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24 alternatives to Request

Minimal HTTP Client for restful API development and testing.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Request launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
req▲71
A lightweight, minimal yet powerful API testing tool
2022 · its alternatives →
2
HTTP Request Online▲5
HTTP Request Online - Free API Testing Tool
Dec 2025 · httprequest.net · its alternatives →
3
HTTP Prompt▲128
An interactive command-line HTTP client
2016 · its alternatives →
4
HTTP Request▲2
Save time developing REST requests with this developer tool.
2025 · httprequest.app · its alternatives →
5
Session Replays by Requestly▲518
Debug web apps faster with record & replay
2023 · its alternatives →
6
RequestResponse.app▲12
A simple tool for testing API requests (no account needed)
2024 · its alternatives →
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Requestly 2.0▲112
Intercept & modify HTTP requests
2021 · its alternatives →
8
Endpoints▲114
View and respond to requests on an HTTP endpoint
2018 · its alternatives →
9
RequestBin▲117
Inspect HTTP requests in a human-friendly way
2015 · its alternatives →
10
cRequest▲7
A HTTP requests inspection tool
2025 · crequest.cronhooks.io · its alternatives →
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Endpoints.dev – Pastebin for HTTP Requests▲201
2020 · endpoints.dev · its alternatives →
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Api Requests▲2
Api Requests is a HTTP(S) client
2021 · its alternatives →
13
Requestly▲148
Debug & Modify HTTP(s) Requests - loved by 125K+ web devs
2019 · its alternatives →
14
Postman▲182
Postman is a powerful HTTP client to test REST API
2014 · its alternatives →
15
httpbin(1)▲105
HTTP request and response service
2014 · its alternatives →
16
HttpMaster▲82
Simple and practical tool for testing web apps & services
2018 · its alternatives →
17
RequestBin.com▲127
A new, improved request bin to inspect HTTP events
2019 · its alternatives →
18
ApiHome▲73
Home of API testing
2022 · its alternatives →
19
API_TESTER▲249
Test your APIs right from the macOS menu bar
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
20PV
Posting v1 – The modern HTTP client that lives in your terminal▲184
Hi HN! I just released version 1.0 of Posting, an open source terminal application I've been working on which you might find useful if you work with, test, or develop HTTP APIs! Posting (https://github.com/darrenburns/posting) is an HTTP client, not unlike Postman and Insomnia. However, as a TUI application, it works over SSH and enables efficient keyboard-centric workflows. Your requests are stored locally in simple readable YAML files, meaning they're easy to read and version control. Some other features include: - "Jump mode" navigation - Environments/variables…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
21HA
HTTPLang – a scripting language for making HTTP requests▲44
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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RequestFlow▲12
Turn complex REST testing scenarios into beautiful graphs
2021 · its alternatives →
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We’re open-sourcing Requestly - HTTP debugging proxy for Web and Mobile▲54
Hey HN! We’ve open-sourced Requestly (https://github.com/requestly/requestly) - A network debugging proxy for web & mobile apps. Requestly intercepts all HTTP(s) requests & responses and provides full control to developers to modify the request/response like rewriting request URL to hit different environment or returning different response for APIs/scripts. In addition to HTTP(s) interception & modification capabilities, Requestly also offers Mock Server [0] & recording the browser sessions [1] with video, console logs, & network logs stitched together. We use…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
24AF
A Fast HTTP Request CLI Powered by HTTL▲53
2025 · httl.dev · its alternatives →

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