A side-by-side comparison of tunr and LocalXpose to help you choose the best localhost tunnel for your development workflow.
| Feature | tunr Recommended | LocalXpose (Pro) |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly Price | Free / $12 Pro | $8/month |
| Open Source CLI | ✓ Yes | ✕ No |
| HTTP/HTTPS/WebSocket | ✓ Full | ✓ Full |
| TCP / TLS Tunnels | ⚠️ Experimental (WebSocket only, no raw port) | ✓ Yes |
| Custom Subdomains | ✓ Pro | ✓ Yes |
| Custom Domains | ⚠️ Coming soon | ⚠️ Subdomains + apex |
| Bandwidth | No bandwidth cap · per-minute request limits | ✓ Unlimited |
| Request Inspection | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Password Protection | ✓ Basic Auth | ✓ Yes |
| IP Whitelisting | ✓ Yes (HTTP tunnels) | ✓ Yes |
| Bearer Token Auth | ✓ Yes | ✕ |
| Header Modification | ✓ Yes | ✕ |
| QR Code Sharing | ✓ Yes | ✕ |
| Freeze Mode (crash protection) | ✓ Exclusive | ✕ |
| Demo Mode (read-only) | ✓ Exclusive | ✕ |
| Feedback Widget Injection | ✓ Exclusive | ✕ |
| Auto-Login Bypass | ✓ Yes | ✕ |
| Auto-Expiring Tunnels | ✓ Yes (TTL) | ✕ |
| Path Routing | ✓ Yes | ✕ |
| MCP / AI Integration | ✓ Yes | ✕ |
| Team Collaboration | 🔜 Planned | ✕ |
Competitor features and prices change often; check their current plan pages. tunr's raw TCP/UDP/TLS tunnels are experimental and the relay terminates TLS, so no tunnel is end-to-end encrypted.
Both tools handle HTTP tunnels well, and LocalXpose Pro costs less than tunr Pro. LocalXpose gives you native TCP and TLS ports today; tunr's raw tunnels are experimental and only reachable over a WebSocket.
But tunr leans into developer experience: its CLI is open source, it has bearer token auth, header modification, QR codes, and most importantly — vibecoder superpowers (freeze mode, demo mode, feedback widget injection) that LocalXpose simply doesn't have. For vibecoders, freelancers, and AI-assisted development — tunr is the better fit.
This page compares tunr's tunnel (tunr share). tunr's main product is now Agent Bridge: approved, read-only, audited access for AI agents to customers' on-prem data. Tunnels & deploy are still part of tunr.