Charles vs WSO2 API Manager
Overview
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Detailed Comparison
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. | It is a complete platform for building, integrating, and exposing your digital services as managed APIs in the cloud, on-premise, and hybrid architectures to drive your digital transformation strategy. It allows API developers to design, publish, and manage the lifecycle of APIs and API product managers to create API products from one or more APIs. |
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;AMF – view the contents of Flash Remoting / Flex Remoting messages as a tree;Repeat requests to test back-end changes;Edit requests to test different inputs;Breakpoints to intercept and edit requests or responses;Validate recorded HTML, CSS and RSS/atom responses using the W3C validator | Easily and securely expose APIs to both internal and external consumers; Enable design and runtime governance for the entire lifecycle of your APIs;
Get business insights and intelligence through APIs;
Flexible deployment models adapt to your infrastructure while keeping service discovery seamless for developers |
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