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lrok vs ngrok. Same shape. Friendlier price.

ngrok is the original tunnel service — well-built, mature, the de-facto answer for most webhook-testing tutorials. For a lighter-weight solo-built alternative with a generous free tier, see how lrok compares to [Telebit](/compare/telebit). lrok is the cheap, focused alternative for solo devs and small teams who do not need a Kubernetes operator or SOC 2. If multi-region edge infrastructure is a hard requirement, see how lrok compares to [Loophole](/compare/loophole) as well. If you already have a public server and want to run your own tunnel stack, see how lrok compares to [frp](/compare/frp). At [$9/mo flat with no SSO tax](/blog/no-sso-tax-pricing), every feature is available on the same plan. One concrete difference: ngrok rotates your subdomain on every restart on the free plan — see how lrok solves [the URL-rotation problem](/blog/killing-the-url-rotation-problem) with a free reserved subdomain.

Free tier

Featurelrokngrok
Reserved subdomain (kept forever)1 includedPaid plans only
Active tunnels1Up to 3
Bandwidth meteringNot metered1 GB / mo
Request limitUnlimited20k HTTP/S / mo
Live request inspectorLast 100 requestsAvailable

Pro tier

Featurelrokngrok
Price$9 / mo flat$8–20 + usage
Unlimited tunnelsYesPay-as-you-go ($20+)
Unlimited reserved subdomainsYesCapped + per-domain pricing
TCP tunnelsYesYes
Custom domains (BYO)YesYes
Basic-auth gatingYes (per tunnel)Yes (Traffic Policy)
Bandwidth on ProNot meteredMetered usage tier

Where ngrok still wins

We're up-front about the gaps. Some are on the roadmap; the enterprise / specialized ones probably won't be.

Featurelrokngrok
OAuth / SAML / SSO gatingRoadmapYes (Traffic Policy)
IP allowlist / denylistRoadmapYes
Kubernetes operatorNot plannedYes
Background daemonRoadmapYes
SOC 2 / HIPAA / SAMLNoYes (Enterprise)

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lrok

A single command between localhost and the world.