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ngrok vs PrintBase

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ngrok compared with PrintBase
Detailngrok logo ngrokPrintBase logo PrintBase
What it doesDeveloper infrastructure that routes and secures traffic to your apps, APIs, and AI models, wherever they run. Cloud printing infrastructure that lets you send print jobs to any physical printer via REST API
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 Lite: $0/month (100 prints/month, 1 computer). Essential: $8/month (5,000 prints/month, 3 computers). Standard: $25/month (25,000 prints/month, 5 computers). Premium: $89/month (200,000 prints/month, unlimited computers). Enterprise: Custom pricing with approval required.
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
  • Support for PDF, ZPL, ESC/POS and plain text formats
  • Real-time print job status updates
  • Webhook callbacks for job status
  • Lightweight agent software for Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Support for any printer that installs on Windows, macOS or Linux
  • TLS encrypted communication between agent and cloud
  • Official SDKs for Node.js, Python, PHP, Java and Go
  • API key authentication with Bearer tokens
  • Device and printer management dashboard
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
  • Works remotely without requiring public IP or firewall changes
  • Instant job delivery and status notification
  • Free plan with no credit card or trial countdown
  • Supports multiple physical printer types and formats
Community votes03
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)86 no change since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)260
Citation Flow (Majestic)5121
Referring domains (Majestic)105034

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