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Inlets

The cloud-native tunnel

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Inlets is a cloud-native tunnel solution that lets you expose local endpoints to the internet. It supports HTTP and TCP tunnels, can be self-hosted or used via a managed cloud service, and offers a multi-tenant option (Uplink) for connecting to customer networks. The product emphasizes privacy, control, and no rate limits.

12 alternatives to Inlets

Ranked by how well each tool replaces Inlets: shared features, audience, price and popularity.

  1. LocalXpose

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    Covers 0 of 15 key features, has a free plan and starts cheaper.

    Free plan
    58 out of 100 match$8/mo

  2. localhost.run

    Connect web applications running on your computer to the internet instantly

    Covers 0 of 15 key features, has a free plan and starts cheaper.

    Free plan
    57 out of 100 match$9/mo

  3. Pinggy

    Simple localhost tunnels

    Covers 0 of 15 key features and has a free plan.

    Free plan
    57 out of 100 matchFree

  4. Tunnelmole

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    Covers 0 of 15 key features, has a free plan and is open source.

    Free planOpen source
    53 out of 100 matchContact sales

  5. Pritunl

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    Covers 0 of 15 key features, has a free plan, starts cheaper and is open source.

    Free planOpen source
    50 out of 100 match$10/mo

  6. Istio

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    Covers 0 of 15 key features and is open source.

    Open source
    48 out of 100 match—

  7. Apoxy

    A programmable, tunneled network layer for services, clusters, and clouds.

    Covers 1 of 15 key features and has a free plan.

    Free plan
    48 out of 100 match$80/mo

  8. OpenZiti

    Cloak Your Network. Secure Services not IPs

    Covers 0 of 15 key features and is open source.

    Open source
    48 out of 100 match—

  9. Apache Tomcat

    Open source servlet container implementing Jakarta Servlet, Jakarta Pages, Jakarta Express

    Covers 1 of 15 key features, has a free plan and is open source.

    Free planOpen source
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    Covers 1 of 15 key features.

    48 out of 100 match$28/mo

  11. lighttpd

    A secure, fast, compliant, and flexible web server for high-performance environments.

    Covers 1 of 15 key features and is open source.

    Open source
    48 out of 100 match—

  12. Wasmer

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    Covers 1 of 15 key features, has a free plan, starts cheaper and is open source.

    Free planOpen source
    47 out of 100 match$10/mo