Alternatives to Postman.

Standalone Clients

  • HTTPie: call APIs from the command line, much more user-friendly than Curl. Gui wrappers are available.
    • xh uses HTTPie’s design and syntax but in Rust for better performance
  • Curlie: a frontend to curl that adds the ease of use of httpie, without compromising on features and performance.
  • Hurl is a command line tool that also looks promising.
  • Yaak API Client

Curl Converter

Curl Converter converts curl commands into code in several languages.

Vs Code Extensions