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Comparison · Infra & APIs
Cloudflare Tunnel vs OpenMQTTGateway
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Cloudflare Tunnel and OpenMQTTGateway — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Cloudflare Tunnel vs OpenMQTTGateway: at a glance
What is Cloudflare Tunnel?
Cloudflare Tunnel ships its eighth October release, still with checksums only.
cloudflared reached 2026.10.7, its eighth release this month, with two more in the last four days. As with every release since September, the notes list package checksums for the standard and FIPS builds and nothing else.
What is OpenMQTTGateway?
OpenMQTTGateway returns after 22 months with a security-first 1.9.0.
OpenMQTTGateway shipped v1.9.0 on November 7, its first release since January 2025. It moves to the Arduino ESP32 core 3.x, ships Theengs Decoder 2.5.0 with a fix for a BLE advertisement parsing flaw affecting every earlier release, and hardens buffer handling across MQTT, HTTP, BLE and RF input. Upgrade notes warn that some Home Assistant unique_ids change and that encrypted BLE devices are skipped until a key is set.
Cloudflare Tunnel vs OpenMQTTGateway: editorial side-by-side
Cloudflare Tunnel
5.0INFRA · APIS
Cloudflare Tunnel ships its eighth October release, still with checksums only.
◆ Current state
cloudflared reached 2026.10.7, its eighth release this month, with two more in the last four days. As with every release since September, the notes list package checksums for the standard and FIPS builds and nothing else.
◆ Where it's heading
The cadence has sped up from about two weeks to a few days, which suggests continuous patching rather than feature work. Without change notes, users can't tell from the feed which releases matter, so the release page tracks build activity, not product direction.
◆ Prediction
Expect more 2026.10.x or 2026.11.0 releases within days. The entries give no indication of what they will contain.
OpenMQTTGateway
2.5INFRA · APIS
OpenMQTTGateway returns after 22 months with a security-first 1.9.0.
◆ Current state
OpenMQTTGateway shipped v1.9.0 on November 7, its first release since January 2025. It moves to the Arduino ESP32 core 3.x, ships Theengs Decoder 2.5.0 with a fix for a BLE advertisement parsing flaw affecting every earlier release, and hardens buffer handling across MQTT, HTTP, BLE and RF input. Upgrade notes warn that some Home Assistant unique_ids change and that encrypted BLE devices are skipped until a key is set.
◆ Where it's heading
Earlier releases made the gateway independent of controllers and external brokers. The return release is about safety and a modern ESP32 base rather than new features, which suggests the project is resetting its foundation before resuming feature work.
◆ Prediction
Expect the promised security advisory for the Theengs Decoder flaw and 1.9.x fixes for the Home Assistant entity changes; whether regular cadence resumes is not yet clear from the entries.
Alternatives to Cloudflare Tunnel and OpenMQTTGateway
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GitLab
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Kestra
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Recent activity from Cloudflare Tunnel and OpenMQTTGateway
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 2d agoOpenMQTTGatewayOpenMQTTGateway v1.9.0
- 10d agoCloudflare TunnelCloudflared 2026.10.7 release
- 11d agoCloudflare TunnelCloudflared 2026.10.6 release
- 13d agoCloudflare TunnelCloudflared 2026.10.5 release
- 14d agoCloudflare TunnelCloudflared 2026.10.4 release
- 19d agoCloudflare TunnelCloudflared 2026.10.3 release
- 20d agoCloudflare TunnelCloudflared 2026.10.2 release
- 1y agoOpenMQTTGatewayAdaptive scanning restart bug fixed
- 1y agoOpenMQTTGatewayAn MQTT broker moves inside the gateway ⚡
- 2y agoOpenMQTTGatewayTheengs Bridge hardware and Ethernet onboarding
- 3y agoOpenMQTTGatewayWeb interface removes the controller dependency
- 3y agoOpenMQTTGatewayWorkaround for stuck BLE scans
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Cloudflare Tunnel and OpenMQTTGateway?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Cloudflare Tunnel is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Cloudflare Tunnel better than OpenMQTTGateway?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Cloudflare Tunnel is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Infra & APIs products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Cloudflare Tunnel?
Top Cloudflare Tunnel alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Cloudflare Tunnel alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/cloudflared for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to OpenMQTTGateway?
Top OpenMQTTGateway alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "OpenMQTTGateway alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/openmqttgateway for the full list with editorial commentary on each.