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BufferZone vs Charles

A side-by-side look at BufferZone and Charles. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

BufferZone

BufferZone

Security & Privacy

BufferZone is a free firewall program that protects your computer from malware, hackers, and internet threats. It works by isolating your web browser and email client into a virtual container, preventing threats from accessing the rest of your computer if you happen to visit an infected website or open a malicious email attachment.

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Charles

Charles

Development

Charles is an 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).

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