Charles Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Charles for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is mitmproxy, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Charles and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Charles are HTTP Toolkit, Proxyman, Burp Suite and Requestly.

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  1. mitmproxy icon

    mitmproxy

     78 likes

    mitmproxy is an SSL-capable man-in-the-middle proxy for HTTP. It provides a console interface that allows traffic flows to be inspected and edited on the fly. It also features mitmdump, a commandline tool that provides a tcpdump-like interface for saving, viewing and...

    32 mitmproxy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    mitmproxy vs Charles Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    4

    Not as easy to use, but it's really powerful.

    Guest
    Positive
    3

    Free and open-source, UI doesn't constantly nag you to pay money.

    Guest
    Positive
    2

    sames features as charles but less easy to access. If you are not affray about command lines options, go using it.

    • mitmproxy is Free and Open SourceCharles is Paid and Proprietary
  2. HTTP Toolkit icon

    HTTP Toolkit

     109 likes

    HTTP Toolkit is a beautiful, cross-platform & open-source HTTP(S) debugging proxy, analyzer & client, with built-in support for modern tools and automatic interception for clients from Docker to Android to iOS.

    55 HTTP Toolkit alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Docker
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    HTTP Toolkit vs Charles Comments
    stradicat
    Positive
    0

    It's very intuitive, and works for most needs as a free version; the paid license is still cheaper than Charles and allows saving presets for different scenarios. I use it both in Linux and Mac.

    • HTTP Toolkit is Freemium and Open SourceCharles is Paid and Proprietary
    • HTTP Toolkit is LightweightCharles is not according to our users
  4. Proxyman icon

    Proxyman

     16 likes

    Monitor, intercept and debug HTTP/HTTPS and WebSocket traffic on macOS, iOS, Windows, and Linux. Includes advanced features such as Breakpoint, Map Local/Remote, scripting, filtering, reverse proxy, DNS spoofing, and automation for backend development.

    66 Proxyman alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Proxyman vs Charles Comments
    Jame Lumbber
    Positive
    0

    I don't like the Java app of Charles Proxy. It's heavy and unintuitive UI.

    • Proxyman is Paid and ProprietaryCharles is also Paid and Proprietary
  5. Burp Suite icon

    Burp Suite

     47 likes

    Burp Suite is an integrated platform for performing security testing of web applications. Its various tools work seamlessly together to support the entire testing process, from initial mapping and analysis of an application's attack surface, through to finding and exploiting...

    41 Burp Suite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Burp Suite screenshot 1
     
  7. Requestly icon

    Requestly

     34 likes

    Requestly is a lightweight proxy available as a browser extension & desktop app to intercept & modify network requests. Using Requestly you can Modify Headers, Redirect Url, Mock API response, Delay/Throttle requests, etc.

    49 Requestly alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Selenium
    • Firefox
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    Requestly vs Charles Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Requestly is very easy to work with. You don't have to switch context between a desktop application & web app. Moreover, It is very lightweight and don't affect any other application. Thanks to the developer

    sachin_rq
    Positive
    0

    Requestly brings the power of Charles proxy in the browser. It's so simple and easy to use than Charles. Not that Charles won't do the work but Requestly is way simpler and lightweight. https://requestly.io/charles-proxy-alternative/

    js_sti
    Positive
    0

    If you need to debug Web apps, then Requestly is the best solution out there. Compared to Charles, Requestly has almost every functionality that Charles offers. Very user friendly and collaboration capabilities too.

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    • Requestly is Freemium and Open SourceCharles is Paid and Proprietary
    • Requestly is LightweightCharles is not according to our users
  8. Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) icon

    Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP)

     30 likes

    The Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) is an easy to use integrated penetration testing tool for finding vulnerabilities in web applications.

    45 Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) alternatives

    Cost / License

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
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    Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) vs Charles Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    8

    This is security vulnerability finding software, not a proxy observer.

    • Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) is Free and Open SourceCharles is Paid and Proprietary
    • Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) is a Penetration Testing Charles is an HTTP(S) Debugging
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    PolarProxy

     2 likes

    PolarProxy is a transparent SSL/TLS proxy. PolarProxy decrypts and re-encrypts TLS traffic, while also saving the decrypted traffic in a PCAP file that can be loaded into Wireshark or an intrusion detection system (IDS).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
    PolarProxy screenshot 1
     
  10. Network Spy icon

    Network Spy

     3 likes

    Network Spy is a cross-platform network proxy and traffic analyzer built with Tauri, Rust, and React. It helps developers intercept, inspect, decrypt, and debug HTTP(S) traffic through a fast and modern desktop interface.

    10 Network Spy alternatives

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    • Mac
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    Standard Request Response Viewer
     
  11. Packet Capture Pro icon

    Packet Capture Pro

     Like

    Packet Capture Pro is a professional network analyzer, packet sniffer, HTTP debugging proxy, and API testing tool for Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS. Built for developers, QA engineers, API testers, and network professionals, it helps you capture, inspect, intercept, rewrite...

    7 Packet Capture Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    Packet Capture Pro screenshot 1
     
  12. Proxygen icon

    Proxygen

     Like

    Proxygen is the best HTTP proxy tool for testing apps and debugging remote API endpoints right on your iPhone, iPad and Mac. And it’s built to delight you while doing it.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  13. Surge for Mac icon

    Surge for Mac

     3 likes

    Working quietly on the Menubar, Surge is a high-performance HTTP/SOCKS5 proxy server. It is capable of intercepting and logging the summary of HTTP traffic, and meanwhile transmitting the traffic to other proxy servers according to the flexible rule system.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Surge for Mac screenshot 1
     
  14. James icon

    James

     5 likes

    James is a HTTP Proxy and Monitor that enables developers to view and intercept requests made from the browser. It is an open-source alternative to the popular developer tool Charles.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • React
    • Electron / Atom Shell
    • Node.JS
    James screenshot 1
     
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