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toran vs ngrok
ngrok is a tunneling tool that exposes local development servers to the internet. Developers use it to receive webhooks, share local work, or test integrations that require a public URL.
What ngrok is good at
- ✓Exposing a local development server to the internet with a public URL
- ✓Receiving webhooks from third-party services during development
- ✓Sharing local work-in-progress with teammates or clients
- ✓Inspecting inbound requests to your local server via its dashboard
Where it falls short for API debugging
- △Focused on inbound traffic to your server, not outbound calls your app makes
- △Does not observe requests your application sends to third-party APIs
- △Cannot be placed inline between your app and an external API
How toran is different
- →toran observes outbound API requests by swapping a base URL
- →Shows what your app or agent sent to a third-party API and what came back
- →Works for servers, CI, containers, and AI agents making external calls
- →Read-only by design: no tunneling, no exposing local services
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Quick decision rule
Use ngrok when you need to expose a local server to receive inbound requests or webhooks. Use toran when you need to see outbound API calls your application or agent makes to third-party services.
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