Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to servant

Serve from any folder or local server and expose it

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. servant launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Serveo–Expose local servers using only SSH▲62

   Expose local servers to the internet using only SSH. No installation required. Perfect for testing webhooks, demos, and sharing your work.

   2017 · serveo.net · its alternatives →

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   Web Serve▲106

   "Web Serve" is a simple and easy-to-use application designed for quickly setting up and managing local static servers. Whether you are a developer, designer, content creator, or a regular user, this application can help you create local servers effortlessly for testing, development, or personal use. Key features: - One-click setup for local static servers - Simple and intuitive interface - Supports multiple concurrent servers - SPA mod rewrite feature for frontend developers - Support port forward GitHub: https://github.com/jaywcjlove/web-serve Website:…

   2025 · apps.apple.com · 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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   Serve▲69

   Generate REST API endpoints through a low-code platform

   2022 · withserve.com · its alternatives →

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   Expose▲126

   Share your local sites via secure tunnels

   2021 · expose.dev · its alternatives →

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   lcl.host▲308

   Get HTTPS in your local dev environment

   2024 · lcl.host · its alternatives →

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   Serveo▲7

   Expose local servers to the internet

   2019 · serveo.net · its alternatives →

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   Invite friends to SSH into your laptop using their GitHub handle▲334

   We talk about a new feature in Teleconsole:\ you can turn any laptop into a secure and publicly accessible SSH server which uses Github SSH keys for authentication.

   2017 · gravitational.com · its alternatives →

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   Expose local server. Support both TCP/UDP, of course support HTTP▲68

   zoro can help you expose local server to external network. Support both TCP/UDP, of course support HTTP. Zero-Configuration. - txthinking/zoro

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Caddy, a cross-platform HTTP/2 web server▲208

    Caddy is a powerful, enterprise-ready, open source web server with automatic HTTPS written in Go

    2015 · caddyserver.com · its alternatives →

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    Localportal▲53

    Make your local machine global

    2023 · localportal.io · its alternatives →

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    HomelabOS – Ansible scripts to deploy self hosted cloud services▲235

    Your very own offline-first privacy-centric open-source data-center! https://homelabos.com/

    2018 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →

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    Serve Static GitHub Pages Locally▲63

    A simple web server for serving static GitHub Pages locally - CurtisLusmore/ghp

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Directory Serve▲73

    Open source CLI to send and receive file

    2022 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

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    Hostful▲99

    Fastest way to host your websites & PDFs

    2023 · hostful.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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    Soft Serve▲101

    A tasty, self-hosted Git server for the command line

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Easy Webserver for Node.js, Python, PHP, with Free SSL▲123

    Scalable PaaS (automated Docker+nginx) - aka Heroku on Steroids - caprover/README.md at master · caprover/caprover

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ProjectSend▲75

    Securely share files with your team and clients

    2023 · projectsend.org · its alternatives →

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    Abusing a GitHub repo as a private certificate authority▲26

    I tend to create a private certificate authority for every side project, in order to create TLS certs for local development. I find it useful to have local development closely resemble production when at all possible, and "real" certificates are an important element. Anyway I got tired of having these CA private keys on my local machine, especially as I started thinking about setting up a private CA for my company (https://riza.io). So I started thinking about what the simplest way to host a private CA might be. You really only need two things: 1) secret storage, to hold the CA's…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Running a simple local HTTP server in a web page▲75

    Start a local HTTP server without any tools, just open a web page. - EtherDream/http-server-online

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    1Password SSH▲19

    Generate, store, and use SSH keys for Git, servers and more.

    2022 · 1password.com · its alternatives →

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    Local development with .local domains and HTTPSfree tier, from $8/mo▲84

    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 →

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    Serve – like python -m SimpleHTTPServer, but with gzip and http2▲18

    Simple http server for localhost development with flags for enabling gzip and http2 - rhardih/serve

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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