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Chisel vs Carabiner: catalog facts
Chisel	Carabiner
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0-or-later.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux
Single static binary acts as both ends of the tunnel Works through HTTP proxies and restrictive egress filtering	Supports HTTP, UDP, and TCP services Works with Ngrok, Playit, and Cloudflare tunnels
Tunnelling out of a network can breach policy; get permission first No traffic shaping or access control beyond the SSH layer	Linux only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
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 September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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