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The best Web Testing alternative to Postman is HTTPie for Terminal, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Postman and four of them are Web Testing Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Web Testing Tool alternatives to Postman are xh, Curlie and restclient.el.

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  1. HTTPie for Terminal icon

    HTTPie for Terminal

     57 likes

    HTTPie (pronounced aitch-tee-tee-pie) is a command line HTTP client. Its goal is to make CLI interaction with web services as human-friendly as possible. It provides a simple http command that allows for sending arbitrary HTTP requests using a simple and natural syntax, and...

    36 HTTPie for Terminal alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
    • FreeBSD
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    Comments about HTTPie for Terminal as an Alternative to Postman
    scottfrost
    Positive
    1

    Update to the (only) negative comment. The UI is now free (price) but closed source.

    Blue Paint
    Positive
    0

    Can be launched without internet connection (useful in cases of restrictive VPN policy)

    Leonardo Colman
    Negative
    -2

    HTTPie doesn't contain an interface. The current UI is closed behind a private beta.

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    HTTPie for Terminal icon

    • Most users think HTTPie for Terminal is a great Postman alternative.

    • HTTPie for Terminal is Free and Open SourcePostman is Freemium and Proprietary
    • HTTPie for Terminal is LightweightPostman is not according to our users
  2. xh icon

    xh

     10 likes

    xh is a friendly and fast tool for sending HTTP requests. It reimplements as much as possible of HTTPie's excellent design, with a focus on improved performance.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  4. Curlie

     2 likes

    If you like the interface of HTTPie but miss the features of curl, curlie is what you are searching for. Curlie is a frontend to curl that adds the ease of use of httpie, without compromising on features and performance.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  5. restclient.el

     2 likes

    This is a tool to manually explore and test HTTP REST webservices. Runs queries from a plain-text query sheet, displays results as a pretty-printed XML, JSON and even images.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • GNU Emacs
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