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Evans

Ch 107.0of 23 gRPC Tools
  1. 1Runs onLinux, Mac, Windows
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3Deployment modelself hosted
  4. 4gRPC-Web supportYes
  5. 5Server reflectionYes
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Overview

Evans is ranked #10 of 23 in gRPC tools on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

Evans plans and pricing

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Evans Free Open-source gRPC client github.com · 3 Oct 2026

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Free plan
Yesgithub.com
Deployment model
self_hostedgithub.com
gRPC-Web support
Yesgithub.com
Server reflection
Yesgithub.com

Facts

Purpose
Evans is a universal gRPC client for manual API inspection and scripting.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
REPL mode
Its interactive REPL provides completion for package, service, and RPC names.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
CLI mode
Its stateless CLI accepts input from standard input or files and prints JSON formatted results.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
Reflection
When the gRPC server has reflection enabled, Evans can use reflection instead of proto files.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
Streaming
Evans supports client streaming, server streaming, and bidirectional streaming RPCs.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
gRPC-Web
Evans supports gRPC-Web, but TLS is currently not supported for gRPC-Web.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
Protocols
The listed supported IDL and codec is Protocol Buffers 3, and the listed compressor is GZIP.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
Transport security
The README shows connecting to servers that require secure TLS connections using the --tls option.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
Install options
The project documents GitHub Releases, Homebrew, Docker, and Go installation; it recommends Releases or Homebrew for automatic updates.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
Runtime requirement
The documented Go installation requires Go v1.20 or later.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
Notable limitation
The repeat option does not support client-streaming or bidirectional-streaming RPCs.github.com · 3 Oct 2026
License
The repository identifies its license as MIT.github.com · 3 Oct 2026

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