Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to APILayer

A set of dedicated, productivity-boosting APIs

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

1. 1
   TrueLayer▲183

   Simple Bank APIs to access real-time financial data

   2017 · truelayer.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Abstract APIs▲341

   Simple, powerful APIs for everyday dev tasks

   2020 · abstractapi.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Anything API▲656

   Hey HN! We built Notte, a browser infrastructure and agents platform. Many of our users automate UI workflows or extract data from sites that don’t have APIs. In practice, we noticed that once an agent understands how a site works, parts of the task can often run without a browser by interacting with the same network requests the site uses. So we built Anything API: describe a browser task, and our agent explores the site, builds a function, tests it against your description, and deploys a callable REST endpoint. No infra to manage. How the build works: - Describe the task (best results come…

   Mar 2026 · anything.notte.cc · its alternatives →

4. 4
   APIUtility▲66

   Product manager tool for API testing and bulk transformation

   2023 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Apidog▲570

   Development teams often struggle with using multiple tools like Postman and Swagger for API design, development, and testing. This fragmented approach leads to outdated API specs and chaotic collaboration. So we built Apidog: a single, unified API platform for team collaboration. It has a beautiful interface that makes it easy to create API spec, generate request data from API spec, validate responses, create mock data, orchestrate test scenarios, and publish API documentation. Apidog = Postman + Swagger + Mock + JMeter.

   2024 · apidog.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Layer Platform API▲202

   Build rich application-to-user messaging

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Countrylayer▲3

   Reliable real-time country data API for your business

   2021 · countrylayer.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   ApiChecker▲104

   Reliable uptime and performance monitoring for your services

   2019 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Apico▲127

   Use any app as your backend

   2024 · apico.dev · its alternatives →

10. 10
    WrapAPI▲291

    Build an API on top of any website

    2016 · wrapapi.com · its alternatives →

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    HumanLayer▲225

    Human-in-the-loop infra for AI agents

    2024 · humanlayer.dev · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Openlayer▲147

    Test, fix, and improve your ML models

    2023 · openlayer.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Openlayer▲197

    Slack or email alerts for when your AI fails

    2023 · openlayer.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Apifier▲223

    The web scraping and automation platform

    2015 · apify.com · its alternatives →

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    Apify▲271

    Thousands of tools to automate your business. Get real-time web data, track competitors, generate leads, and integrate your apps and AI agents.

    2020 · apify.com · its alternatives →

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    Apifier – hosted web crawler for developers▲101

    Thousands of tools to automate your business. Get real-time web data, track competitors, generate leads, and integrate your apps and AI agents.

    2015 · apifier.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    APIstax▲64

    Secure and reliable APIs for your common business needs

    2022 · apistax.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Apify SDK for Python▲104

    Build and manage web scraping Actors in the cloud

    2023 · docs.apify.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    dblayer▲9

    Build apps & apis instantly

    2025 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    IPTrace▲143

    API to build location-aware mobile and web apps

    2018 · iptrace.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    PromptLayer▲87

    Trace AI requests, workflows, and costs in one timeline

    May 2026 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    APImetrics▲72

    Simple, powerful, secure API performance monitoring

    2021 · apicontext.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    APISummary▲68

    A comprehensive list of API routes from API providers

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Apives▲2

    A next-gen API ecosystem for developers.

    Jan 2026 · apives.com · its alternatives →

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