Postman AlternativesOnly apps from the EU

The best alternative to Postman is Advanced REST Client, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Postman and eight of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Postman are Yaak, Voiden.md, Hurl and Treblle.

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Postman alternatives page was last updated Jun 16, 2025
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  1. Advanced REST Client icon

    Advanced REST Client

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • AppImageHub
    • Google Chrome
    • Chromium
    Advanced REST Client screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The latest version (17.0.9) is from March 2022.

    Advanced REST Client Features

    1.  Full headers control
    2.  Electron based
    3.  Web tool
    4.  REST API
    5.  Sync with Google Drive
    6.  REST Client
    7.  API Testing

    Advanced REST Client VS Postman

     
    Comments about Advanced REST Client as an Alternative to Postman
    Most Recent Comment
    patheticcockroach
    Positive Dec 17, 2019
    2

    Better 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)

    blur HY
    Positive Sep 14, 2019
    3

    It has all features postman has, and it's modern

    Guest
    Negative Aug 12, 2020
    0

    The import request are so bad

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    • Most users think Advanced REST Client is a great Postman alternative.

    • Advanced REST Client is Free and Open SourcePostman is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Yaak icon

    Yaak

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    The API client for modern developers. Call REST, GraphQL, and gRPC APIs from a simple and intuitive app.

    62 Yaak alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Clean an minimal interface

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Autocompletion
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  GraphQL API
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Syntax Highlighting
    8.  Portable
    9.  Variables
    10.  GraphQL
    11.  REST API
    12.  Support environment variables

    Yaak VS Postman

     
  4. Voiden.md icon

    Voiden.md

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    Voiden.md is an offline-first, Git-native API workspace that unifies specs, docs, tests, and mocks using programmable Markdown blocks. Build APIs the way you actually work.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Voiden.md screenshot 1

    Voiden.md Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  File Versioning
    5. Git icon  Git Support
    6.  API Testing
    7.  Built-in terminal emulation
    8. Git icon  Git integration

    Voiden.md VS Postman

     
  5. Hurl icon

    Hurl

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    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.

    37 Hurl alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Html report

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Portable
    3.  Cross-Platform
    4.  REST API
    5.  API Integration

    Hurl VS Postman

     
  6. Treblle icon

    Treblle

     2 likes
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    Treblle is a federated API Intelligence platform delivering full API visibility, security, and control from one integration point.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • HR flagCroatia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Treblle screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Website Monitoring
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  API Management
    6.  Application & API Monitoring
    7.  Logging
    8.  Requests monitoring
    9.  Performance Monitoring
    10.  REST API

    Treblle VS Postman

     
  7. Cartero icon

    Cartero

     1 like
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    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...

    61 Cartero alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • ES flagSpain
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Mac
    Cartero screenshot 1

    Cartero Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Rust

    Cartero VS Postman

     

  9. Curlie

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Curlie screenshot 1

    Curlie Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  REST API
    3.  REST Client
    4.  Web Testing
    5.  Data transfer

    Curlie VS Postman

     
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