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Freemium

Free sign-up available, with paid use of the managed service.

 Freemium

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

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Single client binary for many platforms
  • Automatic TLS certificates
  • No inbound ports opened; the daemon connects outbound to Cloudflare
  • Works behind carrier-grade NAT where port forwarding is impossible
  • Requires an account and depends on the hosted service
  • Client is not open source
  • Requires a Cloudflare account and a domain on Cloudflare
  • Your traffic passes through Cloudflare, which is a dependency and a trust decision
Downloadable app, Hosted service Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: Apache-2.0
Account needed Account needed
Needs internet Needs internet

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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