Charles vs Paw: What are the differences?

What is Charles? HTTP proxy / HTTP monitor / Reverse Proxy. Charles is a web proxy (HTTP Proxy / HTTP Monitor) that runs on your own computer. Your web browser (or any other Internet application) is then configured to access the Internet through Charles, and Charles is then able to record and display for you all of the data that is sent and received.

What is Paw? The ultimate REST client for Mac. Paw is a full-featured and beautifully designed Mac app that makes interaction with REST services delightful. Either you are an API maker or consumer, Paw helps you build HTTP requests, inspect the server's response and even generate client code.

Charles and Paw belong to "API Tools" category of the tech stack.

Some of the features offered by Charles are:

• SSL Proxying – view SSL requests and responses in plain text
• Bandwidth Throttling to simulate slower Internet connections including latency
• AJAX debugging – view XML and JSON requests and responses as a tree or as text

On the other hand, Paw provides the following key features:

• Organize your Requests, make Groups or sort by Host, Name, etc.
• Easily build your requests, enjoy Formatters and Dynamic Values.
• See Request and Response infos, headers, and body.

According to the StackShare community, Paw has a broader approval, being mentioned in 17 company stacks & 12 developers stacks; compared to Charles, which is listed in 16 company stacks and 12 developer stacks.