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Charles vs Network Diagnostic Tool

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

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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Network Diagnostic Tool

Network Diagnostic Tool

Network & Admin

A network diagnostic tool is software that allows users to troubleshoot issues with their internet connection and network. It can run tests like speed tests, ping tests, traceroute, DNS lookups, and more to help identify where problems exist.

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