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Cloudflare TunnelLocalXpose
Freemium

cloudflared is free and open source, and Cloudflare Tunnel is available on Cloudflare's…

 Freemium

Free sign-up available, with paid use of the managed service.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • No inbound ports opened; the daemon connects outbound to Cloudflare
  • Works behind carrier-grade NAT where port forwarding is impossible
  • Single client binary for many platforms
  • Automatic TLS certificates
  • Requires a Cloudflare account and a domain on Cloudflare
  • Your traffic passes through Cloudflare, which is a dependency and a trust decision
  • Requires an account and depends on the hosted service
  • Client is not open source
Downloadable app Downloadable app, Hosted service
Open source Closed source
License: Apache-2.0 License not stated
Account needed Account needed
Needs internet Needs internet

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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