ngrok vs RunAPI

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ngrok compared with RunAPI
Detail	ngrok	RunAPI
What it does	Developer infrastructure that routes and secures traffic to your apps, APIs, and AI models, wherever they run.	One API key for every AI model with unified billing and schema-first integration
Stage	Established	Not given
Founded	2013	Not given
Based in	US	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Not given
Pricing	Free 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	Pay-as-you-go token-based billing. Video models from $0.0096/second to $2.52/video. LLM models from $0.05/1M input tokens. Audio and image models vary by capability. No subscriptions, no minimums, credits never expire. Failed generations not charged.
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	Single API key for 250+ models across all providers Pay-as-you-go billing with no subscriptions or minimums Schema-first SDKs for six languages Real-time pricing transparency Per-project API keys for team access control Automatic task polling and webhook support Agent integration with OpenClaw and Hermes Usage analytics and spending controls Credits that never expire
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	One authentication method unlocks the entire catalog across all AI model providers with no separate credentials to manage Transparent per-call pricing billed monthly with no hidden markups and failed requests not charged Pre-built typed schemas and constraints delivered through model skills for agent code generation Unified billing across all modalities and providers in a single monthly invoice Integrates natively into Claude Code, Cursor, and other developer agent environments
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	86 no change since last check	35 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	26	7
Citation Flow (Majestic)	51	37
Referring domains (Majestic)	10503	125

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