Smuggl shares localhost via invite-only link

Smuggl feels like a security-first take on the crowded localhost-tunneling market. The invite/approve workflow is the differentiator, but it still has to win against entrenched tools people already trust.

• –The approval gate is the real feature: visitors are screened before traffic reaches localhost, which is safer than a plain public tunnel
• –Instant teardown is useful for ephemeral demos and webhook testing, where you want the link gone as soon as the CLI exits
• –The lifetime Pro tier is unusually straightforward, which could appeal to solo devs and small teams
• –It sits in a mature category with ngrok, Cloudflare Tunnel, and similar tools, so product quality and distribution will matter more than novelty
• –The pitch is strongest for invite-only demos, client previews, and debugging sessions where access control matters more than raw throughput