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Charles vs Web Page Test

A side-by-side look at Charles and Web Page Test. 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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Web Page Test

Web Page Test

Online Services

Web Page Test is an open-source website performance testing tool. It allows users to test the speed of a website from various locations around the world and provides metrics like page load time, TTFB, requests, and more.

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