Thunder Client Alternatives

Thunder Client is described as 'Hand-crafted lightweight Http Client extension for Visual Studio Code. No separate download needed, Just install the extension from VS Code marketplace' and is a API Client in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Thunder Client for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Google Chrome apps. The best Thunder Client alternative is Bruno, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Thunder Client are Insomnia REST Client, Postman, Hoppscotch and Yaak.

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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.

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Thunder Client alternatives page was last updated Nov 6, 2024
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  1. Advanced REST Client icon
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    Advanced REST Client

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

    65 Advanced REST Client alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • AppImageHub
    • Google Chrome
    • Chromium
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    Advanced REST Client Features

    1.  Full headers control
    2.  Electron based
    3.  Web tool
    4.  REST API
    5.  Sync with Google Drive
    6.  REST Client
    7.  API Testing
    Discontinued

    The latest version (17.0.9) is from March 2022.

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    soapUI

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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.

    75 soapUI alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Intuitive Nodes
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  4. Chapar icon
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    Chapar

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    Upcoming API testing tool in beta, built in GoLang, supporting HTTP/gRPC, workspaces, environments, request management, and various content types. Features include dark mode, local data storage, Postman import, environment variable setting, and request chaining.

    52 Chapar alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Local Storage
    6.  REST API
    7.  HTTP Testing
    8.  API Testing
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  5. Hubql icon
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    Hubql

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    The collaboration platform for building, documenting and testing APIs together.

    20 Hubql alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Mozilla Firefox

    Hubql Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  API Management
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    • Hubql is the most popular SaaS alternative to Thunder Client.

    • Hubql is Freemium and ProprietaryThunder Client is Free and Proprietary
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    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.

    52 gRPC alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    gRPC Features

    1.  RPC
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    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...

    57 Cartero alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Mac

    Cartero Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Rust
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    Auxl

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    Auxl is a native API client for macOS. Its powerful node based system provides a whole new way to organise, test, and develop APIs.

    24 Auxl alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac

    Auxl Features

    1.  API Testing
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  10. restclient.el

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    This is a tool to manually explore and test HTTP REST webservices. Runs queries from a plain-text query sheet, displays results as a pretty-printed XML, JSON and even images.

    51 restclient.el alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • GNU Emacs

    restclient.el Features

    1.  REST API
    2.  REST Client
    3.  Variables
    4.  Web Testing
    5.  API Testing
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  11. Stoplight icon
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    Stoplight

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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.

    41 Stoplight alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Stoplight Features

    1.  API Management
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    Kreya

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    Kreya is a GUI client for gRPC and REST APIs with innovative features for environments, authorizations and more.

    53 Kreya alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  REST Client
    3.  Cross-Platform
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  13. Curlie

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    If you like the interface of HTTPie but miss the features of curl, curlie is what you are searching for. Curlie is a frontend to curl that adds the ease of use of httpie, without compromising on features and performance.

    24 Curlie alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Curlie Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  REST API
    3.  REST Client
    4.  Web Testing
    5.  Data transfer
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  14. httpYac Rest Client icon
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    httpYac Rest Client

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    Used httpyac CLI tool underneath, which helps you execute _.http and _.rest files. This can be used to quickly execute a single *.http file, but also to execute all files in a folder. httpyac supports HTTP, Rest, GraphQL, WebSocket und gRPC...

    45 httpYac Rest Client alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  REST Client
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