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24 alternatives to HTTPulse

Lightweight REST API health checks and load tests

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. HTTPulse launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   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 →

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   req▲71

   A lightweight, minimal yet powerful API testing tool

   2022 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

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   HTTP Mock – Intercept, debug and mock HTTP(S) with zero setup▲341

   Beautiful, cross-platform & open-source tools for debugging, testing and building with HTTP(S), on Windows, Linux & Mac.

   2019 · httptoolkit.tech · its alternatives →

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   Intercept.rest – Faster API debugging▲89

   Sharing an internal tool that accelerated my development work 10-fold, especially with API debugging. Thought fellow developers here might find it useful. As a developer, I often have trouble reproducing errors at the client end. https://intercept.rest lets me debug and monitor API requests and responses. It is similar to the Network tab in Chrome Developer Tools but works for any API: mobile apps, webhooks, frontend etc. After I shared it with a close circle of friends, they found it incredibly useful and even found new use cases, I never imagined. Been a long time lurker here and…

   2018 · its alternatives →

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   Go CLI for website health checks, zero dependencies▲13

   A small CLI that runs the checks you'd normally do manually: DNS, HTTPS, SSL expiry, redirects, response time, email records, domain expiry, and more. Zero dependencies, JSON output, install via Homebrew.

   Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Load-test.io▲99

   Website load testing made easy

   2021 · its alternatives →

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   Shorten.REST▲221

   A URL shortener API you can depend on

   2020 · shorten.rest · its alternatives →

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   Mocklets▲82

   A HTTP-based API simulator to assist parallel development 🛠️

   2018 · mocklets.com · its alternatives →

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   ApiHome▲73

   Home of API testing

   2022 · apihome.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    LambdaTest▲127

    Ensure your web-apps work seamlessly across all browsers.

    2018 · testmuai.com · its alternatives →

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    Testing REST, GraphQL APIs▲14

    :boom: Test REST, GraphQL APIs. Contribute to kiranz/just-api development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    WebTestIt▲101

    A free lightweight IDE optimized for building UI web tests.

    2020 · sencha.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    A Browse-able RESTish API▲19

    2011 · developers.snapbill.com · its alternatives →

14. 14HS
    HTTP Status as a Service▲83

    2018 · status.icu · its alternatives →

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    Reqres▲131

    A hosted REST-API for testing your front-end against

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Declarative Testing Framework for REST, GraphQL APIs▲45

    :boom: Test REST, GraphQL APIs. Contribute to kiranz/just-api development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    RestSequence▲8

    Test Anything, Code Nothing!

    2025 · opcito.com · its alternatives →

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    Reflect 2.0▲97

    A no-code testing platform for web apps

    2021 · smartbear.com · its alternatives →

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    Appbase.io▲92

    Build relevant search with NoCode, JS components or REST API

    2020 · reactivesearch.io · its alternatives →

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    HttpMaster▲82

    Simple and practical tool for testing web apps & services

    2018 · httpmaster.net · its alternatives →

21. 21TP
    Test Post/Get endpoints easily from your browser▲57

    2011 · httpposttool.com · its alternatives →

22. 22MS
    Mocktastic – Simple, Offline mock REST APIs for your entire team▲43

    2018 · mocktastic.com · its alternatives →

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    a tool for inspecting HTTP callbacks in realtime▲21

    2013 · webhookinbox.com · its alternatives →

24. 24TR
    Testing RESTful services▲13

    2018 · medium.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 →