ngrok
All your traffic. One gateway.
Founded
2015
Starting Price
\u00240
Category
Security & IT
Last updated March 13, 2026
About ngrok
ngrok is an all-in-one cloud networking platform that secures, transforms, and routes traffic to services running anywhere. It enables developers to expose local applications to the internet via secure tunnels and serves as a unified API gateway, AI gateway, and device gateway for production workloads, used by over 5 million developers.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Expose local development servers to the internet in seconds with a single command
- Excellent documentation and wide ecosystem of integration guides
- Debug webhooks locally without deploying with built-in traffic inspection
- Cross-platform support on Windows, macOS, and Linux
- Built-in TLS, mutual TLS, OAuth, and IP restrictions for security
Key Features
Secure Tunnels
Connect services anywhere to the internet without firewall changes or port forwarding
API Gateway
Deliver, secure, and manage APIs with built-in authentication and rate limiting
AI Gateway
Route, secure, and transform traffic to AI models with policy-based controls
Traffic Policy Engine
Route and transform traffic using CEL-based rules for fine-grained control
Traffic Inspector
Real-time traffic inspection and debugging for HTTP requests and responses
Load Balancing
Scale services with automatic endpoint replication across infrastructure
DDoS Protection
Block volumetric attacks automatically at the network edge
Kubernetes Operator
Pricing
Free
\u00240
- \u00245 one-time usage credit
- Up to 3 endpoints
- 1GB bandwidth
- 20K HTTP/S requests
- 1 team member
Best For
Local Development & Demos
Expose locally running web applications to collaborators and clients for demos without deploying
Webhook Development
Receive webhook callbacks from Stripe, GitHub, Twilio directly on your local machine for real-time debugging
API Gateway for Microservices
Unified ingress point for APIs with built-in authentication, rate limiting, and traffic policies
IoT & Device Management
Connect and manage remote IoT devices through secure tunnels without complex VPN configurations
