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. Hit – CLI to manage and execute HTTP requests launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   HTTP Prompt▲128

   An interactive command-line HTTP client

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   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 →

3. 3
   A CLI that lets you execute HTTP requests from static YAML files▲11

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   AdHelm CLI▲82

   An Open Sourced CLI for Managing Ads

   9d ago · aptsonic.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   A Fast HTTP Request CLI Powered by HTTL▲53

   First HTTP programming language

   2025 · httl.dev · its alternatives →

6. 6NC
   Node-cli-proxy: web front end for interactive command-line programs▲8

   2014 · tmskfk.com · its alternatives →

7. 7HC
   Hookbin – Capture and Inspect HTTP Requests▲6

   2016 · hookbin.com · its alternatives →

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   HTTP Event Sources: backend components for processing HTTP requests▲8

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9TC
   The CLI Book – Writing Successful Command Line Clients with Node.js▲7

   2016 · theclibook.com · its alternatives →

10. 10SA
    Smokex, automatic scheduled HTTP requests▲5

    2020 · smokex.io · its alternatives →

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    HTTPie▲7

    HTTP CLI client for humans and makers

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12RA
    Ronin – a toolkit for building CLI apps in Node.js easy and fast▲5

    2014 · vdemedes.github.io · its alternatives →

13. 13TC
    TaskLite – CLI Task Manager Built with Haskell and SQLite▲8

    2019 · tasklite.ad-si.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    HTTL CLI▲10

    A Lightning-Fast HTTP Request CLI Powered by HTTL

    2025 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    A Simple Load Testing CLI Built in Go▲9

    There are plenty of good tools for load testing such as JMeter, Minigun, and plenty more - but they all have their own set of options to learn. I built this one to support a simpler workflow where you just paste your curl request (or other cli command) after your `spam` config (literally just `spam -r 2 -- curl www.google.com). It's pretty barebones but I'm 100% going to use it in my day to day - figured I'd share it here if it helped anyone else!

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    A lightweight module to send HTTP(s) requests from Node.js▲6

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17AV
    A very simple http “proxy” on runkit▲5

    2017 · runkit.io · its alternatives →

18. 18TR
    Towards route-less HTTP services in Scala▲8

    2017 · blog.buildo.io · its alternatives →

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    A CLI tool for quickly identifying failed tests in GitHub Actions▲5

    A command-line tool for interacting with Github API with some specialized features oriented around Checks - raine/ghtool

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20HW
    HTTPiper – Web tool to create mock HTTP dynamic endpoints▲5

    2021 · httpiper.com · its alternatives →

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    Req-cli, HTTP request template tool▲6

    CLI tool for templating HTTP requests from a config file and execute them with curl - vbsteven/req

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    A simple API/CLI for scheduling HTTP requests▲12

    Hi HN! This is something I've been tinkering on for the past couple months. It's basically just an API/CLI for scheduling delayed or recurring jobs as HTTP requests. I initially built it as a personal tool to save myself a bit of time on little side projects where I've needed scheduled/recurring alerts, but decided it could be a good opportunity to practice building out a nice landing page [0] and documentation [1]. And who knows, maybe someone else will find it useful ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ The tool relies heavily on Elixir's Oban [2] library for managing jobs, and Mintlify [3] for…

    2023 · booper.dev · its alternatives →

23. 23SM
    Silk – Markdown driven API tests▲8

    2016 · medium.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Plow▲5

    High-perf HTTP benchmarking CLI with Real-Time Web UI

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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