Proxyman vs Tucano Proxy

Proxyman is an HTTP debugging proxy for capturing, decrypting, and mocking HTTP(S) requests and responses. Its SSL setup allows inspection of traffic in plain text. Tools include breakpoints, Map Local, Map Remote, scripting, filtering, and request/response diffs; it also supports traffic replay, response mocking, proxy chaining, WebSocket inspection, and GraphQL debugging. Desktop versions run on macOS, Windows, and Linux, with standalone iOS and Android apps for capturing and inspecting HTTPS traffic on phones and tablets. Its MCP server connects debugging sessions to Claude Code, ChatGPT, Gemini, Codex CLI, and Cursor. The free evaluation trial has limited features and excludes WebSocket preview, mobile apps, and Network Extension. Standard costs $89, paid once, a one-time purchase for one seat, one active desktop device, and one year of updates. Team and company licenses require at least five seats. Team subscriptions include shared logs, workspaces, role-based access, management features, and 10GB of cloud storage per team.

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.