HttpWatch vs nPerf

HttpWatch is a Windows desktop tool for recording and examining browser network activity. It captures requests and responses to help analyze performance and diagnose website problems. The product works with Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge version 105 or later, on Windows 10 or later and Windows Server 2016 or later. Its logs include request headers, cookies, query strings, timing data, browser-cache activity, and console output. Logs can be saved as HWL files or exported as HAR, XML, or CSV. An automation interface and API collect performance data from automated website tests. HttpWatch also checks for potentially weak SSL configurations and certain cookie-security problems, including missing Secure or SameSite attributes. Suspected password fields are masked in saved logs. The free Basic Edition records activity but limits detailed information to certain sites. Paid licenses include one year of maintenance and priority support.

nPerf is an internet connection measurement service for speed, latency, browsing, streaming, and mobile signal strength. Its speed test uses a worldwide network of dedicated servers and an algorithm to measure download speed, upload speed, and latency. Mobile apps offer separate speed, browsing, and streaming tests, keep test history with map locations, and allow results to be shared. nPerf says these tests can use up to two times less data than competing tests and include a configurable data threshold indicator. PC and Mac applications test connections up to 10 Gb/s. Free services include tests, instant comparisons, and speed and mobile coverage maps; an account adds web dashboards, statistics, and cloud backup. Premium costs $2 a year. For telecom operators, Analytics supplies crowdsourced network data, more than 250 KPIs, live analysis, and raw data export. The service is available on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows.