cURL vs Fiddler

cURL

Description: cURL is a command line tool that allows you to make network requests like GET and POST to transfer data or interact with web APIs and servers. It supports common internet protocols like HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more. cURL is useful for testing APIs, web scraping, and automating interactions with web services.

Type: software

Pricing: Free

Fiddler

Description: Fiddler is a free web debugging proxy which logs all HTTP(S) traffic between your computer and the Internet. It allows developers to inspect traffic, set breakpoints, and fiddle with incoming or outgoing data. Fiddler can be used to debug traffic from virtually any application that supports a proxy like web browsers, mobile apps, IoT devices, and more.

Type: software

cURL Features

• Command line tool for transferring data with URLs
• Supports many common protocols including HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, FTPS, SFTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, LDAP
• Can send and receive data including files, HTTP POST data, HTTPS requests, etc
• Rich set of options for authentication, cookies, headers, proxies, SSL certificates, and more
• Can output response data to stdout or save to file
• Scriptable and automatable
• Cross-platform - works on Linux, Windows, macOS, etc

Fiddler Features

• HTTP/HTTPS traffic interception and inspection
• Session analysis and manipulation
• Breakpoints and conditional breakpoints
• HTTPS traffic decryption
• Automatic request resending
• Scripting support

cURL

• Free

Fiddler

• Not listed