mitmproxy vs HTTPeep

mitmproxy9.4Visit HTTPeep8.7Visit

Higher score mitmproxy #1 in Web Debugging Proxies 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 6 of 6 features Visit mitmproxy

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HTTPeep #6 in Web Debugging Proxies 8.7/10 Free plan · 7-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 5 of 6 features Visit HTTPeep

• mitmproxy fits best

  Teams wanting a free, programmable proxy

• HTTPeep fits best

  Developers wanting free capture plus simulation tools

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Side by side

Feature	mitmproxy 9.4/10 Visit ↗	HTTPeep 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.7
Ranking	#1 in Web Debugging Proxies	#6 in Web Debugging Proxies
Best for	Teams wanting a free, programmable proxy	Developers wanting free capture plus simulation tools
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Free plan	$49 one-time
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	7 days
Deployment	Desktop, Browser extension, Self-hosted	Desktop
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Community, Docs	Email, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features mitmproxy 6/6 · HTTPeep 5/6
Request/response editing	✓	✓
Breakpoint rules	✓	✓
Traffic replay	✓	✓
Response mocking	✓	✓
WebSocket inspection	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Proxy chaining	✓	✓
Specs
Platforms	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Covers HTTP/1, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, HTTPS, and WebSockets Combines browser, command-line, and Python addon interfaces Supports replay, mocking, recording, and upstream proxy chaining	Free Community plan includes capture, breakpoints, mocking, replay, and routing Traffic simulation covers latency, bandwidth, failures, and disconnects Works across desktop, browser, terminal, mobile, and developer ecosystems
Cons	No AI-assisted features The web interface runs as part of the local mitmproxy tool Advanced automation requires Python-based scripted addons	Community is limited to basic proxy, request viewing, and simple rule matching Solo includes a one-device license and one year of updates The Team version is still in development
Our verdict	mitmproxy is a free, open-source intercepting proxy for developers, testers, security researchers, and privacy analysts. It captures, inspects, modifies, records, and replays network traffic through command-line, browser-based, and Python… Read the review →	HTTPeep is a cross-platform HTTP/HTTPS debugging proxy for developers and QA engineers. It captures and decrypts application traffic locally, so teams can inspect requests and responses, edit traffic, mock APIs, route requests to local or… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• mitmproxy — where it wins

  • Covers HTTP/1, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, HTTPS, and WebSockets
  • Combines browser, command-line, and Python addon interfaces
  • Supports replay, mocking, recording, and upstream proxy chaining

  Where it doesn't

  • No AI-assisted features
  • The web interface runs as part of the local mitmproxy tool
  • Advanced automation requires Python-based scripted addons

• HTTPeep — where it wins

  • Free Community plan includes capture, breakpoints, mocking, replay, and routing
  • Traffic simulation covers latency, bandwidth, failures, and disconnects
  • Works across desktop, browser, terminal, mobile, and developer ecosystems

  Where it doesn't

  • Community is limited to basic proxy, request viewing, and simple rule matching
  • Solo includes a one-device license and one year of updates
  • The Team version is still in development

• mitmproxy9.4/10 · Free plan

  A broad, programmable proxy for debugging HTTP, HTTPS, WebSockets, and related traffic.

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• HTTPeep8.7/10 · Free plan · 7-day trial

  A free capture proxy with deep traffic simulation and replay tools.

  Visit HTTPeepFull verdict →