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24 alternatives to Restack 2.0

The universal interface & API for connected devices

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Restack 2.0 launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Restack▲77

   The universal interface for connected devices (pre-launch)

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Plaid▲157

   A REST API for your bank

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3RI
   Restful.io – a curated list of resources for API developers▲18

   2015 · restful.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Restyaboard▲197

   An open source alternative to Trello

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   HTTPHUB▲69

   Most essential backend for applications and devices

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Reqres▲131

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

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7AB
   A Browse-able RESTish API▲19

   2011 · developers.snapbill.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Apache Weex▲127

   A framework for building mobile cross-platform UIs

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9JA
   Javalin, a Java/Kotlin REST API Framework▲50

   2017 · javalin.io · its alternatives →

10. 10HT
    Httphub – The most essential backend for applications and devices▲41

    2015 · httphub.com · its alternatives →

11. 11R2
    REST 2.0 - adding real-time & offline sync without breaking the rest▲10

    2012 · objectfabric.org · its alternatives →

12. 12TR
    The REST API for your car▲7

    2018 · blog.smartcar.com · its alternatives →

13. 13SU
    Synapse - Universal API for remote system administration▲33

    2012 · comodit.github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Interactive Broadcasting by Agora.io▲87

    Communications API for real-time engagement

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Wintermute – A Cyberpunk Themed RESTFul API for Developers▲18

    2017 · wintermute.design · its alternatives →

16. 16LE
    Leptus – Erlang REST framework that runs on top of Cowboy web server▲73

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17EC
    Easily consume REST APIs with Go▲51

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18RA
    RestYourDroid – a REST API for your android device▲5

    2015 · restyourdroid.com · its alternatives →

19. 19BA
    Basedroid - A Base Framework for RESTful Android Apps▲7

    2011 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20RC
    RESTUnited.com – Automated SDK Generation for REST API▲10

    2014 · restunited.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    REST API generator for popular programming languages▲8

    2017 · restdb.io · its alternatives →

22. 22RA
    Relaunched Accthub: backend platform for mobile developers▲15

    2012 · leftnode.com · its alternatives →

23. 23LA
    Lion, a fast HTTP router for building modern scalable modular REST APIs▲10

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24HG
    Hammer – Golang's Fluent Rest API Client▲7

    2020 · github.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 →