Hello guys Today We are Going to told you the best alternative for Ngrok server
As you know Ngrok is a tool which exposes local servers behind NATs and firewalls to the public internet over secure tunnels.
Let's get discuss about its alternative
Top Ngrok Alternatives in 2021
Here is the list of top 5 alternative for Ngrok in 2021 with details.
- Ngrok
- Localtunnel
- Serveo
- Teleconsole
- Pagekite
Lets go in Detail
#1 Ngrok
Features
Authorization : User is required to sign up in order to generate auth token.
Supported Protocol : HTTP , HTTPS , SSH
Usage : Usage is through ngrok executable (or through node js based library).
Free vs Paid : Offers both free and paid version.
Free version has limited but rich functionalities
Subdomain Support : Subdomains are supported in the paid version.
#2 Localtunnel
Localtunnel is a free tunneling solution, to host your local web applications over the cloud and access the app from the publicly accessible web url.
Features
Authorization : No auth token is required. You can simply install the node package and start using it.
Supported Protocol : Supports http/https
Usage : Can be simply used through nodejs executable. Example: lt --port 3000
Free vs Paid : Is free
Subdomain Support : Free version supports subdomain too.
If available it starts subdomain with the given value.
#3 Teleconsole
Unlike HTTP / HTTPS, Teleconsole allows you to share your terminal session over the web by creating a unique session id.
It has to be used with caution and should be shared with someone extremely trustworthy, as it’s as good as giving full access to your terminal.
Features
Authorization : Not Required
Supported Protocol : HTTP/HTTPS is not directly supported but is through SSH.
It is a good and extremely easy utility for SSH.
Usage : Teleconsole binary needs to be installed and later it can be used as a shell script.
Free vs Paid : Free and opened sourced
Subdomain Support : Not applicable as it's mostly used for SSH session sharing.
#4 Pagekite
Pagekite is another tool that is similar to Ngrok and supports HTTP / HTTPS / TCP and SSH tunnels.
The advantage of using pagekite over Ngrok is its stable domain names which are fixed during the account setup itself.
But, this also has a disadvantage, one can not start multiple tunnels simultaneously unlike Ngrok.
Features
Authorization : One time account setup is required.
Supported Protocol : Supports HTTP/HTTPS, SSH, and TCP.
Usage : One time subdomain setup which is tied to email address is required and can be used every time when tunnel setup is required.
Free vs Paid : Both free and paid options are available. (Free for a month).
Subdomain Support : Subdomain is supported as first class citizens.
It is a part of the account setup itself.
Conclusion
In this tutorial, we looked at the most popular Ngrok alternatives and explored a few other tools like Localtunnel, Serveo, Pagekite, and Teleconsole that can perform the same or similar functionality.
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