HttpWatch vs RIPE Atlas

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.

RIPE Atlas is a global probe network for measuring Internet connectivity and reachability in real time. Most collected results are freely available to browse, download or use, including for people without a probe or RIPE NCC account. Users with enough credits can schedule their own ping, DNS, traceroute and SSL certificate measurements through the portal or API, with settings such as address family and interval. The network also runs built-in measurements automatically, some of which provide historical records spanning years. Eligible new users can claim a one-time grant of 50,000 free credits, while connected probe hosts earn credits. Probe-host applications are assessed by location; approved applicants receive a probe by post at no charge. Software probe options include Linux, Raspbian, Docker and OpenWRT. RIPE Atlas offers REST and streaming APIs, as well as command-line tools requiring Python. It is listed for web, API, Linux and macOS, with additional platform support including BSD and Turris; Windows is experimental. Probe IP addresses can appear in measurements, but personal email addresses are not shown.