Alternatives to Proxyman
Desktop HTTP and HTTPS debugging proxy for capturing, inspecting and mocking network requests. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Proxyman
Desktop HTTP and HTTPS debugging proxy for capturing, inspecting and mocking network requests.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Proxyman.
Charles
An HTTP and HTTPS debugging proxy that shows all web traffic between a computer and the internet.
Charles is a paid HTTP and HTTPS debugging proxy for Windows, macOS and Linux that also works as a reverse proxy, with no free tier.
Fiddler Everywhere
A cross-platform web debugging proxy for capturing, inspecting, modifying and replaying HTTP(S) traffic.
Fiddler Everywhere is a paid cross-platform debugging proxy that captures browser, system, terminal and Android traffic and adds gRPC support plus team and AI features.
HTTP Toolkit
An open-source desktop tool for intercepting, inspecting and rewriting HTTP and HTTPS traffic.
HTTP Toolkit is an open-source desktop tool with one-click interception and request editing, free to use, though it has no mobile app.
Reqable
An HTTP debugging proxy and REST API client for desktop and mobile in one application.
Reqable combines a debugging proxy with a REST API client and offers desktop and mobile apps, with advanced use requiring a paid licence.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Wireshark
The network protocol analyser: capture traffic and read it packet by packet, with dissectors for hundreds of protocols.
ngrok
A tunnelling agent and gateway that exposes a local app to the internet with request inspection.
Pinggy
A tunneling service that gives localhost a public URL over SSH, with a web debugger for traffic.
httpx
Inspect HTTP services with ProjectDiscovery's command-line toolkit.
websocat
A command-line WebSocket client and server, like netcat or curl for ws:// with socat-style features.
FlareSolverr
Proxy server that solves Cloudflare challenges for other tools.
