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KubeVPN vs ktunnel: catalog facts
KubeVPN	ktunnel
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Windows, Command line	Windows, Command line
Access cluster services by name or Pod IP from a local machine Intercepts cluster traffic to a locally running service	Lets cluster workloads reach a local service Useful for debugging code locally against a real cluster
Requires access to a Kubernetes cluster Aimed at developers familiar with Kubernetes	Requires access to a Kubernetes cluster Command line only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0
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 2, 2026

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