# NetBird AI visibility in Developer Tunnels & Localhost Ingress

Canonical: https://devtune.ai/verticals/developer-tunnels-localhost-ingress/netbird

[Website](https://netbird.io/)

Updated: 2026-10-20T19:59:26.101586+00:00
Prompts: 25
Runs: 6


## Platforms

- google-ai
- bing-copilot-search
- google-ai-mode
- perplexity
- chatgpt-search
- xai-search

Rank: 9
Total brands: 10
Measured responses: 150
Presence percent: 1.3333333333333335
Share of voice percent: 0.8532423208191127
Average position: 43.4
Docs presence percent: 0
Blog presence percent: 0
Brand mention percent: 0


## Profile

Overview: NetBird is an open-source Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) platform built on WireGuard® that enables organizations to create secure, private overlay networks without traditional VPN gateways or complex firewall configurations. Founded in 2021 in Berlin by Mikhail (Misha) Bragin and Maycon Santos, the platform uses a peer-to-peer mesh architecture with NAT traversal to establish encrypted tunnels directly between devices across any environment. NetBird supports both a cloud-hosted SaaS model and full self-hosting under BSD-3 and AGPLv3 open-source licenses. Core capabilities include identity-based access control, SSO and MFA with major identity providers, device posture checks via MDM and EDR integrations, centralized management, SIEM event streaming, and a Terraform provider for infrastructure-as-code. Backed by ~$15.4M in total funding from Pace Capital, Nauta Capital, InReach Ventures, and Antler, NetBird positions itself as a European-sovereign alternative to US-dominated VPN and ZTNA vendors.
Product summary: NetBird is an open-source, WireGuard®-based Zero Trust Network Access platform that replaces traditional VPNs with a configuration-free peer-to-peer overlay network. It connects remote users, cloud resources, and on-premises infrastructure through encrypted, identity-governed tunnels—without requiring open firewall ports, VPN gateways, or static routing configurations. Available as a cloud SaaS or fully self-hosted deployment.


### Key capabilities

- WireGuard®-based peer-to-peer encrypted overlay network with kernel-mode support on Linux
- Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) with identity-based granular access policies
- Automatic NAT traversal and STUN/TURN relay fallback — no open ports required
- Full self-hosting capability under BSD-3/AGPLv3 open-source licenses
- SSO and MFA integration with major identity providers (Okta, Entra ID, Google, OIDC)
- Device posture checks via MDM and EDR integrations (CrowdStrike, Intune, SentinelOne)
- Centralized web management console with group-based access control and private DNS
- Real-time event streaming to SIEM platforms (Datadog, S3, SentinelOne)
- Terraform provider and REST API for infrastructure-as-code automation
- Post-quantum encryption support via Rosenpass integration



### Target users

- DevOps and DevSecOps engineers managing distributed infrastructure
- Network and security engineers replacing legacy VPN stacks
- IT administrators at SMBs and mid-market companies
- Managed Service Providers (MSPs) managing multi-tenant networks
- Platform engineers at enterprises with compliance or data sovereignty requirements
- Self-hosting enthusiasts and homelab operators



### Key use cases

- Replacing legacy SSL VPN for remote and hybrid workforce
- Secure site-to-site connectivity between offices, data centers, and cloud VPCs
- Zero-trust developer access to internal databases, APIs, and infrastructure
- IoT and edge device secure network connectivity
- Multi-tenant MSP network management across customer environments
- Self-hosted private network with full data sovereignty for regulated industries
- Homelab and personal infrastructure secure remote access

Integrations ecosystem: NetBird supports a broad integration ecosystem across multiple categories. Identity Providers: Google Workspace, Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, Authentik, Keycloak, Zitadel, JumpCloud, and any OIDC-compliant provider. EDR/Device Posture: CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Huntress. MDM: Microsoft Intune, Jamf Pro, Kandji. Infrastructure as Code: Terraform (official provider on Terraform Registry), Ansible (community collection). Security Events & SIEM: Datadog, Amazon S3, Amazon Data Firehose, SentinelOne Data Lake, Generic HTTP webhook. Firewalls: pfSense, OPNsense. Cloud: AWS (including Lambda/ECS), GCP, Azure (including Azure Functions). Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes. Operating Systems: Linux, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Android TV, Apple TV, OpenWRT. NAS: Synology. MSP: Acronis integration for partner platforms.
Pricing summary: NetBird offers usage-based cloud pricing. The Free tier supports up to 5 users and 100 machines at no cost. The Team plan is $5/user/month (billed monthly) or ~$4.25/user/month (annual, 15% discount), covering unlimited users, enterprise IdP SSO/MFA, SCIM provisioning, and audit logging; machines are included at 100 base plus 10 per user, with additional machines at $0.50/month each. The Business plan is $10/user/month and adds device posture checks, MDM/EDR device controls, traffic event logging, and audit streaming. Enterprise pricing is custom and includes invoicing, SLAs, DORA compliance, and on-premise installation options. The self-hosted version is free and open source with no per-user licensing fees.
Review summary: Community feedback highlights NetBird's ease of initial setup, intuitive group-based access control, and the value of full self-hosting for data sovereignty. Developers and DevOps engineers frequently cite its lower barrier to entry compared to configuring traditional VPNs and praise the open-source transparency. Common criticisms focus on the complexity of the self-hosted stack (requiring an external OIDC provider plus multiple services), relative immaturity versus Tailscale's more polished ecosystem, and fewer log streaming and third-party integration options. Formal review platform coverage remains thin given the product's early stage, with very limited G2 review volume as of early 2026.
Competitive positioning: NetBird occupies a distinct niche as a fully open-source, self-hostable Zero Trust Network Access platform built on WireGuard®, positioning itself as a modern replacement for legacy SSL VPNs and a European-sovereign alternative to US-dominated vendors such as Fortinet, Sophos, and Tailscale. Unlike Tailscale's partially proprietary coordination plane, NetBird open-sources every component—client, management server, signal server, and relay—under BSD-3 and AGPLv3 licenses, appealing to regulated industries and compliance-sensitive organizations. Its go-to-market strategy, internally dubbed 'Proof of Concept Starts at Home', relies on bottom-up organic adoption by engineers and DevOps practitioners rather than traditional enterprise sales, converting homelab champions into internal advocates.
Limitations: Self-hosted deployment is significantly more complex than Tailscale, requiring an OIDC identity provider plus five separate Docker Compose services (management, dashboard, signal, relay, Coturn), with a typical setup time of 2–4 hours. The management/, signal/, and relay/ server components are licensed under AGPLv3—not the permissive BSD-3 license that covers the client—which may affect enterprise redistribution. Third-party ecosystem integrations are less extensive than Tailscale's. On long cross-continental routes, Cloudflare's private backbone has been benchmarked at 5–8× higher throughput than NetBird's direct P2P tunnels. The platform is younger and less mature than Tailscale, with a smaller community and fewer established integrations.


### Source urls

- https://netbird.io/
- https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird
- https://netbird.io/pricing
- https://netbird.io/integrations
- https://docs.netbird.io/
- https://netbird.io/imprint
- https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/01/berlins-netbird-raises-e8-5-million-europe-open-source-ssl-vpn-giants/
- https://www.nautacapital.com/news-insights/netbird-raises-4m-seed-funding
- https://cispa.de/en/netbird-series-a
- https://tracxn.com/d/companies/netbird/__CmC_VFZ7KDleRo2QvTNBSIzWKuwGBW45aiOqGR3F114
- https://tech.eu/2026/01/13/netbird-announces-10m-series-a-to-expand-open-source-vpn-alternative/
- https://selfhosting.sh/compare/netbird-vs-tailscale/
- https://wz-it.com/en/blog/netbird-vs-tailscale-comparison/
- https://www.nautacapital.com/news-insights/netbird-10m-series-a

Reviewed at: 2026-05-06T17:53:53.39+00:00


### Customer outcomes

| Customer | Summary | Metric |
| --- | --- | --- |
| netgo | netgo replaced its legacy SSL VPN with NetBird, achieving significant simplification of secure internal access by combining WireGuard-based P2P connectivity, Microsoft Entra integration, Defender compliance posture checks, and SOC telemetry. | Not available |
| Select Technology Group | With 55+ sites across the UK and Ireland, Select Tech Group used NetBird's posture checks, MFA, SSO, and granular access control to address complex multi-site network security challenges that had previously been significant operational burdens. | Not available |
| Sport Alliance GmbH | Sport Alliance fundamentally transformed its network management operations using NetBird, eliminating outages, simplifying operations, and enabling secure, scalable connectivity through code in place of a previously fragile, error-prone setup. | Not available |
| Zerodha | Zerodha eliminated networking and access control complexity overnight by adopting NetBird, describing the result as an enterprise-grade network that configures itself. | Not available |



### Reviews breakdown





### Review themes



#### Praised

- Easy initial setup and low barrier to entry
- Intuitive group-based access control and network segmentation
- Full self-hosting with complete data sovereignty
- Open-source transparency and community responsiveness
- No open ports or complex firewall rules required
- Terraform and API support for infrastructure automation
- WireGuard kernel-mode performance on Linux
- Effective SSO and MFA integration with enterprise IdPs



#### Criticized

- Complex self-hosted setup requiring external OIDC provider
- Younger and less mature ecosystem compared to Tailscale
- Fewer third-party integrations than established alternatives
- Fewer log streaming destinations than Tailscale
- Management and relay server components under AGPLv3, not fully BSD-3
- Cross-continental throughput limited by direct P2P routing vs. cloud backbones




### Company facts

Founded year: 2021
Hq: Berlin, Germany


#### Founders

- Mikhail (Misha) Bragin
- Maycon Santos

Employees range: Not available
Total funding: ~$15.4M
Valuation: Not available
Arr: Not available
Customer count: Hundreds of thousands of users and machi
Status: Private


Readiness: Not available


## Ranking

| Display name | Pair count | Total pairs | Presence percent | Avg position |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 70 | 150 | 46.666666666666664 | 17.18285714285714 |
| ngrok | 54 | 150 | 36 | 12.03076923076923 |
| Tailscale | 52 | 150 | 34.66666666666667 | 22.906976744186046 |
| Pinggy | 27 | 150 | 18 | 25.074626865671643 |
| LocalXpose | 18 | 150 | 12 | 20.96969696969697 |
| Teleport | 9 | 150 | 6 | 23.307692307692307 |
| Inlets | 5 | 150 | 3.3333333333333335 | 22.384615384615383 |
| NetFoundry | 5 | 150 | 3.3333333333333335 | 44 |
| NetBird | 2 | 150 | 1.3333333333333335 | 43.4 |
| PageKite | 0 | 150 | 0 | Not available |



## Platform breakdown

| Platform | Prompt count | Presence rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| google-ai | 0 | 0 |
| bing-copilot-search | 0 | 0 |
| google-ai-mode | 0 | 0 |
| perplexity | 0 | 0 |
| chatgpt-search | 0 | 0 |
| xai-search | 2 | 8 |



## Strengths





## Gaps

| Prompt text | Competitor presence count |
| --- | --- |
| Which localhost tunneling platforms support custom domains and persistent URLs across restarts? | 6 |
| Which localhost tunneling services have unlimited bandwidth on their paid tiers? | 5 |
| Which tunneling tools handle long-running production deployments without dropping connections? | 5 |
| Which tunneling tools have the best traffic inspection and request replay features for debugging webhooks? | 5 |
| What tunneling tools integrate with identity providers like Okta, Azure AD, or Google Workspace for SSO? | 5 |



## Topic scores

| Topic name | Prompt count | Cited prompt count |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability | 5 | 1 |
| Developer Experience | 5 | 1 |
| Integrations & Ecosystem | 5 | 0 |
| Performance & Reliability | 5 | 0 |
| Setup & First Run | 5 | 0 |



## Prompt results

- Prompt text: Which localhost tunneling services have unlimited bandwidth on their paid tiers?


#### Brand position by platform

Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Perplexity: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Pinggy | 1 |
| LocalXpose | 2 |



##### Google-ai-mode

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| ngrok | 1 |
| LocalXpose | 2 |
| Pinggy | 3 |



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| LocalXpose | 2 |
| ngrok | 3 |



##### Chatgpt-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Pinggy | 1 |
| ngrok | 6 |
| Cloudflare | 7 |
| NetFoundry | 10 |



##### Xai-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Pinggy | 1 |
| Tailscale | 14 |
| LocalXpose | 18 |
| Cloudflare | 26 |


- Prompt text: Which tunneling platforms can expose Kubernetes services without configuring a load balancer or ingress controller?


#### Brand position by platform

Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Perplexity: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Google-ai-mode

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| ngrok | 1 |
| Cloudflare | 3 |



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Tailscale | 1 |
| ngrok | 3 |



##### Chatgpt-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 1 |
| ngrok | 2 |
| Tailscale | 3 |
| Inlets | 5 |



##### Xai-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 10 |
| ngrok | 16 |
| Inlets | 34 |
| Tailscale | 35 |


- Prompt text: Which tunneling tools handle long-running production deployments without dropping connections?


#### Brand position by platform

Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Perplexity: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Google-ai

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Tailscale | 1 |
| Cloudflare | 2 |



##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Google-ai-mode

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 3 |



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 1 |
| ngrok | 4 |



##### Chatgpt-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| ngrok | 1 |
| Tailscale | 3 |



##### Xai-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Pinggy | 2 |
| Tailscale | 4 |
| Cloudflare | 44 |


- Prompt text: What tunneling solutions integrate well with edge platforms or CDNs to combine tunneling with caching and WAF?


#### Brand position by platform

Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Perplexity: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Google-ai-mode

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 1 |



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 1 |



##### Chatgpt-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 1 |



##### Xai-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 1 |
| Tailscale | 4 |
| ngrok | 42 |
| Pinggy | 46 |


- Prompt text: Which secure access platforms have the smoothest CLI experience for everyday developer workflows?


#### Brand position by platform

Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Perplexity: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Xai-search: 34



#### Platform rows



##### Google-ai

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Teleport | 5 |



##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Google-ai-mode

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Teleport | 2 |



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Tailscale | 1 |
| Teleport | 3 |
| Cloudflare | 5 |



##### Chatgpt-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Teleport | 2 |
| Tailscale | 3 |
| Cloudflare | 10 |



##### Xai-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Tailscale | 22 |
| Teleport | 28 |
| NetBird | 34 |
| Cloudflare | 39 |
| NetFoundry | 75 |


- Prompt text: Which tunneling solutions offer the lowest latency by leveraging a global edge network?


#### Brand position by platform

Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Perplexity: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Google-ai-mode

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 1 |
| ngrok | 2 |



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 1 |
| Tailscale | 4 |



##### Chatgpt-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 4 |
| ngrok | 7 |
| Tailscale | 12 |



##### Xai-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| LocalXpose | 36 |
| Cloudflare | 40 |
| Pinggy | 63 |
| Tailscale | 67 |


- Prompt text: What are the best zero-trust networking solutions that combine tunneling with identity-based access control?


#### Brand position by platform

Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Perplexity: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Xai-search: 33



#### Platform rows



##### Google-ai

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 3 |



##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Google-ai-mode





##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 1 |
| Tailscale | 4 |



##### Chatgpt-search





##### Xai-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| NetBird | 33 |
| Tailscale | 38 |
| Cloudflare | 72 |


- Prompt text: What are the best tunnel solutions for teams that want to share local services with each other during development?


#### Brand position by platform

Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Perplexity: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Google-ai-mode

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Tailscale | 1 |
| NetFoundry | 4 |



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Tailscale | 1 |
| ngrok | 2 |
| Cloudflare | 4 |



##### Chatgpt-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Tailscale | 1 |
| ngrok | 3 |
| Cloudflare | 5 |



##### Xai-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Tailscale | 1 |
| LocalXpose | 5 |
| Pinggy | 12 |
| Cloudflare | 18 |
| NetFoundry | 54 |


- Prompt text: Which developer tunneling tools have the best CI/CD integrations for spinning up ephemeral preview environments per pull request?


#### Brand position by platform

Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Perplexity: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Google-ai-mode

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 3 |



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| ngrok | 1 |
| Cloudflare | 3 |
| Tailscale | 5 |



##### Chatgpt-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Tailscale | 4 |
| Cloudflare | 7 |



##### Xai-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 1 |
| ngrok | 12 |
| LocalXpose | 30 |
| Tailscale | 31 |


- Prompt text: What's the simplest way to expose a local webhook endpoint to a third-party service like Stripe or Twilio for testing?


#### Brand position by platform

Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Perplexity: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Google-ai

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| LocalXpose | 1 |
| ngrok | 3 |



##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Google-ai-mode





##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| ngrok | 2 |



##### Chatgpt-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| ngrok | 5 |



##### Xai-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Pinggy | 2 |
| Tailscale | 6 |
| Cloudflare | 8 |
| LocalXpose | 9 |
| ngrok | 21 |


- Prompt text: What are the most reliable tunneling platforms for production-grade ingress, not just dev testing?


#### Brand position by platform

Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Perplexity: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Google-ai-mode

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 1 |
| Inlets | 3 |



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 1 |
| ngrok | 4 |
| Tailscale | 5 |



##### Chatgpt-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 1 |
| Tailscale | 4 |



##### Xai-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| ngrok | 6 |
| Cloudflare | 9 |
| Pinggy | 13 |
| Tailscale | 15 |
| LocalXpose | 18 |


- Prompt text: Which localhost tunneling platforms support custom domains and persistent URLs across restarts?


#### Brand position by platform

Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Perplexity: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Google-ai

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Pinggy | 1 |



##### Bing-copilot-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 3 |
| Pinggy | 4 |



##### Google-ai-mode

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 3 |
| ngrok | 6 |



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 1 |
| ngrok | 2 |



##### Chatgpt-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| ngrok | 1 |
| Cloudflare | 5 |
| Tailscale | 11 |



##### Xai-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 1 |
| ngrok | 11 |
| Pinggy | 24 |
| LocalXpose | 37 |
| Tailscale | 38 |


- Prompt text: Which tunneling tools have the best traffic inspection and request replay features for debugging webhooks?


#### Brand position by platform

Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Perplexity: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Google-ai

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| ngrok | 1 |
| Pinggy | 2 |



##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Google-ai-mode

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| ngrok | 1 |
| Pinggy | 2 |



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| ngrok | 1 |



##### Chatgpt-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| ngrok | 1 |



##### Xai-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| ngrok | 2 |
| LocalXpose | 14 |
| Cloudflare | 30 |


- Prompt text: I need to share a demo of an app running on my laptop with a remote client — what are my options?


#### Brand position by platform

Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Perplexity: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Google-ai-mode





##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| ngrok | 3 |



##### Chatgpt-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| ngrok | 1 |



##### Xai-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| ngrok | 26 |
| Pinggy | 28 |
| Tailscale | 34 |


- Prompt text: Which secure access tools provide identity-aware proxies for SSH, databases, and Kubernetes API access?


#### Brand position by platform

Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Perplexity: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Google-ai

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Tailscale | 1 |



##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Google-ai-mode





##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Teleport | 1 |



##### Chatgpt-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Teleport | 2 |



##### Xai-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Teleport | 1 |
| Cloudflare | 34 |


- Prompt text: What tunneling tools integrate with identity providers like Okta, Azure AD, or Google Workspace for SSO?


#### Brand position by platform

Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Perplexity: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Google-ai

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 2 |



##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Google-ai-mode

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Tailscale | 1 |
| Cloudflare | 3 |
| ngrok | 6 |



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Tailscale | 1 |
| ngrok | 3 |



##### Chatgpt-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Tailscale | 1 |
| Cloudflare | 3 |
| Teleport | 4 |
| ngrok | 8 |



##### Xai-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| ngrok | 1 |
| Cloudflare | 21 |
| Tailscale | 31 |


- Prompt text: Which tunneling tools let me get a public HTTPS URL for my local dev server in under a minute?


#### Brand position by platform

Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Perplexity: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Google-ai-mode

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| ngrok | 1 |



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 1 |
| ngrok | 4 |



##### Chatgpt-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 1 |
| Pinggy | 3 |



##### Xai-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Tailscale | 12 |
| Pinggy | 13 |
| Cloudflare | 15 |
| ngrok | 58 |


- Prompt text: What tunneling tools work best for developers building integrations with external APIs that need to call back to localhost?


#### Brand position by platform

Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Perplexity: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Google-ai-mode





##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| ngrok | 1 |
| Cloudflare | 3 |



##### Chatgpt-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| ngrok | 1 |
| Cloudflare | 2 |
| Tailscale | 6 |



##### Xai-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 8 |
| Pinggy | 9 |
| Tailscale | 10 |
| LocalXpose | 17 |


- Prompt text: What's the fastest way to expose a localhost server to the public internet for testing webhooks?


#### Brand position by platform

Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Perplexity: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Google-ai

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Pinggy | 6 |



##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Google-ai-mode





##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| ngrok | 1 |
| Cloudflare | 2 |



##### Chatgpt-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 1 |
| ngrok | 7 |



##### Xai-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 6 |
| LocalXpose | 9 |
| Pinggy | 12 |
| Tailscale | 17 |
| ngrok | 35 |


- Prompt text: Which localhost tunneling solutions don't require me to install a binary or sign up for an account?


#### Brand position by platform

Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Perplexity: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Google-ai-mode





##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 5 |



##### Chatgpt-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 3 |



##### Xai-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Pinggy | 3 |
| LocalXpose | 7 |
| Cloudflare | 30 |
| ngrok | 70 |


- Prompt text: What tools let me securely tunnel into a private network from anywhere without setting up a traditional VPN?


#### Brand position by platform

Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Perplexity: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Google-ai-mode

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Pinggy | 4 |



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Tailscale | 1 |
| Cloudflare | 3 |



##### Chatgpt-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Tailscale | 1 |
| Cloudflare | 3 |



##### Xai-search




- Prompt text: What secure access platforms scale best to hundreds of devices and thousands of users in a corporate network?


#### Brand position by platform

Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Perplexity: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Google-ai-mode





##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 7 |



##### Chatgpt-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 9 |



##### Xai-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 34 |


- Prompt text: Which tunneling platforms have official Kubernetes operators or Helm charts for production ingress?


#### Brand position by platform

Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Perplexity: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| ngrok | 3 |



##### Google-ai-mode

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| ngrok | 1 |
| Tailscale | 3 |



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| ngrok | 1 |
| Tailscale | 3 |



##### Chatgpt-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| ngrok | 1 |
| Cloudflare | 3 |
| Tailscale | 4 |
| Inlets | 7 |



##### Xai-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 1 |
| ngrok | 11 |
| Tailscale | 22 |
| Inlets | 42 |
| NetFoundry | 45 |
| Pinggy | 48 |


- Prompt text: Which secure access platforms work with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform for repeatable network setup?


#### Brand position by platform

Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Perplexity: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Google-ai





##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Google-ai-mode

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 1 |
| Tailscale | 4 |



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Tailscale | 1 |



##### Chatgpt-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Tailscale | 1 |
| Cloudflare | 5 |



##### Xai-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Cloudflare | 35 |
| Tailscale | 63 |


- Prompt text: Which tunneling tools support TCP, UDP, and other non-HTTP protocols for game servers, MQTT, or databases?


#### Brand position by platform

Google-ai: Not available
Bing-copilot-search: Not available
Google-ai-mode: Not available
Perplexity: Not available
Chatgpt-search: Not available
Xai-search: Not available



#### Platform rows



##### Google-ai

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Pinggy | 5 |



##### Bing-copilot-search





##### Google-ai-mode

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| LocalXpose | 1 |
| Pinggy | 2 |
| Cloudflare | 8 |



##### Perplexity

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| LocalXpose | 1 |
| Tailscale | 6 |



##### Chatgpt-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| Tailscale | 2 |
| Cloudflare | 3 |
| ngrok | 4 |



##### Xai-search

| Display name | Position |
| --- | --- |
| ngrok | 2 |
| Pinggy | 3 |
| LocalXpose | 14 |
| Tailscale | 17 |





## Top sources

| Url | Title | Domain | Logo url | Source vertical | Content type | Citation count | Last30d count |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| https://netbird.io/knowledge-hub/top-5-tailscale-alternatives | Top 5 Tailscale Alternatives - NetBird | netbird.io | https://izgwnlozsmjmqjsnddmg.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/domain-logos/9dbab6f8-54b2-49a0-8181-89a0ed130318/979b9e43-50a8-4cc5-a118-f96736cc3b48/831cd89b53c0a7a21fcd13c9882579698f96bff9.png | commercial | article | 4 | 4 |
| https://netbird.io/knowledge-hub/cloudflare-mesh-vs-netbird-vs-tailscale | Cloudflare Mesh vs NetBird vs Tailscale: Performance Compared | netbird.io | https://izgwnlozsmjmqjsnddmg.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/domain-logos/9dbab6f8-54b2-49a0-8181-89a0ed130318/979b9e43-50a8-4cc5-a118-f96736cc3b48/831cd89b53c0a7a21fcd13c9882579698f96bff9.png | commercial | comparison | 1 | 1 |
| https://netbird.io/ | NetBird - Open Source Zero Trust Networking | netbird.io | https://izgwnlozsmjmqjsnddmg.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/domain-logos/9dbab6f8-54b2-49a0-8181-89a0ed130318/979b9e43-50a8-4cc5-a118-f96736cc3b48/831cd89b53c0a7a21fcd13c9882579698f96bff9.png | commercial | article | 1 | 1 |
| https://www.netbird.io/knowledge-hub/tailscale-vs-netbird | Tailscale vs. NetBird | netbird.io | https://izgwnlozsmjmqjsnddmg.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/domain-logos/9dbab6f8-54b2-49a0-8181-89a0ed130318/979b9e43-50a8-4cc5-a118-f96736cc3b48/831cd89b53c0a7a21fcd13c9882579698f96bff9.png | commercial | home | 0 | 0 |
| https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird | netbirdio/netbird: Connect your devices into a secure ... | github.com | https://izgwnlozsmjmqjsnddmg.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/domain-logos/9dbab6f8-54b2-49a0-8181-89a0ed130318/979b9e43-50a8-4cc5-a118-f96736cc3b48/d6188a0ef1e8c5c44f6b7753ba44f74dbfff7c6f.png | commercial | github | 0 | 0 |



## Response excerpts

| Prompt text | Platform | Excerpt |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What tools let me securely tunnel into a private network from anywhere without setting up a traditional VPN? | chatgpt-search | developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-networks ## 4. NetBird Provides WireGuard-based private networking with centralized identity, access policies, and routing. |
| What tools let me securely tunnel into a private network from anywhere without setting up a traditional VPN? | google-ai-mode | [SocketXP +1] * NetBird — An open-source, zero-trust overlay network alternative to Tailscale. |
| What tools let me securely tunnel into a private network from anywhere without setting up a traditional VPN? | google-ai | Netbird / Nebula: Open-source alternatives that function similarly to Tailscale. |



## Competitor excerpts

| Platform | Competitor name | Excerpt |
| --- | --- | --- |
| google-ai | Pinggy | Pinggy — _Paid Plans_ * Custom Domains: Supported on the Pro tier. * Persistence: Persistent subdomains, custom domains, and permanent ports are available on paid plans (starting around $2.50–$3/month). |
| bing-copilot-search | Cloudflare | The tunneling platforms that support both custom domains and persistent URLs across restarts are primarily Cloudflare Tunnel, ngrok (paid tiers), Pinggy (paid), LocalXpose, and certain self-hosted/open-source options like frp or Inlets. Free tiers of... |
| google-ai-mode | Cloudflare | Cloudflare Tunnel (`cloudflared`) * * Persistent URLs & Custom Domains: Fully supported. |
| perplexity | Cloudflare | Cloudflare Tunnel — A named tunnel can use a stable hostname on a domain you own. |
| perplexity | ngrok | ngrok — Supports reserved ngrok domains and custom domains you own. Configure the domain once, then use it when starting the tunnel, so you don’t have to rely on a new random URL each time. |
| chatgpt-search | ngrok | ...nt URL \| Cost model \| \| --- \| --- \| --- \| --- \| \| Cloudflare Tunnel \| Yes \| Yes, with a named tunnel \| Free core service \| \| ngrok \| Yes \| Yes, with a reserved or static domain \| Free tier and paid features \| \| localhost.run \| Yes \| Yes, with a custom-do... |
| bing-copilot-search | Pinggy | The localhost tunneling services that explicitly offer _unlimited bandwidth_ on their paid tiers are Pinggy and LocalXpose. Ngrok, by contrast, imposes usage-based limits even on paid plans.[Top 10 Ngrok alternatives in 2026 \| Pinggy Blog](ht... |
| bing-copilot-search | LocalXpose | The localhost tunneling services that explicitly offer _unlimited bandwidth_ on their paid tiers are Pinggy and LocalXpose. Ngrok, by contrast, imposes usage-based limits even on paid plans.[Top 10 Ngrok alternatives in 2026 \| Pinggy Blog](ht... |
| google-ai-mode | ngrok | ...er truly unlimited bandwidth on their paid tiers (avoiding strict data caps or metered pay-as-you-go overage models like ngrok), a few prominent providers stand out: [ngrok Pricing — API Gateway, Tunnels & Kubernetes Ingress](https://ngrok.com/pricin... |
| google-ai-mode | LocalXpose | ...ent providers stand out: ngrok Pricing — API Gateway, Tunnels & Kubernetes Ingress * * LocalXpose: Their Pro plan ($8/month) provides multi-protocol tunneling (HTTP/HTTPS, TCP, UDP, T... |
| google-ai-mode | Pinggy | Pricing Plans: Compare LocalXpose Subscriptions and Features * Pinggy: Their Pro plan starts at an affordable tier ($3/month) and explicitly provides unlimited bandwidth/data transf... |
| perplexity | LocalXpose | LocalXpose — its Pro plan advertises unlimited bandwidth [2]. - ngrok — its Pay-as-you-go plan advertises unlimited data transfer, though usage beyond the included amount is billed [3]. Check each provider’s current terms and fair-use limits be... |



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