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. Cantrip – instant yet flexible REST API that binds to a JSON file launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   The Changelog - #189: JSON API with Yehuda Katz▲66

   Yehuda's start as a programmer and the spec for building API

   2016 · changelog.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   jsonbin.org▲13

   A personal JSON store as a RESTful service

   2017 · jsonbin.org · its alternatives →

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   A Browse-able RESTish API▲19

   2011 · developers.snapbill.com · its alternatives →

4. 4JA
   jq, a lightweight commandline JSON processor▲5

   2012 · stedolan.github.com · its alternatives →

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   A free, hosted RequestBin via API▲9

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6MA
   Molten, a modern API framework for Python▲7

   2018 · moltenframework.com · its alternatives →

7. 7AS
   A Super Simple JSON CMS▲8

   2018 · medium.com · its alternatives →

8. 8JH
   JSONator – HTTP endpoints for mock data▲7

   2014 · jsonator.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

9. 9ZS
   ZipWhois: Simple JSON Whois API and Domain API▲6

   2014 · zipwhois.com · its alternatives →

10. 10IB
    I built inthing.io, realtime streams with a Python / REST API▲8

    2016 · willmcgugan.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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    rest.quest – A tiny, local-first todo webapp with S3 sync▲6

    2022 · rest.quest · its alternatives →

13. 13DB
    Docker-backed arbitrary code execution API▲8

    2017 · destroymyfyp.com · its alternatives →

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    JsonTree, a tool for turning JSON data into a collapsible html tree▲9

    A lightweight vanilla Javascript micro-library for making collapsible trees with JSON - MaxLeiter/jsonTree

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15TR
    Towards route-less HTTP services in Scala▲8

    2017 · blog.buildo.io · its alternatives →

16. 16IB
    I built a JSON based multiplayer framework and platform for web games▲6

    2022 · docs.acos.games · its alternatives →

17. 17PJ
    Page.json – An open standard for representing UI▲5

    The effortless way to control AI

    15d ago · wuwei.us · its alternatives →

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    Goat, a REST api server in Go▲5

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19AV
    A very simple http “proxy” on runkit▲5

    2017 · runkit.io · its alternatives →

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    Curveball, a microframework in TypeScript with AWS Lambda support▲7

    2020 · evertpot.com · its alternatives →

21. 21BB
    Bit-bundler – simplify the JavaScript bundling experience▲6

    2017 · bundler.bitjs.io · its alternatives →

22. 22RT
    Real-time coediting API demo for TinyMCE▲5

    2018 · codepen.io · its alternatives →

23. 23WT
    WunderHub – The Package Manager for APIs▲5

    2022 · hub.wundergraph.com · its alternatives →

24. 24RA
    Ronin – a toolkit for building CLI apps in Node.js easy and fast▲5

    2014 · vdemedes.github.io · its alternatives →

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