Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to LightProxy

Open-source Web Debugging Proxy for macOS & Windows

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. LightProxy launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1LW
   LightProxy – Web debugging proxy alternative to Charles▲27

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2WR
   We’re open-sourcing Requestly - HTTP debugging proxy for Web and Mobile▲54

   Hey HN! We’ve open-sourced Requestly (https://github.com/requestly/requestly) - A network debugging proxy for web & mobile apps. Requestly intercepts all HTTP(s) requests & responses and provides full control to developers to modify the request/response like rewriting request URL to hit different environment or returning different response for APIs/scripts. In addition to HTTP(s) interception & modification capabilities, Requestly also offers Mock Server [0] & recording the browser sessions [1] with video, console logs, & network logs stitched together. We use…

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   inProxy▲65

   Free Cross-platform Web Debugging and Mocking tool

   2020 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Requestly▲148

   Debug & Modify HTTP(s) Requests - loved by 125K+ web devs

   2019 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   SimpleProxy▲6

   Free, Lightweight HTTP debugger for Windows & Mac

   Dec 2025 · simplett.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Oproxy – inspect and modify network traffic from the browser▲70

   Open-source MITM proxy to intercept, inspect, and mock network traffic. - sauravrao637/oproxy

   Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7MP
   MacProxy Plus – Surf the Modern Web on Vintage Computers▲84

   I created an enhanced fork of the popular MacProxy project called MacProxy Plus, which makes it possible to browse the modern web on vintage hardware. You run MPP on a machine on your local network and configure the Mac (or other vintage computer) to use it as a proxy server. MPP converts HTTPS to HTTP, strips out CSS, JavaScript, and other tags the Mac's browser doesn't recognize, then serves super-simplified HTML that actually loads pretty fast on the nearly 40 year old machine. Custom handling is enabled by "extensions" (individual python scripts) which intercept requests for given…

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Rapidproxy▲5

   Reliable residential proxies for global data access

   Dec 2025 · rapidproxy.io · its alternatives →

9. 9BA
   Broxy – An HTTP/HTTPS intercept proxy written in Go▲106

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10M3
    Mitmproxy 3.0 released, an open-source console-based proxy▲242

    2018 · mitmproxy.org · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Proxyman▲196

    An modern and intuitive HTTP debugging proxy

    2019 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Requestly 2.0▲112

    Intercept & modify HTTP requests

    2021 · its alternatives →

13. 13PA
    Pxy – A Go server that proxies websocket livestreams to RTMP servers▲133

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14CI
    CRProxy is a simple and affordable ngrok alternative▲63

    CRProxy is a new reverse web proxy service. We have a generous free plan that includes the ability to use custom domains and semi-custom sub-domains. We have reasonably priced plans with good bandwidth and no additional usage charges. Please give it a try and let me know what you think. Thank you, David

    2022 · crproxy.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    ProxPi▲13

    A Free, Open Source Proxy for your RESTful API's.

    2022 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    ParrotBay▲118

    HTTP request inspection, mocked API response, HTTP proxy

    2021 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Decoy▲99

    Local server mocks in macOS, all in a lightweight native app

    Mar 2026 · decoy-app.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    FRTMProxy▲8

    The free, open source, alternative to Proxyman and Charles

    Feb 2026 · frtm-proxy-io.base44.app · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Proxy4u▲93

    Fast residential proxies for smooth web scraping - Proxy4u

    2024 · proxy4u.com · its alternatives →

20. 20HA
    Haproxy-auth-request – HTTP access control using subrequests▲45

    2018 · bl.duesterhus.eu · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Proxie▲3

    HTTP Debugging Proxy for Mac

    2018 · its alternatives →

22. 22SP
    SpecificProxy – Proxy Using a Specific IP▲10

    Threw together this very specific proxy that allows the downstream to define which IP will be used for the proxied request, and has built-in rate limiting mechanism to coordinate upstream rate limiting across clients. This is particularly useful when you have a proxy node with many IPs, and you either want to use a specific one, or rotate through them. It also helps prevent upstream rate limiting due to disjoint clients being unable to coordinate on rate limits. Opus was largely able to one-shot each feature from my specs, which was pretty cool (shows how effective a spec is).

    Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23FF
    Forwarder – FOSS MITM proxy written in Go▲78

    I'm working at Sauce Labs on a fast MITM proxy. If you are using mitmproxy, Fiddler or Charles proxy in your job I believe you'll find it invaluable. Forwarder 1.1 is now available, complete with a Grafana Dashboard for effortless monitoring. We are committed to making it great. I welcome your feedback. Cheers Michał

    2023 · forwarder-proxy.io · its alternatives →

24. 24FR
    Fetchbook – Run and test your HTTP requests 100% locally▲59

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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