Charles vs Hoppscotch

Charles

Description: 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).

Type: software

Hoppscotch

Description: Hoppscotch is a free, fast and beautiful API request builder used to test and document APIs. It allows users to quickly and easily send requests to any API, see the response and even generate code snippets to integrate the API. Great for testing APIs during development or creating documentation.

Type: software

Pricing: Open Source

Charles Features

• HTTP proxy
• HTTP monitor
• Reverse proxy
• View HTTP/HTTPS traffic
• View requests
• View responses
• View HTTP headers
• View cookies
• View caching information

Hoppscotch Features

• Visual API request builder
• Generate code snippets
• Save and organize requests
• Test APIs
• Share collections publicly
• Import Postman collections
• Authentication support
• Environment and global variables
• Response preview with syntax highlighting

Charles

• Not listed

Hoppscotch

• Open Source