Pinggy vs Kivel

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Pinggy compared with Kivel
Detail	Pinggy	Kivel
What it does	Create secure public URLs for localhost projects instantly without downloading any binary	Command line interface for running utilities, creating webhooks, uploading and downloading files, and calling API endpoints
Stage	Not given	MVP
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	IN	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free plan: $0/month with single command tunneling, HTTP(S), TCP, UDP, TLS tunnels, live header manipulation, request-response inspection and replays, 60 minute tunnel timeout, random subdomains, and unlimited data transfer. Pro plan: billed annually with persistent tunnels, custom subdomains, custom	Free: $0 with 3 agents, 1,000 hosted runs/day, 64 MiB storage. Pro: $2/month with 25 agents, 20,000 hosted runs/day, 512 MiB storage. Team: $6/month per workspace with 100 agents, 100,000 hosted runs/day, 2 GiB storage.
Key features	No downloads required - runs everywhere on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Docker Multiple protocols: HTTP, TCP, UDP, and TLS tunnels with built-in Let's Encrypt certificates Instant public domains with custom subdomains and wildcard domain support Access control via password authentication, bearer tokens, and IP whitelisting Live HTTP request inspection, replay, and header manipulation Multiple server regions: USA, Europe, Asia, Brazil, and Australia Desktop GUI application for easy tunnel management Rich terminal interface with live request logs and bandwidth statistics Auto-reconnection and auto-start on boot options Web debugger built into the dashboard for inspecting tunnel traffic	Run utilities from pipes with JSON input and output Create and manage webhook inboxes Call any API endpoint with JSON body Standard input limited to 10 MiB with 90 second timeout Error reporting as JSON to standard error
What makes it different	No binary downloads required - just use one SSH command to create tunnels instantly Works out of the box on all platforms without additional installation Built-in web debugger for live HTTP request inspection and replay without external tools Simpler alternative to Ngrok with faster setup and more affordable pricing Support for end-to-end encrypted TLS tunnels for zero-trust scenarios	Built on TypeScript SDK for integration with Node.js projects Works anonymously without API key Supports self-hosted installations via KIVEL_URL
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	57 −1 (down) since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	11	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	37	0
Referring domains (Majestic)	867	0

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