Rest Client AlternativesAPI Clients and other similar apps like Rest Client

Rest Client is described as 'Feature rich rest client for developers to debug and test their RESTful web services. It can be used to request a URL using the following HTTP methods: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, HEAD, PATCH, COPY, SEARCH, OPTIONS' and is a API Client in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Rest Client for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Google Chrome apps. The best Rest Client alternative is Postman, which is free. Other great apps like Rest Client are Insomnia REST Client, Fiddler, Google Chrome Developer Tools and Hoppscotch.

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  1. Postman icon
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    Postman is a collaborative platform for API development that provides extensive tools for designing, testing, and documenting APIs. It allows API verification through requests, automated testing via Collection Runner, and offers both free and paid plans, catering to individuals and teams.

    95 Postman alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
     
  2. Fiddler icon
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    Web Debugging Proxy that logs all HTTP(S) traffic for comprehensive analysis. It allows manipulation of traffic, supports scripting, and extends with .NET. Debugs virtually any application, implementing man-in-the-middle interception with self-signed certificates. Freeware, ideal for developers.

    48 Fiddler alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  3. The Google Chrome Developer Tools provide an integrated environment for debugging, optimizing, and understanding a web application, or website, running in Google Chrome. The developer tools are developed partly through the WebKit open source project, where the tools are called...

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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  4. Hoppscotch icon
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    Hoppscotch is an open-source API development ecosystem. It helps you create your requests faster, saving you precious time on your development.

    69 Hoppscotch alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. HTTP Toolkit icon
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    HTTP Toolkit is a beautiful, cross-platform & open-source HTTP(S) debugging proxy, analyzer & client, with built-in support for modern tools and automatic interception for clients from Docker to Android to iOS.

    51 HTTP Toolkit alternatives

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  6. RapidAPI for Mac (formerly Paw) is a full-featured HTTP client that lets you test and describe the APIs you build or consume. It has a beautiful native macOS interface to compose requests, inspect server responses, generate client code and export API definitions.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  7. soapUI icon
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    Eviware, 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.

    80 soapUI alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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  8. HttpMaster icon
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    Practical and easy-to-use software tool for testing HTTP applications and services.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  9. Stoplight icon
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    Stoplight is an API Design, Development, and Documentation platform that enables consistency, reusability, and quality, all with an easy, enjoyable developer experience.

    43 Stoplight alternatives

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