# Tunnl.gg 12 Hacker News commenters recommended Tunnl.gg and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months. **Verdict:** Recommended as a free, client-free way to expose a local service with no signup. Critics say it is unsuitable for production and risky for traffic privacy. ## Why people recommend it - No separate client needed (2 comments): "it's different from ngrok and the others in that you don't need a separate client" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46146836)) "its free to use and does not require any clients" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46145948)) - Free with no signup (2 comments): "its free to use and does not require any clients" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46145948)) "Zero signup – just works immediately - Free" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46145903)) - Simple, appealing concept (2 comments): "I like this idea, maybe I'll use it in my next project" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46300079)) "Love the approach, simplicity and concept." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46146353)) ## What people warn about - Privacy and data exposure concerns (5 comments): "you're giving them an easy data exfil route without the hassle and risk of them having to set up their own infrastructure" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46146540)) "massive privacy/security risks involved in exposing your data to an opaque service" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46151975)) "the subscription email is coming from a Gmail address, so I have no trust" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46154813)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [Cloudflare Quick Tunnels](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cloudflare-quick-tunnels.md): 29 recommend - [ngrok](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ngrok.md): 19 recommend - [BitBang](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bitbang.md): 10 recommend - [Pinggy](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pinggy.md): 6 recommend - [sish](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sish.md): 6 recommend ## Where to get it - [Visit the official site](https://tunnl.gg/) ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Tunnl.gg", https://hackerapproved.com/p/tunnl-gg/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).