API Test Base AlternativesHTTP & API Clients like API Test Base

API Test Base is described as 'Free, offline-first tool for testing APIs and their side effects — the records an API writes to a database, the messages it publishes to a queue, the downstream services it calls. Test cases are created with a no-code / low-code UI, and the same tests can be' and is a HTTP Client in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to API Test Base for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Flathub apps. The best API Test Base alternative is Postman, which is free. Other great apps like API Test Base are Insomnia REST Client, Yaak, ApiArk and soapUI.

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  1. Postman icon
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    Postman is a collaborative platform for API development that provides extensive tools for designing, testing, and documenting APIs. It allows API verification through requests, automated testing via Collection Runner, and offers both free and paid plans, catering to individuals and teams.

    121 Postman alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
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  2. A powerful REST API Client with cookie management, environment variables, code generation, and authentication for Mac, Window, and Linux.

    106 Insomnia REST Client alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  3. Yaak icon
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    The API client for modern developers. Call REST, GraphQL, and gRPC APIs from a simple and intuitive app.

    80 Yaak alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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  4. ApiArk icon
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    ApiArk is a local-first API client built with Tauri v2 and Rust. No login, no cloud, no telemetry. Supports REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSocket, SSE and MQTT from one interface. Collections are stored as plain YAML files on your filesystem, fully git-diffable.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
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    • Mac
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  5. soapUI icon
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    Eviware, the maker of soapUI, Web Service Testing Leader

    soapUI is a tool for functional testing, mainly of web services like SOAP based web services and RESTful web services, but also HTTP based services and JMS Services as well as databases. soapUI is an open source and compl.

    89 soapUI alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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  6. API testing tool. Which allows web developers to create and test custom HTTP requests.

    78 Advanced REST Client alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Chrome OS
    • AppImageHub
    • Google Chrome
    • Chromium
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  7. HarborClient icon
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    HarborClient is a free, open-source desktop API client for macOS, Windows, and Linux. It gives you a familiar Postman-style workspace—collections, environments, request scripts, and a tabbed editor—while keeping your work on your machine or on storage you control.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
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    • Linux
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  8. Apache JMeter icon
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    Apache JMeter is an open source Java application, designed to load test functional behavior and measure performance. Originally designed for testing Web Applications, it has since expanded to other test functions as well.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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  9. Cartero icon
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    Cartero is a graphical HTTP client that can be used as a developer tool to test web APIs and perform all kind of HTTP requests to web servers. It is compatible with any REST, SOAP or XML-RPC API and it supports multiple request methods as well as attaching body payloads to...

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    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Mac
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  10. Kusho icon
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    Never test your APIs manually again.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Visual Studio Code
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    • Windows
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    • US flagUnited States
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  11. Chapar icon
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    Upcoming API testing tool in beta, built in GoLang, supporting HTTP/gRPC, workspaces, environments, request management, and various content types. Features include dark mode, local data storage, Postman import, environment variable setting, and request chaining.

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    • Mac
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  12. Treblle icon
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    Treblle is a federated API Intelligence platform delivering full API visibility, security, and control from one integration point.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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