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 Insomnia REST Client, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Ain are Postman, Hoppscotch, RapidAPI for Mac and restclient.el.

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Ain is a 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...

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Ain alternatives page was last updated Jul 14, 2023
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  1. Insomnia REST Client icon
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    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.

    74 Insomnia REST Client alternatives
    Specify URL, payload, headers, and authorization all in one place. Then just hit send.

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Generate code snippets for over thirty different language libraries, like NodeJS, Go, Swift, Python, Java, C, and others.
    Easily view and manage cookies in a simple yet powerful interface. Cookies are automatically stored and sent with every request, just as you would expect.
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    Reuse common variables like API keys using environments. Define them globally or switch between sub-environments for a seamless development/production workflow.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Request Chaining
    2.  Import Curl commands
    3.  REST API
    4.  REST Client
    5.  GraphQL
    6.  Cloud Sync
    7.  Support environment variables
    8.  API Management
    9.  Separated workspaces
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    • Insomnia REST Client is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Ain.

    • Insomnia REST Client is the most popular Open Source & free 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
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    Postman

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    Postman is a tool that facilitates the development and use of APIs. Postman provides all the functionality needed to create or simulate API specifications and use the Postman Collection Runner to create tests.

    80 Postman alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Postman Features

    1.  REST API
    2.  Development API
    3.  Graphical User Interface
    4.  API Management
    5.  SOAP API
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    • Postman is the most popular Web-based alternative to Ain.

    • Postman is Freemium and ProprietaryAin is Free and Open Source
  4. Hoppscotch icon
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    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.

    63 Hoppscotch alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  REST API
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  GraphQL API
    4.  Websocket streams
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  Portable
    7.  Cross browser testing
    8.  Browser-based
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    Is Hoppscotch a good alternative to Ain?
     

    • 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
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    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.

    53 RapidAPI for Mac alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    RapidAPI for Mac Features

    1.  Html parsing
    2.  Request Chaining
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  6. 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.

    51 restclient.el alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • GNU Emacs

    restclient.el Features

    1.  REST API
    2.  REST Client
    3.  Variables
    4.  Web Testing
    5.  API Testing
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  7. httpYac Rest Client icon
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    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...

    45 httpYac Rest Client alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  REST Client
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  9. httpiness icon
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    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.

    54 httpiness alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  REST Client
    2.  REST API
    3.  API Management
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  10. Nokori icon
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    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...

    29 Nokori alternatives
    Test API integrations before deploying them as instant cloud functions/microservices

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    Nokori Features

    1.  API Integration
    2.  Serverless
    3.  API Management
    Build instant SQL APIs over existing databases without the need for a backend server.
    Manage users and user activity from a centralized portal.
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    Send transactional email to facilitate verification, password reset, and user notifications.
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  11. REST Client for VS Code icon
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    REST Client for VS Code

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    • Send/Cancel/Rerun HTTP request in editor and view response in a separate pane with syntax highlight
    39 REST Client for VS Code alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Visual Studio Code

    REST Client for VS Code Features

    1.  REST Client
    2.  VSCode
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  12. Restfox icon
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    Restfox

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    Offline-first web HTTP client.

    60 Restfox alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Docker
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    +5
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    Restfox Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Portable
    3.  REST API
    4.  API Testing
    5.  GraphQL integration
    6.  REST Client
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