Postman Alternatives

Postman is described as 'Collaborative platform for API development providing design, specifications, testing, documentation, and requests with free and paid subscription plans' and is a very popular API Client in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Postman for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and SaaS apps. The best Postman alternative is Insomnia REST Client, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Postman are NativeRest, HTTPie for Terminal, Hoppscotch and Bruno.

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Postman alternatives are mainly API Clients, but if you're looking for HTTP Clients or HTTP(S) Debuggers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Linux, Web Development, Online, Self-Hosted, Mac and Android. 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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  1. Assertible icon
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    Assertible is the easiest way to test and monitor your APIs and helps reduce bugs in web apps by providing tools to continuously validate endpoints and responses with a flexible interface to run your tests any time and place.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  2. SyncTree icon
     1 like

    SyncTree strives to be a "Super Connecting Platform" that can easily connect any services you want.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Windows
     
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    SyncTree vs Postman Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    It's a no-code solution, not a postman alternative.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • SyncTree is Freemium and ProprietaryPostman is also Freemium and Proprietary
  3. GetIt icon
     Like

    Send HTTP requests to API endpoints. GetIt's main focus is to make your life a lot easier when you have to test APIs or use somebody else's API.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  4. 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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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. ArdorQuery icon
     1 like

    ArdorQuery is a cross-platform tool for performing any HTTP(S) endpoints like REST API, HTML, Images, GraphQL, OData etc.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  6. gRPC icon
     1 like

    gRPC is a modern open source high performance Remote Procedure Call (RPC) framework that can run in any environment. It can efficiently connect services in and across data centers with pluggable support for load balancing, tracing, health checking and authentication.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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    gRPC vs Postman Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    gRPC is a protocol, Postman is an API testing tool/framework

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • gRPC is Free and Open SourcePostman is Freemium and Proprietary
  7. Conektto icon
     1 like

    Conektto's API lifecycle fabric is the world's first SAAS based visual designer for API that generates spec, mocks, visualization, code, test and test data automatically.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    Conektto vs Postman Comments
    coolmechslim
    Positive
    0

    This is postman on UX steroids

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Conektto is Freemium and ProprietaryPostman is also Freemium and Proprietary
  8. ApiClient icon
     Like

    Helps you to test the Rest API with your phone including features like import, edit and export postman collections.With this, you don't need to look for your laptop or PC whenever you need to test and modify your REST APIs. You can work on them anytime, on the go.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  9. 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 types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • GNU Emacs
     
  10. 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.

    7 OpenReq alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Docker
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. Step CI icon
     1 like

    Open-source API Test Automation framework.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  12. 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 types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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