGuard-based mesh VPN because remote access has always been a pain. After years of SSH tunnels, IPsec headaches, and the ssh log horror movie, I wanted something simpler: install, sign in, get work done. Netrinos creates a LAN-like overlay network across your devices. Connections are direct P2P via WireGuard, with no central server routing traffic. Each device gets a stable IP and DNS name (pc.you.netrinos.com). When direct connections fail, they fall back to a relay server that's still encrypted end-to-end. We can't see your traffic. The most…

    Dec 2025 · netrinos.com · its alternatives →

  19. 19
    wsgrok▲7

    I built it for myself because ngrok didn't let me add one more domain unless I paid $12 more. I probably should've looked for alternatives before building my own, but my grudge got in the way . Once I started, I wanted to make it better than the other options. Silly, I know. No one probably cares. I plan to open source it sometime next year because I’ve got other projects to finish first. It's free until I deplete my cloud credits, then it will switch to a tier-based model with a free option.

    Jan 2026 · wsgrok.com · its alternatives →

  20. 20

    User space WireGuard port-forward in Rust. Contribute to aramperes/onetun development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

  21. 21

    ngrok is developer infrastructure that routes and secures traffic to your apps, APIs, and AI models, wherever they run. Start on localhost, ship to prod.

    2013 · ngrok.com · its alternatives →

  22. 22

    Hi HN! I'm Jarek, and I've built this tool that allows publishing .local domains on the local network using mDNS. It also has a reverse proxy that handles HTTPS termination and port forwarding. I'm working on adding more features, like an index page with all available domains or allowing proxy redirects, so you could redirect from HTTP to HTTPS. Let me know if you have any questions or feedback!

    2023 · localcan.com · its alternatives →

  23. 23OS
  24. 24

    Secure, forever-free localhost tunnels (ex-Deposure).

    Apr 2026 · agglabs.com · its alternatives →

Also compare

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →