ngrok alternative
An alternative to ngrok: Orbit Link
Orbit Link: serve a site from a machine with no public address: a connector dials out and the edge serves your hostname through it.
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At a glance
| Item | Orbit Link | ngrok |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A connector at the origin dials out; the Orbit edge serves your site through it | A gateway that puts local or private apps and APIs on the internet through tunnels |
| Who runs it | Hosted on Orbit; your own hostname, served through Shield | Hosted by ngrok |
| Free option | 1 tunnel, free for non-commercial use | Free plan: 1 GB data transfer and 20k HTTP/S requests, an interstitial page and an assigned dev domain |
ngrok details are from ngrok's own page as of 2026-09; terms change, so check there for the current ones.
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