Localport vs remote.it
remote.it connects people to devices, peer to peer where it can, and is priced per licence. Localport gives your team mutual TLS access to devices at one flat price, with fixed device addresses and static public URLs on every plan.
25 devices and 10 people cost $100 a month on remote.it, and $24 on Localport.
Last checked 16 October 2026
What remote.it is
remote.it connects people to devices, peer to peer where the network allows, from web, desktop and mobile apps. Paid plans are priced per licence, and each licence adds one user and a set of devices.
- Peer-to-peer connections
- Desktop and mobile apps
- A free plan for personal devices
What Localport is
Localport gives your team mutual TLS access to devices behind NAT, at one flat price. Each device keeps a fixed address on every plan, and public tunnels are in the same product.
- One price for the team, whatever its size
- Remote Access over mutual TLS, granted per device
- Static public URLs on every plan
What remote.it does well.
Localport does not connect peer to peer or ship desktop and mobile apps, and every plan is paid.
- Peer to peer
- Connections go directly between the person and the device where the network allows it.
- Desktop and mobile apps
- People connect from web, desktop and mobile apps.
- A plan at no cost
- Personal is free for 5 non-commercial devices.
- Large fleets
- The Fleet plan scales in 100-device increments, with bulk registration.
What Localport does better.
- One price for the team
- Pro includes 50 members. On remote.it, each licence adds one user.
- Fixed device addresses on every plan
- Each device is reached by its own name, which never changes. remote.it named, fixed endpoint URLs are on Enterprise.
- Static public URLs on every plan
- HTTP, TCP and TLS tunnels with your own domain and reserved TCP ports. remote.it persistent public URLs without a splash screen start at Business.
- Remote Access over mutual TLS
- Each person, server or CI job holds its own certificate, and a grant names the devices it reaches, by exact name, by name prefix or all of them.
- Ports set in the dashboard
- Each device serves only the TCP and HTTP ports listed for it. Removing a port closes the connections using it.
- Revocation closes live connections
- Narrowing a grant, revoking a certificate or removing a device closes the connections it covered.
- One-time setup keys
- A single-use key gives a device its certificate, which the device then renews itself. No lasting secret stays on disk.
- CI without a stored secret
- A pipeline exchanges the OIDC token that GitHub Actions, GitLab or Buildkite issues for a certificate.
- A longer Remote Access log
- 90 days on Pro, 365 on Business. remote.it Professional keeps 30 days of activity.
What it costs
remote.it billed yearly, against Localport billed month to month.
| remote.it / month | Localport / month | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 devices, 5 people remote.it Professional: 5 base devices plus 3 per licence, so 7 licences at $10 | $70 | $24 on Pro | 2.9x less |
| 25 devices, 10 people remote.it Professional: one user per licence, so 10 licences at $10 | $100 | $24 on Pro | 4.2x less |
| 25 devices, 10 people, persistent public URLs remote.it Business: 10 licences at $25 | $250 | $24 on Pro | 10.4x less |
remote.it Personal is free for 5 non-commercial devices. Localport Pro is $20 a month billed yearly and covers up to 50 members and 30 devices.
Side by side
| remote.it | Localport | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Per licence: $10, $25 or $250 a month | One flat price per team |
| Users | One user per licence, five on Fleet | 5 on Hobby, 50 on Pro, 100 on Business |
| Fixed device address | Named, fixed endpoint URLs on Enterprise | Every plan |
| Persistent public URLs | Business and above | Every plan |
| Connection path | Peer to peer | Through the region you choose |
| Access log | Activity log: 7 days, 30 days or 1 year by plan | Remote Access log: 90 days on Pro, 365 on Business |
How Localport handles your data.
- Open-source agent
- The program on your machine is Apache 2.0. Read it before you run it.
- Traffic content is not logged
- Request and response bodies are not stored.
- A region for each tunnel
- EU, US or Asia Pacific. Account data is stored in the EU.
- Your keys stay with you
- Private keys for Remote Access are created on your machine and not sent to us.
Common questions.
remote.it details are from remote.it pricing, remote.it as published on 16 October 2026.
Is Localport priced per device or per user?
Neither. Each plan is one flat price per team. remote.it is priced per licence, and each licence adds one user and a set of devices.
How much does Localport cost compared with remote.it?
For 25 devices and 10 people, remote.it Professional is $100 a month billed yearly. Localport Pro is $24 a month, or $20 billed yearly.
Do devices need a public IP or open ports?
No. The Localport agent connects outbound, so devices work behind NAT, CGNAT and firewalls.
Does each device keep the same address?
Yes, on every plan. A device is reached by its own name, which stays the same across restarts and network changes.
Is the connection peer to peer?
No. Connections pass through Localport in the region you choose, over mutual TLS. remote.it connects peer to peer where the network allows.