Ain Alternatives

Ain is described as 'Command-line HTTP API client. It's an alternative to postman, paw or insomnia. It enables scripting of input and further processing of output. It targets command-line users who work with API:s using a simple file format' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Ain for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Chrome OS apps. The best Ain alternative is Postman, which is free. Other great apps like Ain are Insomnia REST Client, Hoppscotch, RapidAPI for Mac and REST Client for VS Code.

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  1. Postman icon

    Postman

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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.

    89 Postman alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
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    • Postman is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Ain.

    • Postman is the most popular free alternative to Ain.

    • Postman is Freemium and ProprietaryAin is Free and Open Source
  2. Insomnia REST Client icon

    Insomnia REST Client

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    A powerful REST API Client with cookie management, environment variables, code generation, and authentication for Mac, Window, and Linux.

    82 Insomnia REST Client alternatives

    Cost / License

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Specify URL, payload, headers, and authorization all in one place. Then just hit send.
     

    • Insomnia REST Client is the most popular Open Source alternative to Ain.

    • Insomnia REST Client is Freemium and Open SourceAin is Free and Open Source
    • Insomnia REST Client is LightweightAin is not according to our users
  4. Hoppscotch icon

    Hoppscotch

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    Hoppscotch is an open-source API development ecosystem. It helps you create your requests faster, saving you precious time on your development.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    • Hoppscotch is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Ain.

    • Hoppscotch is Free and Open SourceAin is also Free and Open Source
    • Hoppscotch is LightweightAin is not according to our users
  5. RapidAPI for Mac icon

    RapidAPI for Mac

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    RapidAPI for Mac (formerly Paw) is a full-featured HTTP client that lets you test and describe the APIs you build or consume. It has a beautiful native macOS interface to compose requests, inspect server responses, generate client code and export API definitions.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  9. httpYac Rest Client icon

    httpYac Rest Client

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    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
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  10. restclient.el

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    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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • GNU Emacs
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  11. httpiness icon

    httpiness

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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)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  12. Nokori icon

    Nokori

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    Nokori is the all-in-one platform for building, hosting, and growing your SaaS business. From Instant Microservices, Auth-as-a-Service, and Transactional Email, we give tech brands the tools they need to bring ideas to life quickly and easily, while providing seamless...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    Test API integrations before deploying them as instant cloud functions/microservices
     
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