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Cloudflare Tunnelwstunnel
Freemium

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

 Free

The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…

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
  • Connects a local client with a remotely hosted tunnel endpoint.
  • Requires a Cloudflare account and a domain on Cloudflare
  • Your traffic passes through Cloudflare, which is a dependency and a trust decision
  • Requires configuring both ends and appropriate access controls.
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: BSD-3-Clause
Account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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