Firecamp vs OpenReq

Firecamp is an open-source, multi-protocol API platform with playgrounds for REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, and SocketIO APIs. It supports API collections and collaboration in shared workspaces, while guests can test requests before creating an account. Accounts add saved requests, collections, and team collaboration. REST tooling includes authentication, scripts, code snippets, interactive variables, headers, cookies, timelines, statistics, body mockers, and protocol support through HTTP 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0. GraphQL tools include an explorer, query collections, generated variables, multipart uploads, documentation browsing, history, and introspection. WebSocket and SocketIO playgrounds provide message or emitter collections and connection settings. Firecamp lists an API test runner plus CLI and CI/CD support for collection tests. The Free plan costs $0 per month for up to five seats. Team supports up to 15 seats at $49 per month billed yearly or $59 monthly. Enterprise pricing is custom.

OpenReq is a free, community-driven API testing application released under the MIT License. It runs as a self-hosted web application, a standalone desktop application, and a Windows client. HTTP, WebSocket, and GraphQL requests are supported as first-class request types, with visual test flows, collection runs, assertions, scripts, delays, conditions, loops, and reports. Automated test runs and API documentation are included, and API testing has no stated usage limits. Collections can become read-only public documentation links, optionally protected by passwords; viewers do not need accounts. OpenReq generates request code for cURL, Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, C#, and PHP. Integrations include Ollama, Postman, OpenAPI, raw cURL, Chrome, and Electron. Ollama can provide local AI features without a cloud API key or sending data away from the machine. The Windows desktop client is frontend-only and needs a separately hosted backend. Most endpoints use JWT bearer authentication, while local proxy setup uses HMAC-signed tokens.