Alternatives to rathole
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. rathole itself: install rathole.
envoy
Cloud-native high-performance edge/middle/service proxy
frps
A fast reverse proxy to help you expose a local server behind a NAT or firewall to the internet
ios-webkit-debug-proxy
A DevTools proxy (Chrome Remote Debugging Protocol) for iOS devices (Safari Remote Web Inspector)
prestd
PostgreSQL ➕ REST, low-code, simplify and accelerate development, ⚡ instant, realtime, high-performance on any Postgres application, existing or new,
traefik
The Cloud Native Application Proxy
toxiproxy
:alarm_clock: :fire: A TCP proxy to simulate network and system conditions for chaos and resiliency testing
nutcracker
A fast, light-weight proxy for memcached and redis
webhook
webhook is a lightweight incoming webhook server to run shell commands
Betwixt
:zap: Web Debugging Proxy based on Chrome DevTools Network panel
glider
glider is a forward proxy with multiple protocols support, and also a dns/dhcp server with ipset management features
mcp-proxy
A bridge between Streamable HTTP and stdio MCP transports
mubeng
An incredibly fast proxy checker & IP rotator with ease
azurite
A lightweight server clone of Azure Storage that simulates most of the commands supported by it with minimal dependencies
macmon
🦀🌡️ Real-time system monitor for Apple Silicon Macs (M1–M5). No sudo. TUI, JSON/Prometheus metrics server, and Rust library
speedbump
TCP proxy for simulating variable, yet predictable network latency :globe_with_meridians::hourglass_flowing_sand:
cloud-sql-proxy
A utility for connecting securely to your Cloud SQL instances
Proxy Audio Device
A virtual audio driver for macOS that sends all audio to another output
cliproxyapi
Wrap Antigravity, ChatGPT Codex, Claude Code, Grok Build, Muse Code, Davin as an OpenAI/Gemini/Claude/Codex compatible API service, allowing you to en
github-mcp-server
GitHub's official MCP Server
http-server
A simple, zero-configuration, command-line http server
proxygen
A collection of C++ HTTP libraries including an easy to use HTTP server
cpprestsdk
The C++ REST SDK is a Microsoft project for cloud-based client-server communication in native code using a modern asynchronous C++ API design. This pr
SSHFS
A network filesystem client to connect to SSH servers
sidekick
Bare metal to production ready in mins; your own fly server on your VPS
How we picked these
We match on what the tool does and how it installs, then order by how widely each project is used. We're not saying these are better or worse than rathole — that depends on what you're building. We're saying they're the projects people reach for in the same situations, and each one has an install command we checked against its documentation.
rathole is developed by its own authors and this page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by any project listed, and nothing here is a paid placement.