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Carabiner vs Chisel: catalog facts
Carabiner	Chisel
Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0-or-later.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Supports HTTP, UDP, and TCP services Works with Ngrok, Playit, and Cloudflare tunnels	Single static binary acts as both ends of the tunnel Works through HTTP proxies and restrictive egress filtering
Linux only	Tunnelling out of a network can breach policy; get permission first No traffic shaping or access control beyond the SSH layer
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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