HTTP Toolkit vs Busymate DevTools:
HTTP Toolkit made desktop interception a one-click affair and is open source. Busymate DevTools moves the capture onto the phone and the feed into the cloud.
HTTP Toolkit runs on Windows, Linux and macOS and intercepts browser windows, Docker containers, Node and other backend processes with a click; its Android companion app sets up a VPN automatically while the desktop app runs, and iOS is a manual proxy plus certificate. It is open source under a mix of AGPL and Apache/MIT, with mocking and rewrite rules in the paid Pro tier. Busymate DevTools captures on the iPhone and Android device itself with no laptop in the loop, and treats the team feed, roles and the MCP agent as the product rather than an add-on.
Built for the phone,
Compare the complete workflow: where capture runs, how you share access, and how you automate debugging.
Capture from iPhone, Android, Chrome, the proxy, and your phone farm in one place. Teammates see requests from devices they own or have been granted access to.
459 MCP tools let your agent inspect captured traffic and act within your role. Destructive actions require confirmation.
A rack of real Android and iOS devices you mirror, tap and script from the browser — or from a sentence typed to the agent.
Permissions are enforced in the database, actions are recorded in an audit trail, and the dashboard and API cannot reveal stored vault secrets.
The same questions,
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When HTTP Toolkit is the right pick
Plenty of teams should keep using HTTP Toolkit. These are the cases where we would tell you to.
You want open source
AGPL plus Apache/MIT, a public repository and a large contributor base. If auditability of the tool itself matters, that settles it.
Your targets are on the laptop
Docker containers, Node or Python processes, a terminal session, a browser window — one-click interception of local targets is HTTP Toolkit's home ground.
You are one developer with one Android phone
The Android companion app plus the desktop app is a fast, free setup for a single developer who does not need a shared feed.
Questions people ask
How does each handle iOS?
HTTP Toolkit's iOS guide has you run the desktop app, set a manual Wi-Fi proxy on the phone and install its CA certificate. Busymate DevTools for iOS is an App Store app that captures through a local VPN tunnel — no proxy setting, no laptop.
And Android?
Both use an on-device VPN. HTTP Toolkit's Android app connects back to the desktop app for its certificate, so the laptop stays in the loop; the Busymate DevTools Android app captures and uploads to the feed on its own.
Which is open source?
HTTP Toolkit — its components are AGPL and Apache-2/MIT licensed. Busymate DevTools' repository is private today; the source is available on request, and we state that plainly in the matrix.
What does the free tier include on each side?
HTTP Toolkit's free Hobbyist plan intercepts and inspects; mocking and rewriting are Pro. Busymate DevTools is free to install with the apps, proxy, dashboard and MCP available, and its paid tiers are still a published draft.
See your own traffic
Follow the setup guide for your capture source, then open a request in the dashboard. HTTPS decryption requires certificate trust and a supported client.