Thunder Client Alternatives

Apps similar to Thunder Client include Bruno, which is open source with a free version. Other options are Postman, Insomnia REST Client, Yaak and Hoppscotch. API Clients like Thunder Client are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Mac, Windows, Linux, the web and Chrome OS.

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  1. TestMace icon
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    Powerful IDE to work with API. Harness the power of scenarios, autocompletion and syntax highlight for API development. Write tests, share code without leaving the comfortable development environment.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. RequesterX icon
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    RequesterX is a free desktop HTTP client for API testing and development. Organize requests into nested collections, use environment variables for easy context switching, generate code snippets in 13 languages, and keep everything stored locally — no account required.

    52 RequesterX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  3. Routebase icon
     1 like

    Routebase keeps your API's design, docs, mock servers, contract tests and monitoring in one living OpenAPI spec so they can't drift apart.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Mac
    • Windows
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  4. CurlHub.io icon
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    API Traffic Inspector.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  5. Loadmill icon
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    Loadmill helps developers easily create the tests required for continuous delivery by analyzing user behavior. Loadmill automates backend regression testing by replaying real user behavior. Through the use of smart recordings, the platform can create and replay thousands of...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  6. Step CI icon
     1 like

    Open-source API Test Automation framework.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  7. Gotcha HTTP Client is a lightweight http client that allows you to make requests and inspect responses.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  8. Resting icon
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    browser web-extension to test and analyze HTTP requests.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Chromium
    • Firefox
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  9. Escambo icon
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    Escambo is an HTTP-based APIs test application for GNOME.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  10. apikumo icon
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    apikumo is an API workspace that combines an API client, a hosted documentation site, and a live MCP (Model Context Protocol) endpoint in one place. Design your API once, and every AI agent can call it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  11. Lightweight, free and open-source offline REST and GraphQL API client for Visual Studio Code. A privacy-focused client for testing APIs, HTTP requests and web services.

    52 Telegraph REST API Client alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Cursor
    • Windsurf
    • Visual Studio Code
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  12. Main goal of this VSCode extension is storing all HTTP request & response data automatically as files in a VSCode workspace.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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