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localtunnel vs Pagekite

A side-by-side look at localtunnel and Pagekite. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

localtunnel

localtunnel

Development

localtunnel is an open source command line tool that allows you to easily share a web server running on your local machine without configuring DNS or firewall rules. It does this by assigning you a unique publicly accessible url that will proxy all requests to your locally running web server.

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Pagekite

Pagekite

Network & Admin

Pagekite is an open-source software that makes it easy to access local web servers from the public internet. It works by tunneling traffic through relay servers, allowing developers to expose local web apps for testing and sharing.

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