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Visitngrok vs Skipper
What both publish
| Fact | ngrok | Skipper |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | Edge authentication supports OAuth, OpenID Connect, SAML, JWT validation, mutual TLS and IP rules. | The README says Skipper can act as an authentication proxy using Basic auth, OAuth2, or OpenID Connect, including audit logging. |
| Founded | 2015 | 2008 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States | Berlin, Germany |
| Kubernetes | The ngrok Operator provides ingress to applications in Kubernetes clusters. | Skipper can run as a Kubernetes Ingress controller. |
| Scale | ngrok says 15.3 million developers have signed up for the platform. | The documentation says Skipper is designed to handle more than 800,000 dynamically configured HTTP route definitions. |
ngrok plans
- FreeFree
- Hobbyist$10 a month
- Pay-as-you-go$20 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Skipper plans
No prices published.
Pick ngrok if…
The Free and Hobbyist plans are described for developers, solo developers, home labs, and game servers. Pay-as-you-go is presented for teams shipping production traffic.
Pick Skipper if…
Skipper suits developers and operators composing services or handling Kubernetes Ingress traffic. It is self-hosted and can be extended with custom filters, predicates, or data sources.