The Best Tool for Testing Chatbots
2 min readJan 5, 2021
I want to introduce you to Vortex, an observability tool we created to instantly generate a secure public URL for testing chatbots, building webhook integrations, and exposing a local web server to the internet.
Unlike ngrok and other solutions, Vortex does not use tunneling to bypass NAT and firewall restrictions, making it a little more IT friendly and conducive for business (Vortex does not allow a user to expose more than the site).
The other differences include:
- Stateless — Vortex does not use long-lived connections like a tunnel. It is stateless and works entirely over http like any other web traffic. This means your existing web filtering and security tools all work with our traffic.
- Selective — Vortex can be enabled to selectively redirect traffic you choose with custom rules. It is dynamic too, change as you like, while the system is running, with no restart required.
- Independent — Vortex does not require any client app to be running to journal and record your traffic. if you do not want to forward that is ok. we will store only — for later analysis and review of data.
- Universal — At the network layer, Vortex can record data to any client be it a PC or a phone. No agent software is needed on the hosting server or the client computer.
Implementation for Vortex is less than 5 minutes and it can be switched on and off with a command.
Learn more at APIVortex.com