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Charles vs HTTP Debugger

A side-by-side look at Charles and HTTP Debugger. 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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HTTP Debugger

HTTP Debugger

Development

An HTTP debugger is a tool that allows developers to inspect, debug and test HTTP requests and responses. It provides visibility into headers, cookies, caching, redirects and other aspects of HTTP communication.

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