The Best Open Source Postman AlternativesTop API & HTTP Clients like Postman
The best open source alternative to Postman is Insomnia REST Client. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Postman and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Postman are Hoppscotch, HTTPie for Terminal, Advanced REST Client and soapUI.
Postman alternatives are mainly API Clients but may also be HTTP Clients or HTTP(S) Debuggers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Postman.A powerful REST API Client with cookie management, environment variables, code generation, and authentication for Mac, Window, and Linux.
- - Insomnia REST Client is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Postman.
- - Insomnia REST Client is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Postman.
Insomnia REST Client Features
Comments about Insomnia REST Client as a Alternative to Postman
Julian GarnerCompared to postman this is definitely better the UI is less cluttered there's Linux support, and it just looks nicer.
3More ligtweight, straightforward and intuitive.
12It's not lightweight, because still uses Electron and not native, so consuming memory alot
7dax0Very similar to Postman, but doesn't require logging in for basic features. So useful for some quick testing.
0scottfrostMany of the same features as Postman, but no sync unless you pay. This is a deal breaker to developers who work on multiple computers, like home & work PCs.
-5- 54 Hoppscotch alternatives
- Free • Open Source
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- HTTP Client
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- Self-Hosted
Hoppscotch is an open-source API development ecosystem. It helps you create your requests faster, saving you precious time on your development.
- - Hoppscotch is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to Postman.
Hoppscotch Features
Comments about Hoppscotch as a Alternative to Postman
Helps you create your requests faster, saving you precious time on your development
3fully web based interface
0 - Free • Open Source
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28 HTTPie for Terminal alternatives- Mac
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HTTPie (pronounced aitch-tee-tee-pie) is a command line HTTP client. Its goal is to make CLI interaction with web services as human-friendly as possible. It provides a simple http command that allows for sending arbitrary HTTP requests using a simple and natural syntax, and...
HTTPie for Terminal Features
Comments about HTTPie for Terminal as a Alternative to Postman
scottfrostUpdate to the (only) negative comment. The UI is now free (price) but closed source.
1Leonardo ColmanHTTPie doesn't contain an interface. The current UI is closed behind a private beta.
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56 Advanced REST Client alternatives- Mac
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- Chrome OS
- AppImageHub
- Google Chrome
- Chromium
API testing tool. Which allows web developers to create and test custom HTTP requests.
Advanced REST Client Features
Comments about Advanced REST Client as a Alternative to Postman
patheticcockroachBetter features than Postman for my use case: I need full control over the headers, including the ability to remove them all, something which Postman doesn't allow to do (they add tons of junk headers)
2blur HYIt has all features postman has, and it's modern
3The import request are so bad
0Eviware, the maker of soapUI, Web Service Testing Leader
soapUI is a tool for functional testing, mainly of web services like SOAP based web services and RESTful web services, but also HTTP based services and JMS Services as well as databases. soapUI is an open source and compl.
soapUI Features
Comments about soapUI as a Alternative to Postman
DiskCrasherCan create a mock server for free.
0Bruno is a new and innovative open source API client, aimed at revolutionizing the status quo represented by Postman, Insomnia and similar tools out there.
Bruno Features
Comments about Bruno as a Alternative to Postman
Postman shut off his local client and forces you now to store your data in their cloud, also running your requests through their proxy.
It also is quite a mess to colaborate on postman colections, if you don't want to use / pay for their cloud.
With Bruno all that is not an issue at all - they work in a way which comes very natural to a developer and you can perfectly integrate your api test collections to your code repository.
0xh 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.
xh Features