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mitmproxy vs sish

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted reverse proxy & gateways options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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MI mitmproxy Interactive HTTPS proxy for inspection and debugging VS SI sish HTTP(S)/WS(S)/TCP tunnels to localhost using only SSH (serveo/ngrok
Featuremitmproxysish
CategoryReverse Proxy & GatewaysReverse Proxy & Gateways
LicenseMITMIT
LanguagePythonGo
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM256 MB512 MB
Deploymentdocker, binary, sourcedocker
GitHub stars★ 44,605★ 4,690
First released20102026
ReplacesCharles Proxy, Fiddler—

Why pick each one

Choose mitmproxy if…

  • Powerful for debugging
  • Highly scriptable
mitmproxy details

Choose sish if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (4.7k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Go
sish details

Frequently asked questions

Is mitmproxy or sish better?

mitmproxy is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider sish if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are mitmproxy and sish free and open-source?

Yes. mitmproxy is licensed under MIT and sish under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run mitmproxy and sish with Docker?

mitmproxy: yes. sish: yes.

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