Insomnia REST Client Alternatives

Apps similar to Insomnia REST Client include Bruno, which is open source with a free version. Other options are Postman, Yaak, HTTP Toolkit and Hoppscotch. You're spoiled for choice with API Clients like Insomnia REST Client: we list more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, the web and self-hosting.

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  1. 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)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
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  2. Talend API Tester makes it easy to invoke, discover and test HTTP and REST APIs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
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  3. Hubql icon
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    The collaboration platform for building, documenting and testing APIs together.

    29 Hubql alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  4. TestMace icon
     7 likes

    Powerful IDE to work with API. Harness the power of scenarios, autocompletion and syntax highlight for API development. Write tests, share code without leaving the comfortable development environment.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. Moesif icon
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    Moesif is an error analysis and resolution tool for API driven services to gain deep visibility into how your errors occur in an increasingly complex world of many REST APIs and Microservices. The hosted service is built to log and analyze millions of API requests so you can...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  6. Milkman icon
     1 like

    Milkman is a JavaFx-based workbench for crafting requests / responses. It is not limited to e.g. http (or more specifically rest) requests but can be extended in any imaginable way. It is optimized for fast startup and efficient workflow.

    35 Milkman alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Kusho icon
     3 likes

    Never test your APIs manually again.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Visual Studio Code
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. HarborClient icon
     2 likes

    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
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  9. Hurl icon
     7 likes

    Hurl is a 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.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Send/Cancel/Rerun HTTP request in editor and view response in a separate pane with syntax highlight

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Visual Studio Code
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  10. 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...

    70 Cartero alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Mac
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