Hurl Alternatives

Apps similar to Hurl include Wget, which is free and open source. Other options are Bruno, cURL, Postman and Insomnia REST Client. API Clients like Hurl are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for Mac, Windows, Linux, the web and self-hosting.

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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    The modern API client that lives in your terminal.

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    Platforms

    • Python
    • BSD
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
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  3. 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 type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • GNU Emacs
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  4. 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 type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
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  5. RESTClient can be used to test variety of HTTP communications and RESTful webservices. Friendly GUI, rich functionalities.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Curlie icon
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    If you like the interface of HTTPie but miss the features of curl, curlie is what you are searching for. Curlie is a frontend to curl that adds the ease of use of httpie, without compromising on features and performance.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  7. Lama2 icon
     2 likes

    Lama2 defines the human-friendly l2 syntax and CLI for describing and executing APIs. Store your APIs in plain-text files. Collaborate with team using version control (say, git). Run Lama2 directly from VSCode extension. Think of Lama2 as Markdown for APIs.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. Apiman icon
     4 likes

    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.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  9. httpiness icon
     2 likes

    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 type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  10. Restretto icon
     1 like

    Minimal native and free REST API client for Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. RequesterX icon
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    RequesterX is a free desktop HTTP client for API testing and development. Organize requests into nested collections, use environment variables for easy context switching, generate code snippets in 13 languages, and keep everything stored locally — no account required.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  12. Routebase icon
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    Routebase keeps your API's design, docs, mock servers, contract tests and monitoring in one living OpenAPI spec so they can't drift apart.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Mac
    • Windows
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