ProxyHawk vs Tucano Proxy

ProxyHawk is a native macOS proxy debugger for capturing and inspecting HTTP traffic from Mac apps, iPhones, iOS Simulator, Android devices, and Android emulators. Mobile traffic routes through the Mac, where capture and display happen locally without uploading HTTP content to a vendor cloud. Its API Client composes and replays requests, imports cURL, and exports Postman collections with environment variables. API Guard checks responses for removed fields, changed types, and missing array items, and can alert through Slack and email. Other tools include breakpoints, block rules, local and remote mapping, scripts, network throttling, request and response editing, and response mocking. Shared sessions strip Authorization headers, cookies, and tokens client-side; links expire after seven days. ProxyHawk requires macOS 13 or later and has no Windows or Linux version. The Free plan captures up to 500 requests per day but excludes SSL/TLS decryption, breakpoints, block rules, scripting, and mapping. Paid plans start at ₹417/mo, and a free trial is offered.

Tucano Proxy is a free, MIT-licensed open-source HTTP/HTTPS debugging proxy for inspecting and replaying network traffic. It runs through a configurable local MITM proxy and captures HTTP, HTTPS, and WebSocket connections. A native CLI, terminal inspector, local web interface, and desktop app provide several ways to work, with named sessions shared across the CLI, terminal UI, and web UI. The inspector presents request and response headers, timing, and bodies, with viewers for JSON, XML, HTML, raw text, hex, images, and forms. Filtering, search, capture comparison, notes, color marks, editable request replay, and exports to cURL, HAR, and Python requests support investigation. The project documents MCP integration and a coding-agent skill. Desktop installers cover macOS Apple Silicon, macOS Intel, and Windows; standalone CLI releases include macOS, Linux, and Windows. It can create a root CA and offer trust-store installation, while ordinary startup does not install certificates or change system proxy settings.