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24 alternatives to Tabserve.dev. HTTPS proxy using Web Workers and a Cloudflare Worker

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

Tabserve.dev is an HTTPS proxy that creates a secure URL for localhost using only a web browser and Cloudflare Workers. It allows developers to access their local development servers through an HTTPS connection without… 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. Tabserve.dev. HTTPS proxy using Web Workers and a Cloudflare Worker launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    A https url to locahost using only your web browser

    2023 · tabserve.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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    Ditch your scraper. Make one API call with any tool.

    Jun 2026 · tabstack.ai · its alternatives →

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    Expose localhost to the internet with a public URL

    2020 · tunnelto.dev · its alternatives →

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    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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    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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    This is a project I've been working on since the start of Covid-19. I built an app so that I don't have to put data into online tools like JWT debugger, JSON formatter, URL decoder, etc... https://devutils.app The app works entirely offline and is open-source. I'm selling the pre-built version of the app to earn some revenue for my time. If you want to try the app but can't afford the price or don't have XCode to build the app, drop me an email (my profile), I'll be happy to provide you a free build. I would love to hear all the feedback/suggestions. Thanks!

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Whist▲346

    The no-compromise browser

    2022 · whist.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, I'm Tyler Flint. Eight months ago we shared qtap here (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43928118). Today we're releasing DevTools - a browser-based interface that gives you the Chrome Network tab experience for server-side HTTP/S traffic. The problem: You're debugging a production issue. An external dependency is returning errors. Your logs say "request failed" but not what was actually sent. Adding debug logging means redeploying and restarting services - which takes time and often changes the conditions you're trying to debug. tcpdump shows encrypted blobs.…

    Jan 2026 · qpoint.io · its alternatives →

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    Endpoints.dev is for sale on Spaceship. Secure checkout and quick transfer. See all purchase options. No hidden fees.

    2020 · endpoints.dev · its alternatives →

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    Devex▲105

    Your own open-source, containerized and shareable cloud IDE.

    2025 · devx.parthkapoor.me · its alternatives →

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    Debug your browser tabs remotely via Chrome DevTools.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    HTTPS domains for localhost. 🏠. Contribute to lufzle/localdots development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    URLify▲99

    Anonymous & secure URL shortener

    2019 · urlify.dev · its alternatives →

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    BoringSSL and nghttp2. Matches JA3N, JA4, and JA4_R fingerprints. Supports HTTP/2, async/await, and works with Cloudflare-protected sites. Not trying to compete with curl_cffi - just a learning project that turned into something functional.

    Nov 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN, Localias is a new tool that you can use to securely manage your local development servers. Use localias to securely proxy a local development server running on http://localhost:3000 and access it at https://frontend.test. Localias is built on top of Caddy, so it's secure and performant. And because it's built on top of Caddy, it will automatically generate and install a custom root certificate, and automatically generate and sign certificates for each of your aliases. This all works by editing your /etc/hosts file and generating a Caddy config, then…

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    DNS over HTTPS proxy written in golang. Contribute to satran/dohproxy development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN! I am Krishna Thota, founder of DevRaven. DevRaven is a monitoring platform for Developers. DevRaven enables engineering teams or individual developers to setup active monitoring for their services/applications and get alerted when things don't work as expected Today's launch makes available the following features: API Monitoring - Monitor your HTTP end points and perform no-code or scripted assertions. Synthetic Monitoring - Execute browser based end-to-end tests using Playwright framework. No setup required. SSL Monitoring - Monitor SSL certificates for your end points and get…

    2022 · devraven.io · its alternatives →

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    Speed up local dev & eliminate external API rate limits

    Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I built this because I kept generating HTML/Markdown reports from Claude Code/Codex and needed a permanent share link instead of a localhost tunnel. Pagecast is a local CLI that publishes those files to your own Cloudflare Pages account. It supports Markdown and HTML, stable URLs, renaming, republishing to the same URL, and watch mode for continuous updates to same file. It is MIT licensed. The main design choice is that there is no hosted Pagecast account. It uses your Cloudflare account and deploys there directly and has claude code and codex integrations as skill/hooks.…

    Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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