Postman Alternatives for Linux
There are many alternatives to Postman for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Insomnia 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 loads of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Postman are NativeRest, HTTPie for Terminal, Bruno and soapUI.
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Postman alternatives are mainly API Clients, but if you're looking for HTTP Clients or Download Managers you can filter on that. 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.- API Client
- Freemium • Proprietary
78 Insomnia REST Client alternativesA powerful REST API Client with cookie management, environment variables, code generation, and authentication for Mac, Window, and Linux.
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- Freemium • Open Source
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Country of Origin
United States
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
Insomnia REST Client VS Postman
Comments about Insomnia REST Client as an Alternative to Postman
Comment summary: Insomnia REST Client is favored for its lightweight, intuitive design, and lack of login requirement for basic features compared to Postman. Users value its cleaner interface, Linux support, and full features even in the freemium model. However, it lacks team collaboration features and multi-device sync without payment. While praised for better UI and storage efficiency, some users note that request chaining and environment setup are still experimental, unlike Postman's polished offerings.Top Positive CommentTop Negative CommentIt's not lightweight, because still uses Electron and not native, so consuming memory alot
Most Recent CommentAdinanCenciused to like it, now it is as garbage as postman
47 NativeRest alternativesNativeRest is a native REST API client for macOS, Linux and Windows. Build, debug and test REST APIs is now even faster and easier.
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- Paid • Proprietary
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- United States
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- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
NativeRest VS Postman
34 HTTPie for Terminal alternativesHTTPie (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...
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- Free • Open Source
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- United States
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Python
- FreeBSD
HTTPie for Terminal VS Postman
Comments about HTTPie for Terminal as an Alternative to Postman
Most Recent CommentscottfrostUpdate to the (only) negative comment. The UI is now free (price) but closed source.
Blue PaintCan be launched without internet connection (useful in cases of restrictive VPN policy)
Leonardo ColmanHTTPie doesn't contain an interface. The current UI is closed behind a private beta.
28 Bruno alternativesBruno is a new and innovative open source API client, aimed at revolutionizing the status quo represented by Postman, Insomnia and similar tools out there.
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- Freemium • Open Source
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Country of Origin
- United States
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- Snapcraft
Bruno VS Postman
Comments about Bruno as an Alternative to Postman
Top Positive CommentOla JohanssonLooks nice, and like the simplicity with data just stored in a folder and you can sync it with git or Dropbox or whatnot.
Most Recent CommentPort5000Lightweight, runs on local, extremely simple and easy to use, enough to test APIs and it even exports to Postman!
jarneBest alternative to Postman in my opinion, open source and lightweight, easy to use, and the ability to import existing Postman collections. A nice bonus that you can easily commit Bruno files to Git.
77 soapUI alternativesEviware, 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.
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- Free • Open Source
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- United States
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
soapUI VS Postman
Comments about soapUI as an Alternative to Postman
DiskCrasherCan create a mock server for free.
69 Advanced REST Client alternativesAPI testing tool. Which allows web developers to create and test custom HTTP requests.
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- Free • Open Source
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Poland
EU
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Chrome OS
- AppImageHub
- Google Chrome
- Chromium
DiscontinuedThe latest version (17.0.9) is from March 2022.
Advanced REST Client Features
Advanced REST Client VS Postman
Comments about Advanced REST Client as an Alternative to Postman
Most Recent CommentpatheticcockroachBetter 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 HYIt has all features postman has, and it's modern
The import request are so bad
22 Insomnium alternativesInsomnium is a fast local API testing tool that is privacy-focused and 100% local. For testing GraphQL, REST, WebSockets and gRPC. This is a fork of Kong/insomnia.
License model
- Free • Open Source
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Country of Origin
- International
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- Windows
- Linux
- Mac
DiscontinuedThe GitHub repository was archived in May 2024.
Insomnium VS Postman
Very similar to Postman, but doesn't require logging in for basic features. So useful for some quick testing.