Hurl Alternatives

Hurl is described as 'Command line tool that runs HTTP requests defined in a simple plain text format. It can capture values, evaluate queries on headers and body response. It is very versatile: it can be used for both fetching data and testing HTTP sessions' and is a API Client in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Hurl for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Windows, Flathub and Web-based apps. The best Hurl alternative is Wget, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Hurl are cURL, Bruno, Postman and Insomnia REST Client.

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • AppImageHub
    • Google Chrome
    • Chromium
     
  2. xh icon
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    xh is a friendly and fast tool for sending HTTP requests. It reimplements as much as possible of HTTPie's excellent design, with a focus on improved performance.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  3. Cartero icon
     5 likes

    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...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Mac
     
  4. Kusho icon
     3 likes

    Never test your APIs manually again.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Visual Studio Code
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Chapar icon
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    Upcoming API testing tool in beta, built in GoLang, supporting HTTP/gRPC, workspaces, environments, request management, and various content types. Features include dark mode, local data storage, Postman import, environment variable setting, and request chaining.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  6. HarborClient icon
     1 like

    HarborClient is a free, open-source desktop API client for macOS, Windows, and Linux. It gives you a familiar Postman-style workspace—collections, environments, request scripts, and a tabbed editor—while keeping your work on your machine or on storage you control.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  7. gRPC icon
     1 like

    gRPC is a modern open source high performance Remote Procedure Call (RPC) framework that can run in any environment. It can efficiently connect services in and across data centers with pluggable support for load balancing, tracing, health checking and authentication.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. poster (CLI) icon
     1 like

    Powerful HTTPie alternative in Go.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FreeBSD
    • DragonFly BSD
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
     
  9. Restfox icon
     2 likes

    Offline-first web HTTP client.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Docker
     
  10. NativeRest icon
     97 likes

    Native desktop app for Windows offers high-performance REST and HTTP API testing, low memory and CPU use, custom methods, portable version, proxy support, multiple environments, code generation, multilingual interface, and import/export in light or dark themes.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. Kreya icon
     3 likes

    Kreya is a GUI client for gRPC, REST and WebSocket APIs with innovative features for environments, authorizations and more.

    61 Kreya alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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