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inlets vs Tunnelmole: catalog facts
inlets	Tunnelmole
Paid Commercial product with flat-rate subscription pricing.	Freemium Free and open source; the hosted service also has a pricing page for paid options.
Self-hosted, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
You run the tunnel server, so traffic stays under your control HTTP and pure TCP tunnels without rate limits	Single command gives a local port a public HTTPS URL Installs via a script or npm
Paid subscription required Self-hosted mode needs a public VM to run the server	Windows without WSL requires Node.js Pricing details for the hosted service are not documented in the research
Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Hosted service	Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Hosted service
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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