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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 nine of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Postman are Yaak, Cartero, Voiden.md and Hurl.

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Postman alternatives are mainly API Clients, but if you're looking for HTTP Clients or Web Testing Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Linux, Android, Web Development, Online, Mac and API Client. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Postman.
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    API testing tool. Which allows web developers to create and test custom HTTP requests.

    70 Advanced REST Client alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • AppImageHub
    • Google Chrome
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    Comments about Advanced REST Client as an Alternative to Postman
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    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)

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

    Guest
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    The import request are so bad

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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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
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    The API client for modern developers. Call REST, GraphQL, and gRPC APIs from a simple and intuitive app.

    65 Yaak alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. Cartero icon
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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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Mac
     
  4. Voiden.md icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Hurl icon
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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.

    36 Hurl alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Treblle icon
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    Treblle is a federated API Intelligence platform delivering full API visibility, security, and control from one integration point.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  8. Ain icon
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    Ain is a command-line HTTP API client. It's an alternative to postman, paw or insomnia. It enables scripting of input and further processing of output. It targets command-line users who work with API:s using a simple file format.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
     
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    Slingshot is a web-based HTTP request client that is highly performant, low on resources, privacy respecting, local-first, free and open-source. It stores all your data locally in your browser. It allows you to import and export OpenAPI specs and Postman collections.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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