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ktunnel vs Telepresence: catalog facts
ktunnel	Telepresence
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, Command line	Command line
Lets cluster workloads reach a local service Useful for debugging code locally against a real cluster	Skips the build, push and deploy cycle for each code change Works with local editors, debuggers and profilers
Requires access to a Kubernetes cluster Command line only	Needs components installed in the cluster Requires access to a running remote cluster
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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