SystemWoe vs Rockxy
Rockxy is a native macOS HTTP debugging proxy — capture, inspect, replay, and share network evidence locally (a Proxyman / Charles–class tool, open source with Pro). SystemWoe is a resource monitor: who is eating CPU, memory, disk, and network — then free what’s safe. Same Mac, different job.
Use Rockxy when you need to see the actual requests an app or device is making. Use SystemWoe when the Mac feels slow, full, or noisy and you need culprits, explanations, and safe free. Many developers will want both; they do not replace each other.
Side by side
| Capability | Rockxy | SystemWoe |
|---|---|---|
| Primary job | HTTP(S) debug proxy | Resource pressure + safe free |
| Intercept / inspect request bodies | Core (MITM + replay) | Non-goal |
| Sort disk / net rates + causes | — | Core wedge |
| Process encyclopedia | App icons / process ID on traffic | Curated encyclopedia |
| Safe Free Resources + keep-guards | — | Core |
| Docker inventory / Dev Pack | — | Pro |
| Path Sample / Watch, ports, jobs | — | Pro |
| MCP angle | Debug MCP / API traffic | Expose Mac state via localhost MCP |
| Local-first / no account required | Core stance | Core stance |
| Open source | AGPL-3.0 core | Closed product (encyclopedia browsable on the web) |
| Licensing shape | Pay-once Pro + 12 mo updates; keep eligible builds | Pay-once Pro + 12 mo updates; keep eligible builds |
| Typical Pro price | ~$39 Standard / ~$59 Personal (founding; list higher) | Pro $49 / Duo $69 |
| Distribution | Direct (+ Homebrew cask); not a MAS monitor | MAS Free + Direct Pro |
Pick Rockxy when
- You need HTTPS interception, replay, breakpoints, or HAR export
- You’re debugging APIs, mobile/simulator traffic, WebSocket, or GraphQL
- You want an auditable open-source proxy with optional Pro depth
Pick SystemWoe when
- The Mac is hot, swapping, disk-busy, or mystery-process noisy
- You want plain-English “what is this?” plus ranked safe free
- You need Docker-aware keep-guards and Pro path / port / jobs depth
Licensing note: SystemWoe’s pay-once + optional yearly update renewal is deliberately in the same family as Rockxy’s perpetual Pro (12 months of updates, keep eligible builds forever) — not CleanMyMac-style subscription-first cleanup. Product jobs remain different. Rockxy pricing from rockxy.io/pricing (founding offers may change).