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Charles vs Private Internet Access

A side-by-side look at Charles and Private Internet Access. 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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Private Internet Access

Private Internet Access

Security & Privacy

Private Internet Access (PIA) is a popular VPN service that allows users to browse the web anonymously and access blocked content. PIA offers robust encryption, no activity logs, and servers in over 75 countries.

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