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localtunnel vs Portmap.io

A side-by-side look at localtunnel and Portmap.io. 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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Portmap.io

Portmap.io

Network & Admin

Portmap.io is a developer-friendly port forwarding solution that makes it easy to securely access devices and services behind your router and firewall. It allows you to map custom domains to local services to access them externally.

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