Fiddler vs GraphicalHttpClient

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

GraphicalHttpClient

Description: GraphicalHttpClient is an open-source, cross-platform HTTP client application with a graphical user interface. It allows users to easily send HTTP requests, view server responses, and test APIs in a visual way.

Type: software

Pricing: Open Source

Fiddler Features

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

GraphicalHttpClient Features

• Graphical user interface for sending HTTP requests and viewing responses
• Support for common HTTP methods like GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc
• Customizable request headers
• Request body editing
• Response syntax highlighting
• SSL/TLS support
• Cookies management
• History of requests
• Authentication support - Basic, Digest, NTLM, OAuth
• Proxy support
• Code generation for requests in multiple languages
• Exporting requests to Postman collections

Fiddler

• Not listed

GraphicalHttpClient

• Open Source