Life & fun · 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. Curl lama.sh – sh to start a web server anywhere launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   curl.io▲132

   Share your files from your Terminal / SSH

   2014 · curl.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Tap curl in your editor before it gets to sh▲60

   tap curl in your editor before it gets to sh it. Contribute to awalgarg/curl-tap-sh development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   HTTP Prompt▲128

   An interactive command-line HTTP client

   2016 · github.com · 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 →

5. 5OC
   Online curl command builder▲8

   2016 · curl.build · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Easy Webserver for Node.js, Python, PHP, with Free SSL▲123

   Scalable PaaS (automated Docker+nginx) - aka Heroku on Steroids - caprover/README.md at master · caprover/caprover

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Running a simple local HTTP server in a web page▲75

   Start a local HTTP server without any tools, just open a web page. - EtherDream/http-server-online

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Kite▲62

   Super fast web dev environment setup, built on Docker

   2014 · usekite.github.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   curlhub.sh Curl Based CLI Dev Tools▲9

   Dozens of CLI tools executed by curl, no signup required

   Jul 2026 · curlhub.sh · its alternatives →

10. 10CC
    Convert curl commands to Ruby's net/http▲12

    2016 · jhawthorn.github.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    I built an HTTP client that perfectly mimics Chrome 142▲39

    BoringSSL and nghttp2. Matches JA3N, JA4, and JA4_R fingerprints. Supports HTTP/2, async/await, and works with Cloudflare-protected sites. Not trying to compete with curl_cffi - just a learning project that turned into something functional.

    Nov 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    bawkterm: an open-source SSH/sFTP client▲66

    A desktop client for SSH, SFTP, Docker over SSH

    24d ago · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Fetchbook – Run and test your HTTP requests 100% locally▲59

    Run and test your HTTP requests. Git friendly, 100% local. - 4lejandrito/fetchbook

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14SS
    Station307 – Stream files between cURL, Wget and/or browser▲45

    2016 · station307.com · its alternatives →

15. 15C
    Curl2Url▲12

    2024 · curl2url.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Rotor▲7

    Give any device a URL and make it a web server

    2014 · devpost.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Online curl builder▲6

    Easily generate curl command lines

    2015 · curlbuilder.com · its alternatives →

18. 18FT
    Fast, turnkey static web site recipe (Terraform and Jekyll and AWS)▲6

    2021 · peterkong.com · its alternatives →

19. 19AQ
    A Quick Demo of Apache Beam with Docker▲5

    2016 · medium.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    PocketServer: 1MB Local Server Toolkit▲14

    CrossPlatform File Sharing, Static Host, WebDAV Server

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21RS
    Run/Schedule stand-alone scripts on a REST endpoint▲6

    2016 · serverlessly.io · its alternatives →

22. 22ST
    Shellhook – turn any shell command into a HTTP API▲9

    2021 · shellhook.com · its alternatives →

23. 23AV
    A very simple http “proxy” on runkit▲5

    2017 · runkit.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Goat, a REST api server in Go▲5

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →