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inlets vs zrok: catalog facts
inlets	zrok
Paid Commercial product with flat-rate subscription pricing.	Freemium Open source for self-hosting; NetFoundry also runs it as a hosted service.
Self-hosted, Command line	Self-hosted, Command line
You run the tunnel server, so traffic stays under your control HTTP and pure TCP tunnels without rate limits	Private sharing without exposing a public endpoint Shares files and web content as well as HTTP services
Paid subscription required Self-hosted mode needs a public VM to run the server	Requires an invite and enabling an environment before sharing Self-hosting involves running OpenZiti infrastructure
Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Hosted service	Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Hosted service
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Account needed	Account 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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