Charles Alternatives

Charles is described as 'HTTP proxy / HTTP monitor / Reverse Proxy that enables a developer to view all of the HTTP and SSL / HTTPS traffic between their machine and the Internet. This includes requests, responses and the HTTP headers (which contain the cookies and caching information)' and is a popular http(s) debugger in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Charles for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Charles alternative is mitmproxy, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Charles are Fiddler, HTTP Toolkit, Proxyman and Burp Suite.

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    HTTP Analyzer is such a handy tool that allows you to monitor, trace, debug and analyze HTTP/HTTPS traffic in real-time. It is used by industry-leading companies including Microsoft, Cisco, AOL and Google.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. James icon
     5 likes

    James is a HTTP Proxy and Monitor that enables developers to view and intercept requests made from the browser. It is an open-source alternative to the popular developer tool Charles.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • React
    • Electron / Atom Shell
    • Node.JS
     
  3. Weer icon
     1 like

    A HTTP protocol debugger with Chrome DevTools frontend interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Fluxzy Desktop is a comprehensive HTTP debugger and Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) tool available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It's tailored for developers and network professionals seeking in-depth web traffic analysis and manipulation. Key features include:

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  5. Cellist icon
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    Cellist is a HTTP debugging proxy for OS X.

    ---How does it work?--- Cellist puts a proxy between HTTP clients and the Internet. All you need to do is set the proxy configuration on your device properly, and then all HTTP traffic will go through Cellist and be revealed in front o.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. Proxie icon
     2 likes

    A HTTP Debugging Proxy for MacOS.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Slowy icon
     1 like

    Slowy is an OSX app which simulates custom connection's conditions and limits the network traffic. It is created for web developers that work on a local server, to test a website with a real-world connection.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. CacheGuard Gateway is a free and open-source Unified Threat Management (UTM) solution, a Web Application Firewall (WAF), and a Quality of Service (QoS) platform designed to optimize WAN traffic. To obtain a CacheGuard Gateway appliance, download CacheGuard-OS and install it on...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • VirtualBox
    • Self-Hosted
    • VMware vSphere Hypervisor
    • Microsoft Hyper-V Server
    • Proxmox Virtual Environment
     
  9. HttpFox icon
     10 likes

    HttpFox monitors and analyzes all incoming and outgoing HTTP traffic between the browser and the web servers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Waterfox
    • Pale Moon
     
  10. Uthrottle icon
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    Uthrottle is a tool which simulates custom connection’s conditions and limits the network traffic to a specified speed on network interfaces. In complex service oriented application stacks, some bugs only manifest themselves on congested or slow

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  11. HTTPScoop icon
     3 likes

    HTTP Scoop is a Mac network sniffer that displays requests to websites along with the response, and makes it fairly easy to see what's going on.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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