gsocket
The premium Open Source alternative to Ngrok
🎯 Best for:Establishing secure shells through restrictive corporate firewalls.
What is gsocket?
A self-hosted alternative to Ngrok or TeamViewer for secure host-to-host communication. It enables encrypted connections between machines behind restrictive firewalls or NAT without port forwarding.
Tech Stack
CVPN & Network
Why gsocket?
- • NAT traversal capability
- • End-to-end encryption
- • No port forwarding needed
Limitations
- • Central relay dependency
- • CLI only interface
- • Security risk if misused
3/2/2026
Last Update
189
Forks
32
Issues
BSD-2-Clause
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Ngrok)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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