Rest Client AlternativesAPI Clients and other similar apps like Rest Client

Rest Client has been discontinued. Similar apps include Postman, which has a free version. Other options are Insomnia REST Client, Google Chrome Developer Tools, Fiddler and Hoppscotch. You're spoiled for choice with API Clients like Rest Client: we list more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, the web and Chrome OS.

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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.

    126 Postman alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
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  2. A powerful REST API Client with cookie management, environment variables, code generation, and authentication for Mac, Window, and Linux.

    111 Insomnia REST Client alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  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...

    21 Google Chrome Developer Tools alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
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  4. Fiddler icon
     208 likes

    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.

    55 Fiddler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. Hoppscotch icon
     45 likes

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

    86 Hoppscotch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  6. HTTP Toolkit icon
     109 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.

    57 HTTP Toolkit alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Docker
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  7. Examine, edit, and debug HTML, CSS, and JavaScript on the desktop and on mobile.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. 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.

    67 RapidAPI for Mac alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  9. 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.

    90 soapUI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
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  10. API testing tool. Which allows web developers to create and test custom HTTP requests.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • AppImageHub
    • Google Chrome
    • Chromium
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  11. HttpMaster icon
     9 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Stoplight icon
     12 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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