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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.

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   RAML 1.0▲260

   The simplest way to design APIs

   2015 · raml.org · its alternatives →

2. 2
   APIEval-20▲121

   An open benchmark for AI agents that test APIs

   May 2026 · resources.kusho.ai · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Babel▲60

   Frictionless in-context mobile app translations

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Gondola▲69

   The web framework for Go programming language

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Anypoint Platform▲6

   Define APIs with RAML, and easily provide mocks for develope

   2016 · anypoint.mulesoft.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Restyaboard▲197

   An open source alternative to Trello

   2015 · restya.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Scaphold 2.0▲207

   GraphQL backend as a service

   2017 · kamaldadoriyachickmaker.in.net · its alternatives →

8. 8
   goa▲115

   A design driven approach for building microservices in Go

   2016 · goa.design · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Apache Weex▲127

   A framework for building mobile cross-platform UIs

   2017 · incubator.apache.org · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Changelog - #189: JSON API with Yehuda Katz▲66

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

    2016 · changelog.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Repl.it Classroom▲19

    A platform for teaching programming

    2016 · replit.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Prelang▲82

    Automatic Rails Development

    2014 · prelang.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    DAML▲74

    Open source language: build smart contracts on any platform

    2019 · docs.digitalasset.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Collabinate▲68

    an API for hosted activity streams

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15SA
    SOSML – An online interpreter for SML▲6

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

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    Moon▲15

    A minimal, blazing fast user interface library.

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    deeplearn.js▲10

    Hardware-accelerated IA library for the web

    2017 · tensorflow.org · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Basalt – IDE-like documentation for infrastructure and API▲7

    Mar 2026 · basalt-docs.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    DOT▲15

    A collection of NLP (natural language processing) APIs

    2016 · dotapi.com · its alternatives →

20. 20AG
    API Glossary▲8

    2014 · apiglossary.com · its alternatives →

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    ramd.js▲2

    Minimal standalone JS library for building web applications.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Ramses▲6

    Turn a RAML file into a production-ready backend

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23EO
    Example of a Tcl extension in the Terra language▲7

    2016 · tcl.wiki · its alternatives →

24. 24RA
    Ramses – API/backend generation platform▲13

    2015 · ramses.tech · 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 →