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ngrok

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Pricing (4/4)

Features (2/2)

Audience (3/3)

Deployment (3/4)

Getting started (2/3)

Pros & cons (2/2)

Resources (2/3)

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MetricngrokSecure Tunneling / API GatewayDifference
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Developerngrok, Inc.
SubcategorySecure Tunneling / API Gateway
Version3.39.11
Rating0.0 / 5 (15 reviews)
Price€8,00
Overview
SummaryDeveloper infrastructure that routes and secures traffic to your apps, APIs, and AI models.
Requirements
Operating system
LinuxmacOSWindows
Devices
DesktopDocker/ContainerKubernetesServer
Programming languages
Go
Pricing
Licensefreemium
License detailsHosted SaaS with a proprietary agent/service; source code is not publicly available. The original ngrok 1.x agent (2013-2016) was open source but is now unmaintained and archived; some client SDKs are open source on GitHub.
Availabilityavailable
Pricing plans
  • Free — Free
  • Hobbyist — €8,00
  • Pay-as-you-go — €20,00
  • Enterprise
Features
Key features
  • AI Gateway with model routing and failover
  • Real-time traffic inspection and request replay
  • Custom, reserved, and wildcard domains
  • Webhook forwarding and testing
  • Load balancing
  • Site-to-site and private cross-network connectivity
  • Kubernetes Operator for ingress
  • SSO, RBAC, SCIM and audit logging (paid/enterprise tiers)
Use cases
  • Exposing local development servers and APIs to the internet
  • Receiving and debugging webhooks on-premises or locally
  • Secure remote access to internal apps, devices, and SSH/RDP sessions
  • Kubernetes ingress and site-to-site connectivity
Audience
Industries
Software development and IT infrastructure (cross-industry)
Target audienceSoftware developers, DevOps/platform engineers, and enterprise IT teams
Integration complexitylow
Deployment
API integration
Open source
Self-hosting
Getting started
Installngrok.com/downloads
Documentationngrok.com/docs
Pros & cons
Pros
  • Easy, quick setup
  • Instantly creates secure public endpoints for local development
  • Effective request inspection for debugging without deployment
Cons
  • Pricing described as convoluted/not fully transparent with unexpected costs
  • Customer support reported as unhelpful for urgent issues
  • Free plan restricts custom domains and stable URLs, pushing upgrades
Resources
Websitengrok.com
GitHubgithub.com/ngrok