Fiddler
by Fiddler · Web debugging proxy for capturing and modifying HTTP traffic
68.5 — BenchRank score out of 100
Screenshots of Fiddler
Homepage Pricing page
Overview
Fiddler is a web debugging proxy for Windows, macOS and Linux that captures HTTP and HTTPS traffic to help identify errors in web and network communication. The family covers capture on your own machine, network logs from customers' machines, and capture built into your application. Fiddler Everywhere, the version in active development, adds remote capture, multiple protocols, traffic-modifying rules, filters and offline mode.
- Best for
- Developers and QA teams debugging HTTP/HTTPS traffic on Windows, macOS or Linux
- Pricing
- The captured pages show no prices for Fiddler — only a free trial with an upgrade path to a licensed product; the pricing page captured lists Telerik DevCraft bundles, not Fiddler.
- Runs on
- macOS
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Runs on Windows, macOS and Linux
- Captures traffic locally and from remote devices
- Rules for modifying traffic and filters for narrowing it down
- SOC 2 certification and an offline mode
Trade-offs
- Fiddler Classic is no longer developed; only Everywhere is supported
- Free trial only, then an upgrade to a licensed product is required
- No Fiddler prices are published on the captured pricing page
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
- MCP support
- 85 out of 100
- API quality
- 0 out of 100
- Documentation
- 75 out of 100
- Agent friendliness
- 93 out of 100
- Pricing transparency
- 85 out of 100
- Changelog
- 100 out of 100
- Marketing site structure
- 75 out of 100
- Operational trust
- 70 out of 100
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
- Openness
- 60 out of 100
- Maintenance
- 100 out of 100
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