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24 alternatives to griq

Instantly Expose Your Localhost to the Internet!

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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tunnelto.dev▲186
Expose localhost to the internet with a public URL
2020 · tunnelto.dev · its alternatives →
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Expose▲126
Share your local sites via secure tunnels
2021 · expose.dev · its alternatives →
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Tunnelto.dev – expose localhost with a public URL (built in Rust)▲100
Expose your local web server to the internet with a public URL
2020 · tunnelto.dev · its alternatives →
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Pinggy▲282
Public URLs for localhost without downloading any binary
2024 · pinggy.io · 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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Bruno ▲457
Bruno is the Git-native API client for REST, GraphQL, gRPC and Websocket. A local and open-source solution to Postman. Fast, developer-first, and no cloud syncing.
2025 · usebruno.com · its alternatives →
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btunnel▲117
No more localhost, welcome to the internet
2023 · its alternatives →
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Ladder, open source alternative to 12ft.io and 1ft.io▲377
Hey there I made a opensource alternative for these services. Although these worked very well, I was not so confident what they do. So I made my own and opensourced it. It is written in Golang and is fully customizable.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Quick tunnels to localhost with one command and no binary download▲101
Pinggy is the simplest way to bring your localhost projects online. It the the fastest way to create secure tunnels to localhost with a public url.
2023 · pinggy.io · its alternatives →
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EXPOSE▲118
Your no-install & no-config tool to expose local services
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Rabona Tunnel▲164
Expose Your Localhost Securely
2024 · rabonatunnel.com · its alternatives →
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TunnelBear▲174
Secure your data and hide your IP address behind a bear.
2014 · tunnelbear.com · its alternatives →
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Inlets 2.0 – expose your local endpoints to the Internet▲218
The Cloud Native Tunnel
2019 · inlets.dev · its alternatives →
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A toy version of Wireshark (student project)▲265
Hi everyone, I recently published a small open-source project. It’s a minimal network packet analyzer written in Go — designed more like a learning toy than a replacement for Wireshark. It currently supports parsing basic protocols like TLS, DNS, and HTTP, and includes a tiny fuzzing engine to test payload responses. You can inspect raw packet content directly from the terminal. The output is colored for readability, and the code structure is kept simple and clear. The entire program is very small — just about 400 lines of Go code. I know it’s not anywhere near Wireshark’s level, and I still…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I made my Raspberry Pi a secret phone homing server▲139
Tools, calculator, and helpful information for network engineering, web developers, and IT professionals.
2013 · tunnelsup.com · its alternatives →
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Tunnel▲127
Collaborative preview URL for your local web app
2023 · tunnel.dev · its alternatives →
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Portr – open-source ngrok alternative designed for teams▲172
Expose local http, tcp or websocket connections to the public internet - amalshaji/portr
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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AGG Loop▲93
Secure, forever-free localhost tunnels (ex-Deposure).
Apr 2026 · agglabs.com · its alternatives →
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We launched a new web browser▲203
My company launched a new open source web browser built on Chromium. It supports decentralized domains on Handshake and is the first browser to support .eth DNS. It is also the first browser to support secure web browsing with DANE. Check it out: https://impervious.com/beacon https://github.com/imperviousinc/beacon
2022 · its alternatives →
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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 →
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Lynk – Securely expose local TCP and HTTP services to the web▲127
2020 · lynk.sh · its alternatives →
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Pipenet – A Modern Alternative to Localtunnel▲114
Hey HN! localtunnel's server needs random ports per client. That doesn't work on Fly.io or behind strict firewalls. We rewrote it in TypeScript and added multiplexing over a single port. Open-source and 100% self-hostable. Public instance at *.pipenet.dev if you don't want to self-host. Built at Glama for our MCP Inspector, but it's a generic tunnel with no ties to our infra. https://github.com/punkpeye/pipenet
Jan 2026 · pipenet.dev · its alternatives →
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A simple self-hosted ngrok alternative▲34
This is a proof of concept utility which allows you to expose local services to the internet at large: https://github.com/skx/tunneller In short it is a simple ngrok alternative, which you can self-host. Because it is a proof of concept it hasn't been tested extensively, but it seems like it will solve my immediate-needs. Of course it needs test, and structure added. But feedback can't hurt :)
2019 · its alternatives →
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Mole – an open source tool to easily create ssh tunnels▲142
Easily create SSH tunnels.
2018 · davrodpin.github.io · its alternatives →

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