%% date:: [[2023-01-17]] %% # [[Web Proxies]] A web proxy is a type of lightweight server that intercepts traffic between a client and a server. In [[Load Testing]] or other forms of [[Backend performance testing]], web proxies are useful in verifying that automated testing scripts are simulating end users as expected. ## Popular web proxies - [[WireShark]] - [site](https://www.wireshark.org/): a free network traffic analyzer/sniffer that shows different levels of traffic - [[Charles Proxy]] - [site](https://www.charlesproxy.com/): has a one-time license fee of US $50 - [[mitmproxy]] - [site](https://mitmproxy.org/): free, [[Open source]], command-line proxy - [[Fiddler]] - [site](https://www.telerik.com/fiddler): Fiddler Classic, for Windows, is free; Fiddler Everywhere, which is cross-platform and web-based, requires a monthly subscription. - [[Proxyman]] - [site](https://proxyman.io/): one-off commercial license of US$59, macOS and iOS only - [[Burp Suite]] - [site](https://portswigger.net/burp/communitydownload): free community version, geared towards security testing professionals ## Using proxies for debugging [[Load Testing Tool|Load Testing Tools]] - [[Using proxies in k6]]