Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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   Niquests – a simple HTTP library, a drop-in replacement for Requests▲44

   Drop-in replacement for Requests. Automatic HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, and HTTP/3. WebSocket, and SSE included. WASI Supported. - niquests/README.md at main · jawah/niquests

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Reflex▲856

   Build web apps in pure Python

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   HTTPretty, an easy way to mock http requests in python▲97

   Bid on the RGP-Domain falcao.it. Bid now from €10 and secure the domain at an early stage!

   2012 · falcao.it · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hurl – Run and test HTTP requests with plain text, curl and Rust▲223

   Hurl, run and test HTTP requests with plain text and curl. Hurl can run fast automated integration tests.

   2021 · hurl.dev · its alternatives →

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   Niquests▲1

   Niquests is the fastest, and most advanced HTTP client.

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Dead easy Python for executing many HTTP requests asynchronously▲46

   Dead easy interface for executing many HTTP requests asynchronously. Also provides helper functions for executing embarrassingly parallel async coroutines. - joshlk/many_requests

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Kr8s – a Python client library for Kubernetes▲139

   Hey folks. I'm the author of kr8s. I’ve been working on kr8s for a while now and one of my core goals is to build a Python library for Kubernetes that is the most simple, readable and produces the most maintainable code. It should enable folks to write clean code when working with the Kubernetes API. If you're interested in how it compares with other libraries then check out [this post](https://jacobtomlinson.dev/posts/2023/comparison-of-kr8s-vs-...). Happy to answer any questions you might have in the comments here .

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Pump, a dead simple Pythonic abstraction of HTTP.▲118

   2011 · adeel.github.com · its alternatives →

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   I forked Python's Requests to add HTTP/3, async, and multiplexing▲5

   Drop-in replacement for Requests. Automatic HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, and HTTP/3. WebSocket, and SSE included. WASI Supported. - GitHub - jawah/niquests at v3.18.2

   Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I am building a new Python library to read/write PDF files▲279

    Hi HN! This is my pet project, written from scratch because there is so much to discover and learn in the process. The focus is on simplicity and incremental updates. Progress is slow because I do not have much spare time to work on this, but I would love to hear some feedback. Regards

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    HTTP/2 Python-Asyncio Web Microframework▲173

    2018 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Eel – a simple Python library for making little HTML GUI applications▲201

    A little Python library for making simple Electron-like HTML/JS GUI apps - python-eel/Eel

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Open-source non-blocking NIO Java HTTP Server▲59

    A full featured, stand-alone, high-performance HTTP server and client written entirely in plain Java - FusionAuth/java-http

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hug – A radically simple approach to creating HTTP/JSON APIs in Python▲11

    Embrace the APIs of the future. Hug aims to make developing APIs as simple as possible, but no simpler. - hugapi/hug

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    HTTP Prompt▲128

    An interactive command-line HTTP client

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    WSGI pure Python non-blocking HTTP2 server▲15

    Readable, simple and fast asynchronous non-blocking network apps - hivesolutions/netius

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Developed from my Prison cell: A Libcurl TUI HTTP Client in Rust.▲47

    HTTP client/libcurl TUI front end in Rust, with request + key storage - PThorpe92/CuTE

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Need feedback for my Python library to query dicts▲21

    Library to query python dicts. Contribute to cyberlis/dictquery development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Convert Chrome-generated cURL Commands to Python Requests▲27

    2014 · curl.trillworks.com · its alternatives →

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    Hurl.it is back – Make HTTP Requests▲73

    2021 · hurlit.com · its alternatives →

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    Kivy▲67

    Cross platform python library for user interfaces

    2015 · kivy.org · its alternatives →

22. 22IJ
    I just released Requests for PHP 1.6▲32

    2013 · journal.ryanmccue.info · its alternatives →

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    A Fast HTTP Request CLI Powered by HTTL▲53

    First HTTP programming language

    2025 · httl.dev · its alternatives →

24. 24
    We’re open-sourcing Requestly - HTTP debugging proxy for Web and Mobile▲54

    Hey HN! We’ve open-sourced Requestly (https://github.com/requestly/requestly) - A network debugging proxy for web & mobile apps. Requestly intercepts all HTTP(s) requests & responses and provides full control to developers to modify the request/response like rewriting request URL to hit different environment or returning different response for APIs/scripts. In addition to HTTP(s) interception & modification capabilities, Requestly also offers Mock Server [0] & recording the browser sessions [1] with video, console logs, & network logs stitched together. We use…

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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