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toran vs Fiddler
Fiddler is a desktop HTTP debugging proxy, historically popular on Windows. Developers use it to inspect and modify local application requests by routing requests through a locally installed proxy.
What Fiddler is good at
- ✓Inspecting HTTP(S) requests from desktop applications on a local machine
- ✓Modifying requests and responses during interactive debugging
- ✓Windows-centric debugging workflows with a mature toolset
Where it falls short for teams
- △Primarily local: not well suited for servers, CI pipelines, cloud functions, or containers
- △Requires local installation, proxy configuration, and HTTPS certificate trust
- △Debugging backend APIs requires server-side certificate trust or proxy configuration
- △Sharing workflows rely on exports or reproductions rather than a shared live view
How toran is different
- →toran sits inline as a forward proxy by swapping a base URL - no certificate setup needed
- →Shows real outbound API requests from servers, CI, containers, and agents
- →Built for team visibility: the same toran can be viewed by multiple people
- →Read-only by design: no retries, caching, mutation, or policy enforcement
- →Captures practical timing breakdowns (upstream TTFB, transfers, and toran overhead)
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Quick decision rule
Use Fiddler for local desktop debugging on Windows. Use toran to debug your backend APIs without server-side certificate setup, or when you need visibility into requests from servers, CI, or agents.
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