Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Tunnel.to – dead simple localhost reverse tunnels

Public IPv4 and IPv6-capable URLs for local AI agents, webhooks, SSE streams, WebSocket services, and developer apps.

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.

1. 1
   Pinggy▲282

   Public URLs for localhost without downloading any binary

   2024 · pinggy.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   A Short IPv6 Guide for Home IPv4 Admins▲69

   A Short IPv6 Guide for Home IPv4 Admins. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

   2024 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →

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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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   Rabona Tunnel▲164

   Expose Your Localhost Securely

   2024 · rabonatunnel.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   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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   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 →

7. 7
   btunnel▲117

   No more localhost, welcome to the internet

   2023 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Routepath▲108

   Simple HTTPS, routing, and custom domains for your sites

   2020 · its alternatives →

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   Tunll▲97

   Tunnels from public internet to localhost for all developers

   2022 · its alternatives →

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    Localdots – HTTPS domains for localhost with autoconfig and hot reload▲75

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

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    connet – A P2P reverse proxy with NAT traversal▲130

    Over the past couple of months, I've been working on connet. At this point, it is working pretty smoothly (in what I use it for), so I wanted to share it with more people and see what they think. I know many other similar/reverse proxy solutions exist - like https://github.com/fatedier/frp, https://github.com/rapiz1/rathole, and a bunch more you can find at https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling. However, I wanted to try and put my own little peer-to-peer twist on it. Thanks for checking it out, and sharing any…

    2025 · 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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    Pushpin – A new way to build realtime HTTP and WebSocket services▲114

    Reverse proxy for realtime APIs.

    2015 · pushpin.org · its alternatives →

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    Switchboard – A mDNS based reverse proxy for personal infrastructure▲92

    Simple mDNS based reverse proxy for personal infrastructure. - whytheplatypus/switchboard

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15PA
    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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    Fanout – Reverse proxy to push real-time data to connected devices▲84

    Deliver real-time data and low-latency WebSockets & pub/sub at the edge with Fastly. Scale chat, IoT, live apps and messaging with a self-managed infrastructure.

    2017 · fanout.io · its alternatives →

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    P2P/serverless browser to Go back end – no DNS/IP required▲15

    Demonstration of a browser connecting to Pion WebRTC without a signaling server. - pion/offline-browser-communication

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18HP
    Hoppy – Public IPv4 and IPv6 Addresses over WireGuard▲40

    2021 · hoppy.network · its alternatives →

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    Pingoo – A reverse proxy with built-in WAF and bot protection (in Rust)▲17

    The fast and secure Load Balancer / API Gateway / Reverse Proxy with built-in service discovery, GeoIP, WAF, bot protection and much more - https://pingoo.io - pingooio/pingoo

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ServerlessIP▲10

    Static IP for your serverless applications!

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    ipv4.cat – your public IP address from any OS terminal▲20

    2019 · about.ipv4.cat · its alternatives →

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    Secure HTTP and TCP tunnels that work anywhere▲8

    Secure HTTP and TCP tunnels that just work. Contribute to inlets/inlets-pro development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A HTTP2 web server with auto SSL certificate, Zero-Configuration▲16

    A HTTP3 web server for reverse proxy and single page application, automatically apply for ssl certificate, Zero-Configuration. - txthinking/nico

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ssrok▲6

    Expose localhost instantly with secure, ephemeral tunnels.

    Feb 2026 · kuulto.app · its alternatives →

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