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Best curl Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from API clients ranked against curl on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Postman Free plan extensionLinuxMacWebWin $9/mo9.1
    curl vs Postman
  2. 2
    Apidog Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacself-hosted $9/mo9.0
    curl vs Apidog
  3. 3
    Testfully Free plan extensionLinuxMacWebWin $10/mo8.9
    curl vs Testfully
  4. 4
    Insomnia Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin $12/mo8.7
    curl vs Insomnia
  5. 5
    Bruno Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacWin $6/mo8.7
    curl vs Bruno
  6. 6
    SoapUI Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free8.4
    curl vs SoapUI
  7. 7
    Kreya Free plan LinuxMacWin $5/mo8.4
    curl vs Kreya
  8. 8
    Hoppscotch Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $6/mo8.3
    curl vs Hoppscotch
  9. 9
    Firecamp Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin $4,959/mo8.3
    curl vs Firecamp
  10. 10
    Altair GraphQL Client Free plan extensionLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 8.2
    curl vs Altair GraphQL Client
  11. 11
    Requestly Free trial LinuxMacWin $10/mo8.0
    curl vs Requestly
  12. 12
    OpenReq Free plan extensionself-hostedWebWin Free8.0
    curl vs OpenReq
  13. 13
    grpcurl Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.8
    curl vs grpcurl
  14. 14
    httpYac Free plan extensionself-hosted Free7.6
    curl vs httpYac
  15. 15
    Thunder Client Free plan WinMacLinux $3/mo7.5
    curl vs Thunder Client
  16. 16
    ReadyAPI Web 7.4
    curl vs ReadyAPI
  17. 17
    Vegha Free plan WinMacLinux Free7.4
    curl vs Vegha
  18. 18
    HTTPie WebWinMacLinux 7.3
    curl vs HTTPie
  19. 19
    grpcui Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWebWin Free7.3
    curl vs grpcui
  20. 20
    RESTK Free plan MacWin Free7.1
    curl vs RESTK

curl alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Postman9.1Free plan$9/moBrowser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Apidog9.0Free plan$9/moAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Testfully8.9Free plan$10/moBrowser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4Insomnia8.7Free plan$12/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
5Bruno8.7Free plan$6/moAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, Windows
6SoapUI8.4Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
7Kreya8.4Free plan$5/moLinux, Mac, Windows
8Hoppscotch8.3Free plan$6/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9Firecamp8.3Free plan$4,959/moLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Altair GraphQL Client8.2Free plan—Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11Requestly8.0No$10/moLinux, Mac, Windows
12OpenReq8.0Free planFreeBrowser, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13grpcurl7.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
14httpYac7.6Free planFreeBrowser, self-hosted
15Thunder Client7.5Free plan$3/moWindows, Mac, Linux
16ReadyAPI7.4No—Web
17Vegha7.4Free planFreeWindows, Mac, Linux
18HTTPie7.3No—Web, Windows, Mac, Linux
19grpcui7.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20RESTK7.1Free planFreeMac, Windows
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Questions about curl alternatives

What is the best alternative to curl?

Postman, number 1 in API clients with a score of 9.1 out of 10. The others here: Apidog, Testfully, Insomnia and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to curl?

Postman is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 17 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.