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 100 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 Hoppscotch, HTTPie for Terminal, Bruno and soapUI.

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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 Web Development, Online, Open Source, Linux, Mac, Windows and Self-Hosted. 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. Used httpyac CLI tool underneath, which helps you execute _.http and _.rest files. This can be used to quickly execute a single *.http file, but also to execute all files in a folder. httpyac supports HTTP, Rest, GraphQL, WebSocket und gRPC...

    52 httpYac Rest Client alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
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  2. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. 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.

    33 Apiman alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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    • Send/Cancel/Rerun HTTP request in editor and view response in a separate pane with syntax highlight

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Visual Studio Code
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  4. API Tester icon
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    API Tester is the first mobile app to test any type of API on the go. Test REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, SOAP, JSON RPC, XML, HTTP, and HTTPS APIs completely for free, on iOS or Android.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • iPad
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  5. 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
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  6. 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

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  7. API Test Base is a 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...

    41 API Test Base alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Docker
    • Linux
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  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
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  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
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  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
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Visual Studio Code
    • IntelliJ IDEA
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