You built something. It's useful. You want your team to use it. Here are the realistic ways to make that happen — ranked by how fast they actually work in practice.
Option 1: Workshop (30 seconds)
Built for exactly this use case. Deploy your existing app (Next.js, Python, Node, static HTML) to a company-gated URL. Your team signs in with their work email.
npm install -g @getworkshop/cli
workshop login
workshop init # in your project directory
workshop deploy # 30 seconds to live URLCost: Free for one app. $19/month for five.
IT involvement: None.
Auth code required: None — Workshop handles it at the infrastructure layer.
Time to working URL: 30 seconds.
Option 2: Cloudflare Access (free, ~45 min setup)
Cloudflare Zero Trust lets you put any web app behind company email authentication for free (up to 50 users). You need to set up a Cloudflare Tunnel and configure an access policy. Takes about 45 minutes for the first time. More configuration than Workshop but free and very flexible.
Best for: Teams already using Cloudflare who want a free solution and don't mind the setup.
Limitation: More complex to set up; requires your app to be accessible to the Cloudflare tunnel.
Option 3: Deploy publicly + add auth to the app (~2–4 hours)
Deploy to Railway, Render, or Fly.io (all public by default), then add authentication directly to your app using Clerk, Auth0, or a custom Google OAuth integration. Restrict sign-ups to @yourcompany.com domain.
Best for: Developers who want full control over the auth layer and are comfortable implementing OAuth.
Limitation: 2–4 hours of work that doesn't exist in the Workshop path. And you have to maintain the auth code.
Option 4: Share your screen / Loom (not a real solution)
Record a demo. Works for one-off knowledge transfer. Doesn't scale, doesn't let your team actually use the tool.
Option 5: IT ticket (weeks)
The official path. Submit a ticket, wait for procurement, provisioning, security review, SSO configuration. Realistic timeline: 3–8 weeks. By then the need has passed or you've moved on.
Only use when: The tool handles regulated data (HIPAA, PCI), requires centralized IT administration, or is a production system serving customers.
The right choice for most teams
If you built something with Claude Code or Cursor and want your team to use it today: Workshop is the answer. Zero IT involvement, zero auth code, 30 seconds from terminal to working URL.
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