Instead of frp
frp alternatives
frp is a free, self-hosted reverse proxy that publishes intranet services through nodes with public IP addresses. It handles TCP, UDP, HTTP and HTTPS, with QUIC, KCP and WebSocket available for client-server communication. Its proxy groups can load-balance traffic, health checks can remove failed services, and monitoring is available through in-memory or Prometheus options. Token and OIDC authentication, several configuration formats, cross-platform binaries and XTCP peer-to-peer connections cover varied deployments.
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Fabio
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1Consul-based HTTP and TCP service routing — Fabio updates routes from Consul service data and adds redirects, access controls, dynamic certificates and traffic shaping.
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freenginx
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1General-purpose HTTP, mail, TCP and UDP proxying — freenginx adds HTTP caching, HTTP/2 and HTTP/3, mail proxying, and generic TCP/UDP fault tolerance.
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LocalXpose
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+2Managed localhost tunnels with desktop and CLI access — LocalXpose provides managed secure tunnels, graphical tools, traffic inspection, custom domains and automatic certificates.
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ngrok
Free plan APILinuxMac+3Cloud tunnels with policy rules and integrations — ngrok combines secure tunnels with CEL traffic policies, cloud integrations and webhook signature verification.
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Openport
Free plan APILinuxMac+2Low-cost remote access and IoT device management — Openport adds managed global servers, device groups, IoT fleet visibility and HTTP forwarding with valid certificates.
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Pomerium
Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3Identity-aware, clientless zero-trust access — Pomerium continuously checks identity, device state and context, providing clientless access through OpenID Connect identity providers.
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Zoraxy
Free plan LinuxSelf-hostedWeb+1Web-managed self-hosted services and access controls — Zoraxy adds a web UI, ACME renewal, HTTP/2, stream proxying, uptime monitoring, plugins and detailed blacklist controls.
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Apache Traffic Server
Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+1 - 9
HAProxy Community Edition
Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+2 - 10
Traefik Proxy
Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3 - 11
BunkerWeb
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1 - 12
Caddy
Free plan AndroidAPILinux+4 - 13
Envoy Proxy
Free plan APILinuxMac+2 - 14
NGINX
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1 - 15
PageKite
Free plan AndroidAPILinux+4 - 16
Redbird
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted - 17
Nginx Proxy Manager
Free plan LinuxSelf-hostedWeb - 18
Nuster
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted - 19
SNI Proxy
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted - 20
Reproxy
Free plan APILinuxMac+2 - 21
Skipper
Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1 - 22
Soli Proxy
Free plan APILinuxMac+1 - 23
Varnish Cache
Free plan LinuxSelf-hosted - 24
Pound
Free plan LinuxSelf-hosted
Alternatives become relevant when XTCP's success depends on NAT conditions, the Dashboard is a poor fit for large proxy datasets, or a future version change could break compatibility. frp is free and supports Android, Linux, macOS, Windows and self-hosting, but some users may prefer managed tunnels, browser-based access, identity-aware policies or different routing tools. When switching, compare protocol coverage, service discovery, traffic controls, authentication, deployment responsibilities, platform support and the cost of paid plans.