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Pinggy vs Tunnelmole: catalog facts
Pinggy	Tunnelmole
Freemium Free tunnels with changing URLs; Pinggy Pro adds persistent URLs, with a 7-day trial.	Freemium Free and open source; the hosted service also has a pricing page for paid options.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Works over plain SSH without installing a client Supports HTTP, TCP, UDP and TLS tunnels	Single command gives a local port a public HTTPS URL Installs via a script or npm
Free tunnel URLs change on reconnect Hosted service only; not self-hostable	Windows without WSL requires Node.js Pricing details for the hosted service are not documented in the research
Downloadable app, Hosted service	Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Hosted service
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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