Pangolin

Open source networking and security platform for protected access

About Pangolin

Pangolin is an open source networking and security platform that connects and protects workforces, AI agents, and infrastructure. It provides identity-aware access to applications and resources through tunneled connections, with custom domains, peer-to-peer connectivity, role-based access control, and security policy enforcement, available as a self-hosted deployment or a managed cloud service for agile IT teams.

Pangolin website preview

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Pangolin: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Free tier available — you can start without paying (freemium model).
Covers networking, security, reverse proxy, self hosted — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

The full feature set sits behind a paid plan — check which limits the free tier carries on the official site before committing.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 1164 tools in the Developer Tools category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

Pangolin pricing

Pricing model	Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.
Free access	Yes — free tier, paid upgrades available
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	digpangolin.com

Pangolin key facts

Category: Developer Tools
Pricing: Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.
Focus areas: networking, security, reverse proxy, self hosted
Official site: digpangolin.com

Pangolin FAQ

How much does Pangolin cost?

Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (digpangolin.com).

What is Pangolin used for?

Open source networking and security platform for protected access Its focus areas in the Developer Tools category: networking, security, reverse proxy, self hosted.

Where can I try Pangolin?

On its official site, digpangolin.com — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

Pangolin vs alternatives

	Pangolin	Anubis	BunkerWeb	Headscale
Pricing	Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas	networking, security, reverse proxy, self hosted	bot protection, security, self hosted, open source	waf, security, open source, self hosted	vpn, networking, self hosted
Official site	digpangolin.com	anubis.techaro.lol	bunkerweb.io	headscale.net
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed

Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.

About the Developer Tools category

Editors, platforms, and services developers rely on to build and ship software. The Developer Tools category on Tools Hub currently lists 1164 tools. Alongside Pangolin, it includes OpenCode, string.is, Thumbor, FlowFuse.

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Alternatives to Pangolin

Tools in the same Developer Tools category that share focus areas with Pangolin — worth comparing before you commit:

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