HTTP Toolkit AlternativesOnly apps categorised as HTTP Clients

The best HTTP Client alternative to HTTP Toolkit is Insomnia REST Client, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to HTTP Toolkit and many of them are HTTP Clients so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting HTTP Client alternatives to HTTP Toolkit are Hoppscotch, RapidAPI for Mac, Proxyman and Requestly.

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HTTP Toolkit is a beautiful, cross-platform & open-source HTTP(S) debugging proxy, analyzer & client, with built-in support for modern tools and automatic interception for clients from Docker to Android to iOS.

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HTTP Toolkit alternatives page was last updated May 12, 2025
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  1. 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.

    76 Insomnia REST Client alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

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

    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

    Insomnia REST Client VS HTTP Toolkit

     
    Comments about Insomnia REST Client as an Alternative to HTTP Toolkit
    DevWand
    Negative •Mar 14, 2025
    1

    Insomnia not is a request interceptor

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    • Insomnia REST Client is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to HTTP Toolkit.

    • Insomnia REST Client is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to HTTP Toolkit.

    • Insomnia REST Client is Freemium and Open SourceHTTP Toolkit is also Freemium and Open Source
    • Insomnia REST Client is LightweightHTTP Toolkit is not according to our users
  2. Hoppscotch icon

    Hoppscotch

     39 likes
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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.

    65 Hoppscotch alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Hoppscotch screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  REST API
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  GraphQL API
    4.  Websocket streams
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  Portable
    7.  Browser-based
    8.  Cross browser testing

    Hoppscotch VS HTTP Toolkit

     

    • Hoppscotch is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to HTTP Toolkit.

    • Hoppscotch is Free and Open SourceHTTP Toolkit is Freemium and Open Source
    • Hoppscotch is LightweightHTTP Toolkit is not according to our users
  4. RapidAPI for Mac icon

    RapidAPI for Mac

     60 likes
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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.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    RapidAPI for Mac screenshot 1

    RapidAPI for Mac Features

    1.  Html parsing
    2.  Request Chaining

    RapidAPI for Mac VS HTTP Toolkit

     
  5. Proxyman icon

    Proxyman

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    Proxyman is a high-performance macOS app, which enables developers to view HTTP/HTTPS requests from apps and domains. Available on macOS, iOS, Windows & Linux.

    50 Proxyman alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
    Native macOS app.

    Proxyman Features

    1.  Website Monitoring
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Detailed packet analysis
    6.  Intercepting HTTP calls
    7.  IPhone debugging
    8.  Debugging
    9.  SSL
    10.  Native application

    Proxyman VS HTTP Toolkit

     
    Comments about Proxyman as an Alternative to HTTP Toolkit
    NghiaTranUIT
    Positive •May 6, 2019
    0

    It's exclusive build for macOS and fix all ugly side of Charles, Fiddler

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    • Proxyman is Paid and ProprietaryHTTP Toolkit is Freemium and Open Source
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    Requestly

     30 likes
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    Requestly is a lightweight proxy available as a browser extension & desktop app to intercept & modify network requests. Using Requestly you can Modify Headers, Redirect Url, Mock API response, Delay/Throttle requests, etc.

    28 Requestly alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Selenium
    • Firefox
    Modify HTTP Headers

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Intercepting HTTP calls
    2.  Requests monitoring
    3.  Bug reporting
    4.  Web page Debugging
    5.  One click interception
    6.  Android Development
    7.  HTTP(S) Debugging
    8.  Real time collaboration
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  REST Client
    12.  Command line interface

    Requestly VS HTTP Toolkit

     

    • Requestly is the most popular SaaS alternative to HTTP Toolkit.

    • Requestly is Freemium and Open SourceHTTP Toolkit is also Freemium and Open Source
    • Requestly is LightweightHTTP Toolkit is not according to our users
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    Advanced REST Client

     26 likes
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    API testing tool. Which allows web developers to create and test custom HTTP requests.

    67 Advanced REST Client alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • AppImageHub
    • Google Chrome
    • Chromium
    Advanced REST Client screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The latest version (17.0.9) is from March 2022.

    Advanced REST Client Features

    1.  Full headers control
    2.  Electron based
    3.  Web tool
    4.  REST API
    5.  Sync with Google Drive
    6.  REST Client
    7.  API Testing

    Advanced REST Client VS HTTP Toolkit

     
  9. NativeRest icon

    NativeRest

     94 likes
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    NativeRest is a native REST API client for macOS, Linux and Windows. Build, debug and test REST APIs is now even faster and easier.

    45 NativeRest alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    NativeRest main window

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  REST Client
    2.  Portable
    3.  GraphQL
    4.  Multiple languages
    5.  Data export/import
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  REST API

    NativeRest VS HTTP Toolkit

     
  10. ArdorQuery icon

    ArdorQuery

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    ArdorQuery is a cross-platform tool for performing any HTTP(S) endpoints like REST API, HTML, Images, GraphQL, OData etc.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    ArdorQuery screenshot 1

    ArdorQuery Features

    1.  REST API
    2.  QA Automation

    ArdorQuery VS HTTP Toolkit

     
  11. HttpMaster icon

    HttpMaster

     7 likes
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    Practical and easy-to-use software tool for testing HTTP applications and services.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    HttpMaster screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Portable
    4.  Request Chaining
    5.  Website testing
    6.  REST API

    HttpMaster VS HTTP Toolkit

     
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    Thunder Client

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    Thunder Client is a hand-crafted lightweight Http Client extension for Visual Studio Code. No separate download needed, Just install the extension from VS Code marketplace.

    59 Thunder Client alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Visual Studio Code
    Thunder Client Main Interface

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  API Testing
    2.  REST Client
    3.  REST API
    4.  HTTP Testing

    Thunder Client VS HTTP Toolkit

     
  13. Cartero icon

    Cartero

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    Cartero is a graphical HTTP client that can be used as a developer tool to test web APIs and perform all kind of HTTP requests to web servers. It is compatible with any REST, SOAP or XML-RPC API and it supports multiple request methods as well as attaching body payloads to...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Mac
    Cartero screenshot 1

    Cartero Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Rust

    Cartero VS HTTP Toolkit

     

  14. Posting

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    The modern API client that lives in your terminal.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Python
    • BSD
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    Posting screenshot 1

    Posting Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  REST Client
    3.  SSH
    4.  Python-based
    5.  REST API

    Posting VS HTTP Toolkit

     
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