REST Client for VS Code AlternativesHTTP & API Clients like REST Client for VS Code

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   Postman

    177 likes

   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.

   88 Postman alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium (Subscription)
   • Proprietary

   Application types

   • API Client
   • HTTP Client

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • Chrome OS
   • Google Chrome
   • Flathub
   • Flatpak
   • Snapcraft

   

   

   

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   • Postman is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to REST Client for VS Code.

   • Postman is the most popular free alternative to REST Client for VS Code.

   • Postman is Freemium and ProprietaryREST Client for VS Code is Free and Open Source
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   Insomnia REST Client

    145 likes

   A powerful REST API Client with cookie management, environment variables, code generation, and authentication for Mac, Window, and Linux.

   81 Insomnia REST Client alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium (Subscription)
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • API Client
   • HTTP Client

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Flathub
   • Flatpak

   

   

   

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   • Insomnia REST Client is the most popular Open Source alternative to REST Client for VS Code.

   • Insomnia REST Client is Freemium and Open SourceREST Client for VS Code is Free and Open Source
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   HTTP Toolkit

    78 likes

   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.

   50 HTTP Toolkit alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium (Subscription)
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • HTTP(S) Debugger
   • Web Debugger

   Origin

   • Spain
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Docker

   

   

   

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   • HTTP Toolkit is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to REST Client for VS Code.

   • HTTP Toolkit is Freemium and Open SourceREST Client for VS Code is Free and Open Source
5. 

   

   Hoppscotch

    41 likes

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

   67 Hoppscotch alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • API Client
   • HTTP Client

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Online
   • Self-Hosted

   

   

   

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   • Hoppscotch is Free and Open SourceREST Client for VS Code is also Free and Open Source
6. 

   

   RapidAPI for Mac

    60 likes

   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.

   57 RapidAPI for Mac alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium (Pay once)
   • Proprietary

   Application types

   • API Client
   • HTTP Client

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

   

   

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   soapUI

    59 likes

   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.

   79 soapUI alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • API Client
   • HTTP Client

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

   

   

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   Advanced REST Client

    27 likes

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

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • API Client
   • HTTP Client

   Origin

   • Poland
   • EU

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Chrome OS
   • AppImageHub
   • Google Chrome
   • Chromium

   

   

   

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    Kusho

     3 likes

    Never test your APIs manually again.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Visual Studio Code
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    

    

    

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    HttpMaster

     9 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    • HTTP Client
    • API Client

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

    

    

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    Hurl

     7 likes

    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

    Application types

    • API Client
    • HTTP Client

    Origin

    • France
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    

    

    

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    Thunder Client

     5 likes

    Thunder Client is a hand-crafted lightweight Http Client extension for Visual Studio Code. No separate download needed, Just install the extension from VS Code marketplace.

    60 Thunder Client alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    • API Client
    • HTTP Client

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Visual Studio Code

    

    

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    Restfox

     2 likes

    Offline-first web HTTP client.

    63 Restfox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    • API Client
    • HTTP Client

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Docker

    

    

    

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