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Pinggy vs Umwelt

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Pinggy compared with Umwelt
DetailPinggy logo PinggyUmwelt logo Umwelt
What it doesCreate secure public URLs for localhost projects instantly without downloading any binary An epistemic state engine that tracks what each character knows, and how they learned it
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Pricing modelFreemium Open source
PricingFree 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 AGPL-3.0-only open source license. Commercial license available for closed-source products, services and hosted APIs. Free Play Exception covers free games, mods, interactive fiction and tabletop tools (excluding games with price, in-game purchases, ads, paid content or early access).
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
  • Tracks what each character knows and how they learned it
  • Prevents AI models from leaking story information or twists
  • Records confirmed history that is never deleted
  • Single portable .umw file for entire world state
  • Works across TypeScript, .NET, CLI and any language via JSON protocol
  • Query from any character's point of view at any moment in time
  • Performance of 55-65 microseconds per query with half a million holdings
  • Free Play Exception for non-commercial games and tabletop tools
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
  • Separates world state from character knowledge to prevent narrative leakage
  • Guarantees written down with conformance testing across all clients
  • Idempotent writes ensure consistency across retries
  • Works without AI or can control what AI models are allowed to know
  • Open source with commercial licensing option for closed-source products
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Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)57 −1 (down) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)114
Citation Flow (Majestic)3712
Referring domains (Majestic)8671

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