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. Curio + Requests: Async HTTP for Humans The same taste as Requests launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   HTTP/2 Python-Asyncio Web Microframework▲173

   2018 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   HTTP Prompt▲128

   An interactive command-line HTTP client

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Robyn – A fast, extensible async Python web server with a Rust runtime▲103

   Robyn is a Super Fast Async Python Web Framework with a Rust runtime. - sparckles/Robyn

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4SH
   Scheme HTTP server with transparent async – 222k req/s▲17

   Mar 2026 · hyper.dev · its alternatives →

5. 5
   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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   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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   I made an open-source Replit▲9

   I spent the past few weeks making an open source cloud code editing environment with an AI copilot and multiplayer collaboration! It's fully self-hostable in 5-10 minutes. There's a lot of minor improvements to be made, and some are already listed in the Github issues. Let me know what you think and feel free to try it out.

   2024 · 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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   Hellepoll is a blazingly-fast async HTTP server written in C++▲35

   This is based on an approach I made for a very high performance message and video multiplexing server. The project died, but I'm glad I get to share the a basic version with some http test code now. I admit this is the second time I've tried to show this off here today; I posted earlier but it got lost when no-one was watching :(

   2011 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    CORSPROXY▲8

    Hi HN — solo developer here. I built this tool ~4 years ago purely to solve my own frustration with CORS and repeated proxy setup. The idea was intentionally boring: just prefix a URL and get control over the request and response. Somehow it grew to serving billions of requests per day, including usage by companies and universities. I’m sharing it here mainly to: - get technical feedback - learn what people would actually use a proxy like this for - understand what I should simplify or remove

    Feb 2026 · corsproxy.io · its alternatives →

11. 11OT
    Only today: Visit my SSH ASCII lavalamp▲8

    ssh 85.27.249.130 -p 2222 username / password does not matter Enjoy asci[l]icious lava lamp action right in your console. Quickly hacked together in node, using a fifo file, hasciicam and the ssh2 library, running in docker for "security" :)

    2020 · its alternatives →

12. 12SA
    Starlette – An asyncio Web framework for Python▲8

    2018 · starlette.io · its alternatives →

13. 13P0
    Pipy 0.30.0▲7

    Pipy 0.30 is now available. It adds improvements to a number of areas including better documentation, more core controls, new filters, enhanced Cache and Metrics API, and some bug fixes. The Pipy Runtime API has expanded its coverage of SSL engines, asynchronous file read/write operations. This release was truly a community effort and could not have been made possible without all of the hard work from everyone involved in active discussions and the Pipy project on GitHub.The Pipy community provides code submissions covering new functionality and bug fixes, documentation improvements,…

    2022 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Python lib to run evals across providers: OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.▲8

    Library makes requests asynchronously across models, so you can spend a lot of $$ quickly if you want XD. But seriously I hope this enables folks to create and run evals (especially safety ones) a lot easier than before.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15IB
    I built inthing.io, realtime streams with a Python / REST API▲8

    2016 · willmcgugan.com · its alternatives →

16. 16RF
    Requests for PHP - HTTP library, my project for the last few weeks▲5

    A HTTP request library written for human beings

    2012 · requests.ryanmccue.info · its alternatives →

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    Building services on lambda should be easy and fun▲6

    i had previously posted this when it was aws-rce. it’s changed enough that i want to post it again.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18IM
    I made a browser TUI with its own layout engine▲6

    Try it at: ssh krnl.duetbrowser.com No sign up, totally free - no download. Let me know what you think. Prior art exists (brow.sh) but I wasn't satisfied with their graphical take. I wanted the raw, old skool terminal days of the early internet - BBS, and old green phosphor library comptuers - but running the modern web, with all the bells and jingle jangle whistles (JavaScript, etc). No funding, no VC, just 100% raw terminal fun. Not sure how long the demo will last, but try it out.

    Jul 2026 · its alternatives →

19. 19AC
    A Comprehensive, Compatible Open Source Alternative to Python Requests▲6

    Niquests is an elegant and simple HTTP library for Python, built for human beings. It is designed to be a drop-in replacement for Requests that is no longer under feature freeze. Supports HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 out-of-the-box without breaking a sweat!

    2025 · niquests.readthedocs.io · its alternatives →

20. 20SA
    Serverless async back ends for compute-heavy operations▲5

    Hi HN, we’re Jessie and Eric. We’ve been baking away at Cakework (https://www.cakework.com/), which is a way to build async backends without needing to manage cloud infrastructure. Cakework is for operations that take time or more compute, like file processing, report generation, or machine learning. Devs write backends as Python functions and deploy them with our CLI. They use our client SDKs to make requests, get status, and get processing results. Each request runs with its own CPU and memory parameters in its own microVM, with no timeouts. Devs can query for failures and…

    2023 · cakework.com · its alternatives →

21. 21YA
    YAOS – A 1-click deploy, real-time sync engine for Obsidian▲5

    Hey HN, I'm a heavy Obsidian user. I recently got tired of the two usual sync tradeoffs: 1. File-based sync (iCloud/Dropbox/Syncthing) that leaves you waiting for changes to propagate, or hands you a "conflicted copy." 2. Self-hosted setups (like CouchDB) that need touching VMs and dockerized databases to sync markdown. So I built YAOS: a local-first, real-time sync engine for Obsidian. Self-hosting OSS should have better UX. You can deploy the backend to your own Cloudflare account in one click. It fits comfortably in Cloudflare's free tier (costing $0/month for normal…

    Mar 2026 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    A lightweight module to send HTTP(s) requests from Node.js▲6

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Promise.allSettled Alternative with Concurrency Support▲5

    A year ago, I built this package but never shared it with any community. Sharing here in case this helps you in the future. However, if you like, don't forget to give a star and drop your feedback

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    WebSnake A non-blocking HTTP/HTTPS lib in Python▲8

    Asynchronous Web Requests in Python. Contribute to untwisted/websnake development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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