ngrok
API gateway and tunnel service for exposing local services to the internet.
Price
from $0.1 per GB data
after the free tier; plans from $10/mo
Free tier
Yes
$5 one-time credit, up to 20k HTTP/S requests/month, 1GB...
SDK downloads
342K
npm @ngrok/ngrok
Status
—
no public status page
How ngrok compares
ngrok is one of 13 APIs in the Hosting and deployment category on AgentGid. Its cheapest paid plan ($10 a month) is the 7th cheapest of the 10 here with a monthly plan. It is one of 10 that can be started for free. 4 of them ship an official MCP server; ngrok does not. Its official SDK is the 5th most downloaded in the category (342K a week). See the full table.
Pricing
| Free tier | $5 one-time credit, up to 20k HTTP/S requests/month, 1GB data transfer, 3 endpoints |
|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | $10 a month |
| Usage price | $1 per 100k HTTP/S requests, $0.10 per GB data transfer (after included amounts) |
| Good to know | Added automatically: its SDK was in 25 of the public agent repos we sampled when it was added. Prices read from the official pricing page. |
From the official pricing page, checked Oct 13, 2026. Prices change: confirm before you buy.
Use it from an agent
| MCP server | No MCP server found |
|---|---|
| npm | npm install @ngrok/ngrok |
| GitHub | ngrok/ngrok-javascript · 132 stars · last push Aug 25, 2026 |
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