Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A very simple http “proxy” on runkit launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Proxyman▲196

   An modern and intuitive HTTP debugging proxy

   2019 · proxyman.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   HTTP Prompt▲128

   An interactive command-line HTTP client

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Scripting News - The HTTPS Mystery▲66

   Where we're at with Google and Mozilla and HTTPS

   2016 · scripting.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   TacoShell, my dead-simple iOS HTTP Client▲5

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   A cross platform SOCKS5 proxy for TLS traffic inspection & manipulation▲5

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6IW
   I write an iOS app to intercept all HTTP/HTTPS Traffic (Beta Testing)▲9

   Hi everyone, after months of hard-working, I'm glad to have something to show HN. It's an iOS app to help you directly capture and intercept HTTP/HTTPS Traffic from your iPhone/iPad with ease. It's suitable for any developers who would debug iOS without needing a computer. You can also share all traffic to Proxyman macOS via AirDrop for better previewing. - Please join a beta in TestFlight (iOS 14+): https://testflight.apple.com/join/nQ69eb35 - How it works if you don't have any devices: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpzpoTN8efM&feature=youtu.be…

   2021 · its alternatives →

7. 7AW
   A web-browser to web-browser file sharing app (uses WebSockets, no DB)▲9

   2020 · easy-file-share.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

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   Inspect-HTTP-Proxy: a tool to pretty-print JSON requests/responses▲8

   A simple Go-based HTTP proxy designed for detailed inspection of requests and responses. It logs traffic to the console with colorization, automatic decompression, and formatting for common content types, while remaining transparent to the client application. Ideal for debugging API interactions, understanding middleware behavior, or simply getting a clear view of HTTP traffic flow with jq-like pretty-printing & colorization of request/response. Automatically redacts parts of Authorization header to avoid token leakage.

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9PF
   PubStorm – Free CLI-based static web hosting with Let's Encrypt support▲9

   2016 · pubstorm.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    A lightweight module to send HTTP(s) requests from Node.js▲6

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11TR
    Towards route-less HTTP services in Scala▲8

    2017 · blog.buildo.io · its alternatives →

12. 12FM
    Filelove – minimal P2P file transfer right in the browser▲9

    2022 · file.love · its alternatives →

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    CORSPROXY▲8

    Hi HN — solo developer here. I built this tool ~4 years ago purely to solve my own frustration with CORS and repeated proxy setup. The idea was intentionally boring: just prefix a URL and get control over the request and response. Somehow it grew to serving billions of requests per day, including usage by companies and universities. I’m sharing it here mainly to: - get technical feedback - learn what people would actually use a proxy like this for - understand what I should simplify or remove

    Feb 2026 · corsproxy.io · its alternatives →

14. 14SA
    Smokex, automatic scheduled HTTP requests▲5

    2020 · smokex.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Electron/browser-free reactjs slack app (40M usage)▲9

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    HTTP Event Sources: backend components for processing HTTP requests▲8

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17RT
    Rebound – turn webhook requests into REST calls▲8

    2015 · reboundx.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Log, inspect and debug HTTP/HTTPS requests and webhooks the easy way▲6

    2016 · logvoo.com · its alternatives →

19. 19NC
    Node-cli-proxy: web front end for interactive command-line programs▲8

    2014 · tmskfk.com · its alternatives →

20. 20FT
    Fast, turnkey static web site recipe (Terraform and Jekyll and AWS)▲6

    2021 · peterkong.com · its alternatives →

21. 21RA
    Ranvier, a Node.js based telnet MUD codebase▲5

    2017 · ranviermud.com · its alternatives →

22. 22TP
    Tamper-proof web-apps using Data URLs▲5

    2015 · geraintluff.bitbucket.org · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Pagespace – Manageable websites with Node.js▲5

    2016 · versatile.nl · its alternatives →

24. 24TI
    T0.io – A simple url shortener▲6

    2016 · t0.io · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →