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Charles vs Technitium DNS Server

A side-by-side look at Charles and Technitium DNS Server. 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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Technitium DNS Server

Technitium DNS Server

Network & Admin

Technitium DNS Server is an open source alternative to commercial DNS servers like BIND or Windows DNS Server. It is a fast and secure recursive DNS server that supports features like DNSSEC, Anycast, and DNS over HTTPS.

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