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# Charles Proxy vs ngrok Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**Charles Proxy** [

4.3/5(32)

](https://www.g2.com/products/charles-proxy/reviews#reviews)

**ngrok** [

4.2/5(15)

](https://www.g2.com/products/ngrok/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Charles Proxy**
No pricing available

**ngrok**
Free Trial

**Free** 1 User Per Month · Free

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Charles Proxy**
Not enough reviews yet

**ngrok**
Not enough reviews yet

Return on Investment

**Charles Proxy**
Not enough reviews yet

**ngrok**
Not enough reviews yet

Perceived Cost

**Charles Proxy**
$$$$$

**ngrok**
Not enough reviews yet

Average Discount

**Charles Proxy**
Not enough reviews yet

**ngrok**
Not enough reviews yet

Pros & Cons

**Charles Proxy**
[
Deployment Speed (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/charles-proxy/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1998585&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Efficiency (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/charles-proxy/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1998582&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Difficult Setup (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/charles-proxy/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1416152&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Complex Configuration (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/charles-proxy/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1998587&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**ngrok**
[
Ease of Use (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/ngrok/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2283479&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Easy Setup (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/ngrok/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2283482&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Delayed Support (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/ngrok/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2283565&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Expensive (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/ngrok/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2283496&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**Charles Proxy**
Not enough data

**ngrok**
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 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_13aba37ae908d9cf29a2452925257ccc/visual-studio-code.jpeg "Product Avatar Image")

Visual Studio Code

](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews)[
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Screenshots

**Charles Proxy**
No screenshot available

**ngrok**
 ![ngrok screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1640437/Screenshot-2026-01-27-at-10-28-01-Endpoints-_-ngrok.png)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Charles Proxy**

8.7

8.725

**ngrok**

9.7

9.710

Ease of Use

**Charles Proxy**

7.2

7.225

**ngrok**

9.3

9.310

Ease of Setup

**Charles Proxy**
Not enough data

**ngrok**
Not enough data

Ease of Admin

**Charles Proxy**
Not enough data

**ngrok**
Not enough data

Quality of Support

**Charles Proxy**

7.8

7.816

**ngrok**

8.3

8.37

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Charles Proxy**
Not enough data

**ngrok**
Not enough data

Product Direction (% positive)

**Charles Proxy**

6.3

6.325

**ngrok**

8.8

8.810

Features

Bug Tracking[Hide 59 FeaturesShow 59 Features](javascript:void(0);)

7.9

12

Not enough data

Bug Reporting

User Reports & Feedback

8.0(won by default)

9

Not enough data

Tester Reports & Feedback

8.2(won by default)

11

Not enough data

Team Reports & Comments

7.8(won by default)

10

Not enough data

Bug Monitoring

Analytics

7.4(won by default)

11

Not enough data

Bug History

7.8(won by default)

10

Not enough data

Data Retention

8.0(won by default)

10

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Bug Tracking

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Interaction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Assignment Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Prioritization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Projections

Not enough data

Not enough data

Charting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Ticket Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Status Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Progress Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Time Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configurable Workflow

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agile Methodologies

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Fields

Not enough data

Not enough data

Backlog Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Updates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Project Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Feedback Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Code Repository Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Knowledge Base Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multiple Projects

Not enough data

Not enough data

Tagging

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

File Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Bug/Issue Capture

Not enough data

Not enough data

Bug Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Commenting/Notes

Not enough data

Not enough data

@mentions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Templates

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Progress Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

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Not enough data

Not enough data

Management

Network Automation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Traffic Analyzer

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Provisioning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Resource Maintenance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Provisioning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visual Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cost Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Network Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Discovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Asset Mapping

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Incident Mapping

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Mapping

Not enough data

Not enough data

On-Demand Mapping

Not enough data

Not enough data

Location-Based Mapping

Not enough data

Not enough data

Hierarchical Mapping

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visual Discovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Continuous Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Support

Real-time alerting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Hybrid Infrastructure Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

API Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Database Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Agentic AI - Network Management Tools

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Adaptive Learning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Natural Language Interaction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Proactive Assistance

Not enough data

Not enough data

Decision Making

Not enough data

Not enough data

Intrusion Prevention System

Not enough data

Not enough data

Intrusion Detection System

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

Configuration Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Endpoint Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Analysis

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Resource Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

IT Asset Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Policy Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Access/Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Threshold Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Response Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remediation Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Troubleshooting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Collaboration Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configurable Workflow

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Extraction

Not enough data

Not enough data

Risk Assessment

Not enough data

Not enough data

Charting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Self-Updating Maps

Not enough data

Not enough data

IT Asset Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dependency Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Import/Export

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Connectors

Not enough data

Not enough data

Drag & Drop

Not enough data

Not enough data

Map Exporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Color Codes/Icons

Not enough data

Not enough data

Uptime Reporting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Document Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Reports

Not enough data

Not enough data

Bug/Issue Capture

Not enough data

Not enough data

Mobile Network Troubleshooting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Issue Auditing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Customizable Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Email Alerts

Not enough data

Not enough data

Anti Virus

Not enough data

Not enough data

Diagnostic Tools

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Update/Installation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Load Balancing[Hide 54 FeaturesShow 54 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

Not enough data

Usability - Load Balancing

User Interface Design

Not enough data

Not enough data

Setup Simplicity

Not enough data

Not enough data

Platform Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Container Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Optimization - Load Balancing

Global Load Balancing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Dynamic Resource Allocation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Health Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Disaster Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Health Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Web Traffic Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Security & Compliance - Load Balancing

SSL/TLS Termination

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Firewall Integration

Not enough data

Not enough data

DDoS Mitigation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

IP Whitelisting/Blacklisting

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Traffic Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

DDoS Protection

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Additional Functionality

SSL Decryption

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Event Logs

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Offload

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Routing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Schedulers

Not enough data

Not enough data

Automatic Configuration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

Content Caching

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Predefined Protocols

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

HTTP Caching

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configuration Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Multi-Cloud Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Loss Prevention

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reverse Proxy

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compression

Not enough data

Not enough data

Status Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Redundancy Checking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Visual Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Provisioning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Remote Monitoring & Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Load Distribution

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Charles Proxy](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_d7906fdcbc76fe94a6c0b4699dd65238/charles-proxy.jpg "Charles Proxy")](https://www.g2.com/products/charles-proxy/reviews)

Charles Proxy

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

16.7%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

50.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

33.3%

[![ngrok](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/ad474afe6cdab61bfd01251f7edfe0fc/ngrok.svg "ngrok")](https://www.g2.com/products/ngrok/reviews)

ngrok

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

71.4%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

28.6%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

0%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

16.7%

71.4%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

50.0%

28.6%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

33.3%

0%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Charles Proxy](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_d7906fdcbc76fe94a6c0b4699dd65238/charles-proxy.jpg "Charles Proxy")](https://www.g2.com/products/charles-proxy/reviews)
Charles Proxy

Computer Software

33.3%

Information Technology and Services

16.7%

Internet

6.7%

Consumer Goods

6.7%

Real Estate

3.3%

Other

33.3%

[![ngrok](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/ad474afe6cdab61bfd01251f7edfe0fc/ngrok.svg "ngrok")](https://www.g2.com/products/ngrok/reviews)
ngrok

Computer Software

28.6%

Internet

14.3%

Higher Education

14.3%

Outsourcing/Offshoring

7.1%

Marketing and Advertising

7.1%

Other

28.6%

Alternatives

**Charles Proxy Alternatives**

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Jira
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GitLab
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GitHub
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[
ClickUp
](/products/clickup/reviews)

**ngrok Alternatives**

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HAProxy
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