Ngrok

Secure tunneling platform that puts your local apps, APIs, and services on public URLs instantly.

ngrok.com

Verified API available Free tier ~17k monthly visits

Quick facts
What is it	Secure tunneling platform that puts your local apps, APIs, and services on public URLs instantly.
Pricing	Freemium — from $10/mo
Free tier	Yes
Platform	Web Application
API	Yes
Best for	Sharing local development servers with teammates or clients, Securing and managing API endpoints in production
Domain registered	2013

Data updated Aug. 1, 2026

What does Ngrok do?

ngrok is a cloud networking platform that creates secure tunnels from public URLs to services running on your local machine or private network. It lets you expose a web server, API, or any networked service to the internet without touching your firewall or router settings. You can share a local development site with a client, test webhooks that need a public endpoint, or provide temporary access to an internal tool—all through a simple command-line tool or API.

The platform stands out with its powerful Traffic Policy system, which uses CEL-based rules to control how requests are handled. You can set up OAuth authentication, IP restrictions, rate limiting, and header modifications without writing complex nginx configs. It also includes built-in load balancing, DDoS protection, and a global network that routes traffic efficiently. Everything connects through secure TLS tunnels, and you get detailed observability into all incoming traffic.

Developers working on web applications, APIs, or AI models benefit most from ngrok. It's perfect for sharing in-progress work during development, testing webhook integrations, providing secure access to internal tools for remote teams, and managing traffic for AI endpoints. Companies use it to create preview environments for CI/CD pipelines and to connect field devices back to central services without complex VPN setups.

Non-AI Developer Tools — Other

#api gateway#developer tools#webhooks

Key features

What makes it stand out

Instant public URLs for localhost with secure TLS tunnels

CEL-based Traffic Policy for authentication, routing, and security rules

Built-in load balancing and global traffic acceleration

DDoS protection and web application firewall (WAF) capabilities

Detailed traffic inspection and request replay for debugging

Who is Ngrok for?

Who benefits most from this tool

Sharing local development servers with teammates or clients

Securing and managing API endpoints in production

Handling webhooks for testing and production services

Pricing

Free tier available — start without a credit card

Free

20,000 requests
1GB bandwidth
3 endpoints
$5 one-time usage credit
Up to 3 online endpoints
Up to 1GB bandwidth
Up to 20k HTTP/S requests
Interstitial page on HTTP/S endpoints
Assigned dev domain for public endpoints
1 team member

Hobbyist

$10.0/month

$8.0/month billed yearly

100,000 requests
5GB bandwidth
3 endpoints
$10 monthly usage credit
No additional usage beyond credit
Up to 3 online endpoints
5GB bandwidth included
100k HTTP/S reqs included
No Interstitial page on HTTP/S endpoints
Custom ngrok domains for public endpoints
1 team member

Pay-as-you-go

$20.0/month

100,000 requests
5GB bandwidth
unlimited endpoints
$20 monthly usage credit
Additional usage billed monthly
Unlimited online endpoints
Unlimited bandwidth (5GB included)
Unlimited HTTP/S requests (100k included)
No Interstitial page on HTTP/S endpoints
Bring your own domain for public endpoints
Unlimited team members (3 included)
SSO & RBAC, SCIM add-ons available
Wildcard endpoints
Mutual TLS, and more...

Trust & presence

Search presence Top 10k site

Domain Domain registered 2013

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