Resting AlternativesHTTP Clients and other similar apps like Resting

Resting is described as 'Browser web-extension to test and analyze HTTP requests' and is a HTTP Client in the web browsers category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Resting for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Windows, Flathub and Flatpak apps. The best Resting alternative is Postman, which is free. Other great apps like Resting are Insomnia REST Client, Hoppscotch, Cartero and Advanced REST Client.

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  1. Postman icon

    Postman

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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.

    89 Postman alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    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 Resting.

    • Postman is the most popular free alternative to Resting.

    • Postman is Freemium and ProprietaryResting is Free and Open Source
  2. Insomnia REST Client icon

    Insomnia REST Client

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

    82 Insomnia REST Client alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Specify URL, payload, headers, and authorization all in one place. Then just hit send.
     

    • Insomnia REST Client is the most popular Open Source alternative to Resting.

    • Insomnia REST Client is Freemium and Open SourceResting is Free and Open Source
    • Insomnia REST Client is LightweightResting is not according to our users
  4. Hoppscotch icon

    Hoppscotch

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    • Hoppscotch is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Resting.

    • Hoppscotch is Free and Open SourceResting is also Free and Open Source
    • Hoppscotch is LightweightResting is not according to our users
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  6. Cartero icon

    Cartero

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    Cartero is a graphical HTTP client that can be used as a developer tool to test web APIs and perform all kind of HTTP requests to web servers. It is compatible with any REST, SOAP or XML-RPC API and it supports multiple request methods as well as attaching body payloads to...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Mac
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  7. Advanced REST Client icon

    Advanced REST Client

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • AppImageHub
    • Google Chrome
    • Chromium
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  8. RecipeUI icon

    RecipeUI

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    RecipeUI is rethinking how we use API tools like Postman or Insomnia. We're starting off with TypeScript powered API requests and API collections you can run in seconds!

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
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  10. NativeRest icon

    NativeRest

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    Native desktop app for Windows offers high-performance REST and HTTP API testing, low memory and CPU use, custom methods, portable version, proxy support, multiple environments, code generation, multilingual interface, and import/export in light or dark themes.

    50 NativeRest alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    NativeRest main window
     

    • NativeRest is the most popular commercial alternative to Resting.

    • NativeRest is Paid and ProprietaryResting is Free and Open Source
    • NativeRest is LightweightResting is not according to our users
  11. Kusho icon

    Kusho

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    Never test your APIs manually again.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Visual Studio Code
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. gRPC icon

    gRPC

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    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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