Surge for Mac AlternativesWeb Debuggers and other similar apps like Surge for Mac

Surge for Mac is described as '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' and is a Web Debugger in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Surge for Mac for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Surge for Mac alternative is Fiddler, which is free. Other great apps like Surge for Mac are mitmproxy, Charles, Proxyman and Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP).

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  1. Fiddler icon
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    Web Debugging Proxy that logs all HTTP(S) traffic for comprehensive analysis. It allows manipulation of traffic, supports scripting, and extends with .NET. Debugs virtually any application, implementing man-in-the-middle interception with self-signed certificates. Freeware, ideal for developers.

    49 Fiddler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Fiddler is the most popular Windows alternative to Surge for Mac.

    • Fiddler is the most popular free alternative to Surge for Mac.

    • Fiddler is Freemium and ProprietarySurge for Mac is Paid and Proprietary
  2. mitmproxy icon
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    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...

    21 mitmproxy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
    • mitmproxy is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Surge for Mac.

    • mitmproxy is the most popular Open Source alternative to Surge for Mac.

    • mitmproxy is Free and Open SourceSurge for Mac is Paid and Proprietary
  3. Charles icon
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    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).

    29 Charles alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
    • Charles is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Surge for Mac.

    • Charles is the most popular commercial alternative to Surge for Mac.

    • Charles is Paid and ProprietarySurge for Mac is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. Proxyman icon
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    Proxyman is a high-performance macOS app, which enables developers to view HTTP/HTTPS requests from apps and domains. Available on macOS, iOS, Windows & Linux.

    54 Proxyman alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
     
  5. NetworkMiner icon
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    NetworkMiner is a Network Forensic Analysis Tool (NFAT) for Windows. NetworkMiner can parse PCAP files and regenerate/reassemble transmitted files and certificates from PCAP files with HTTP, FTP, SMB, SMB2, TFTP and several other protocols.

    37 NetworkMiner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. HttpFox icon
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    HttpFox monitors and analyzes all incoming and outgoing HTTP traffic between the browser and the web servers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Waterfox
    • Pale Moon
     
  7. HTTP Headers icon
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    HTTP Headers allows you to quickly see the HTTP header information for the current URL.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
     
  8. Weer icon
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    A HTTP protocol debugger with Chrome DevTools frontend interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Slowy icon
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    Slowy is an OSX app which simulates custom connection's conditions and limits the network traffic. It is created for web developers that work on a local server, to test a website with a real-world connection.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. HTTPScoop icon
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    HTTP Scoop is a Mac network sniffer that displays requests to websites along with the response, and makes it fairly easy to see what's going on.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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