Charles vs WebScarab
A side-by-side look at Charles and WebScarab. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.
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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WebScarab
Security & Privacy
WebScarab is an open source web application security testing tool that allows users to intercept HTTP and HTTPS requests and responses and analyze them for security vulnerabilities. It can be used to test web apps for issues like cross-site scripting, SQL injection, and more.
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