Postman Alternatives

Postman is described as 'Collaborative platform for API development providing design, specifications, testing, documentation, and requests with free and paid subscription plans' and is a very popular API Client in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Postman for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and SaaS apps. The best Postman alternative is Insomnia REST Client, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Postman are NativeRest, HTTPie for Terminal, Hoppscotch and Bruno.

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Postman alternatives are mainly API Clients, but if you're looking for HTTP Clients or HTTP(S) Debuggers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Web Development, Linux, Online, Mac, Android and API Client. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Postman.
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  1. Milkman icon
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    Milkman is a JavaFx-based workbench for crafting requests / responses. It is not limited to e.g. http (or more specifically rest) requests but can be extended in any imaginable way. It is optimized for fast startup and efficient workflow.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. Firecamp icon
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    Firecamp's GraphQL playground is all in one GraphQL debugging tool which let you debug, collaborate and document your GraphQL APIs within a team for all platform.

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. KeyRunner icon
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    The Zero Trust API Client - A Secure & Free Alternative to Postman , Insomnia & Thunder Client.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Visual Studio Code
     
  4. Apiman icon
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    apiman is an open source API management layer that streamlines repetitive tasks often required when providing an API, such as implementing security, throttling and billing.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  5. API Test Base is a free tool for integration testing a variety of APIs. It is suitable for Integration, ESB and Microservices testing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Docker
     
  6. Humlix icon
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    Humlix shows you an easy way of generating tests for your web APIs. All you need to do is create a test request using the test request builder within Humlix and give an example of how your endpoints look and what type of data they want.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Guide API icon
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    API integration platform for testing, prototyping, and running of any API flow. The right tool for successful API flow integration - nice, easy, simple, and cheap.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. RestCase icon
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    RestCase is a security-focused API development platform that enables its users to rapidly create secure microservices, mock them in order to start testing, monitor APIs and collaborate on their development and testing.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. APITree icon
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    APITree is a free cloud-based API tool to create, manage and share OpenAPI specifications. It converts your OpenApi v2 / v3 specification into a beautiful technical API documentation. Public API documentation is hosted for free.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  10. EchoAPI icon
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    EchoAPI is an all-in-one API development collaboration platform that offers essential features like API debugging, design, automated testing, stress testing, and documentation generation.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Visual Studio Code
    • IntelliJ IDEA
     
  11. httpiness icon
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    Httpiness is aimed to be a simple, straightforward HTTP client which minimizes time to configure, send, reconfigure and resend requests in order to maximize development efficiency.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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