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ngrok vs LurkAPI

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ngrok compared with LurkAPI
Detailngrok logo ngrokLurkAPI logo LurkAPI
What it doesDeveloper infrastructure that routes and secures traffic to your apps, APIs, and AI models, wherever they run. Clean data from public social pages, in one request. Works inside Claude via MCP.
StageEstablished Not given
Founded2013 Not given
Based inUS Not given
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree plan with $5 one-time usage credit, up to 3 online endpoints, 1 GB data transfer, and 20k HTTP/S requests. Hobbyist plan at $10 monthly with $10 monthly usage credit, 5GB data transfer, 100k HTTP/S requests. Pay-as-you-go plan at $20 monthly base with $20 monthly included usage, then $0.10 per Not given
Key features
  • AI Gateway for routing hosted or self-hosted models
  • API Gateway with load balancing and WAF
  • Secure tunnels with zero open ports
  • Traffic Policy for routing and transforming requests
  • SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR compliance with SSO and RBAC
  • Traffic Inspector with request replay
  • Webhook testing and replay
  • Multiple endpoint protocols (HTTP, TCP, TLS)
  • Wildcard domain support
  • Mutual TLS authentication
  • Access to 16 social media platforms
  • MCP integration for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code
  • Real-time posts, ads, and profiles as clean JSON
  • Facebook Ad Library search and company lookup
  • LinkedIn ads and jobs search
  • TikTok videos, ads, and hashtag videos
  • Google News, Maps, and advertisers data
  • eBay listings with prices and shipping info
  • Page scraping and rendering with browser support
  • No proxies or platform accounts required
What makes it different
  • Start on localhost and ship to production on the same platform
  • Universal gateway for services running anywhere without open ports
  • Enterprise-grade security with compliance certifications built-in
  • Developer-friendly with minimal operational complexity
  • Used by 15.3 million developers at major companies
  • Faster than ScrapeCreators at 1.12s average answer time vs 3.12s
  • Direct AI integration via MCP without setup hassle
  • Credits never expire and no subscription required
  • Live data access instead of cached or outdated information
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)86 no change since last check16 +7 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)262
Citation Flow (Majestic)5122
Referring domains (Majestic)105037

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