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. 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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  2. Main goal of this VSCode extension is storing all HTTP request & response data automatically as files in a VSCode workspace.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. API Test Base is a free, offline-first tool for testing APIs and their side effects — the records an API writes to a database, the messages it publishes to a queue, the downstream services it calls. Test cases are created with a no-code / low-code UI, and the same tests can be...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Docker
    • Linux
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  4. RedfireForge icon
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    Visual API testing & load-testing workbench for HTTP, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSocket, SSE, and Kafka — with a workflow designer, API mock server, and CI-ready CLI.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
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  5. ReadMe icon
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    ReadMe is a completely customizable and collaborative place for dynamic API and/or product documentation. Users can play around with the API right in the docs, automatically generated from a Swagger / OAS file. It also works as a knowledge base platform.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  6. Api Quest icon
     1 like

    Api Quest is a desktop application designed for executing HTTP requests, storing them on the local file system, and providing portability. Whether you're a developer, QA or system engineer, this tool offers solution for handling HTTP requests effectively.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Slumber icon
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    Slumber is a TUI (terminal user interface) HTTP client. Define, execute, and share configurable HTTP requests.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
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  8. Hello HTTP icon
     1 like

    A cross-platform HTTP client desktop application for testing HTTP and REST APIs, WebSocket, GraphQL (including subscriptions) and gRPC endpoints.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. OpenReq icon
     2 likes

    Build, test, and debug your APIs with a self-hosted tool that does what you actually need. Scripts, environments, OAuth 2.0, code generation, and an AI wizard that builds collections from your docs — no account required, no limits.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Docker
    • Self-Hosted
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  10. RawRequest icon
     1 like

    Keep your http requests in a single file that lives in your projects repo. This app lets you run your http requests from a .http file and includes features like load testing, pre and post request scripts, and request chaining.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  11. Zaku icon
     1 like

    Zaku is a native Rust, local-first, open-source API client engineered for speed and productivity.

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    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Python
    • BSD
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
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