Best API Clients & Testing Tools

Explore leading tools in the API Clients & Testing category, including open-source options and SaaS products. Compare features, use cases, and find the best fit for your workflow.

10+ open-source projects · 8 SaaS products

Top open-source API Clients & Testing

These projects are active, self-hostable choices for knowledge management teams evaluating alternatives to SaaS tools.

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Hoppscotch logo

Hoppscotch

Lightweight API development ecosystem for testing and collaboration

Stars
77,141
License
MIT
Last commit
3 days ago
TypeScriptActive
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Bruno

Local‑first API client that stores collections as plain files

Stars
39,045
License
MIT
Last commit
3 days ago
JavaScriptActive
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Insomnia

Cross-platform API client for REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and more

Stars
37,621
License
Apache-2.0
Last commit
7 days ago
TypeScriptActive
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HTTPie

Human-friendly command-line HTTP client for the API era

Stars
37,123
License
BSD-3-Clause
Last commit
11 months ago
PythonStable
Hurl logo

Hurl

Run and test HTTP requests from a single fast CLI

Stars
18,200
License
Apache-2.0
Last commit
3 days ago
RustActive
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Yaak

Fast, privacy-first desktop API client for modern protocols

Stars
16,508
License
MIT
Last commit
4 days ago
TypeScriptActive
Most starred project
77,141★

Lightweight API development ecosystem for testing and collaboration

Recently updated
3 days ago

Requestly combines a Postman‑style API client, Charles‑like HTTP interceptor, and powerful mocking tools into a local‑first Chrome extension and desktop app, supporting environments, imports, and team collaboration.

Dominant language
TypeScript • 7 projects

Expect a strong TypeScript presence among maintained projects.

Popular SaaS Platforms to Replace

Understand the commercial incumbents teams migrate from and how many open-source alternatives exist for each product.

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Apidog logo

Apidog

All-in-one API platform to design, debug, mock, and test with CI/CD

API Clients & Testing
Alternatives tracked
18 alternatives
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BlazeMeter

Continuous testing platform for performance, API, and functional testing at scale

API Clients & Testing
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18 alternatives
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Insomnia

Collaborative API development platform for building and testing APIs

API Clients & Testing
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18 alternatives
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Postman

API development and testing platform

API Clients & Testing
Alternatives tracked
18 alternatives
RapidAPI for Mac logo

RapidAPI for Mac

Native macOS HTTP client for API development and testing

API Clients & Testing
Alternatives tracked
18 alternatives
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ReadyAPI

Enterprise API testing suite for functional, security, performance, and virtualization

API Clients & Testing
Alternatives tracked
18 alternatives
Most compared product
10+ open-source alternatives

Apidog combines visual API design, interactive docs, automated testing, and mocking in a single workspace, with integrations for pipelines.

Leading hosted platforms

Frequently replaced when teams want private deployments and lower TCO.

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