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24 alternatives to RAML

A Standard for API modeling, documentation and exploration

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. RAML launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   RAML 1.0▲260

   The simplest way to design APIs

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2RA
   Ramses – API/backend generation platform▲13

   2015 · ramses.tech · its alternatives →

3. 3RS
   Recalll – Search Engine for programmers and developers▲69

   2015 · recalll.co · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Babel▲60

   Frictionless in-context mobile app translations

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Anypoint Platform▲6

   Define APIs with RAML, and easily provide mocks for develope

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6SA
   Servant – A Haskell web framework with type-level API DSL▲55

   2015 · haskell-servant.github.io · its alternatives →

7. 7TA
   Thaum, a simple boilerplate and templating command line utility▲79

   2017 · flaque.github.io · its alternatives →

8. 8JA
   Javalin, a Java/Kotlin REST API Framework▲50

   2017 · javalin.io · its alternatives →

9. 9JA
   jTools – a collection of JavaScript web components with MIT license▲106

   2019 · bossanova.uk · its alternatives →

10. 10TO
    Tyk – Open Source API Gateway written in Golang▲45

    2014 · tyk.io · its alternatives →

11. 11OA
    OWebl – An OCaml Web Framework▲55

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Changelog - #189: JSON API with Yehuda Katz▲66

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

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Repl.it Classroom▲19

    A platform for teaching programming

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14HA
    HTTPLang – a scripting language for making HTTP requests▲44

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15LA
    Lambdacult, a low-cost alternative to API Gateway for Lambda functions▲47

    2017 · lambdacult.com · its alternatives →

16. 16AD
    AnyAPI – Documentation and Test Consoles for Over 150 Public APIs▲22

    2015 · any-api.com · its alternatives →

17. 17TC
    Tyk Cloud – Open Source API Management in The Cloud▲36

    2015 · cloud.tyk.io · its alternatives →

18. 18RI
    repl.it — A client-side web REPL for 15+ languages▲27

    2011 · repl.it · its alternatives →

19. 19SD
    Schema-DTS, TypeScript Shims for Schema.org and the Semantic Web▲27

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20SA
    SOSML – An online interpreter for SML▲6

    2019 · sosml.discourse.ps.uni-saarland.de · its alternatives →

21. 21RJ
    Ramd.js JavaScript library for making TODO-like applications▲8

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22RA
    rtoml – a TOML library for Python written in rust▲5

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23KA
    Kiba, a lightweight Ruby ETL framework▲19

    2015 · kiba-etl.org · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Basalt – IDE-like documentation for infrastructure and API▲7

    Mar 2026 · basalt-docs.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 →