OpenReq vs Testfully

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.

Testfully is an API testing and monitoring platform with web, desktop and browser extension options. Its client supports RESTful, GraphQL and XML APIs, with cloud or local offline storage. Testing tools include no-code response validation, contract testing, request chaining, folder runners and scripts; the CLI can run tests in CI/CD pipelines. Users can import data from Postman or Insomnia, and the product supports OpenAPI Specification.

Monitoring can reuse workspace requests, retain a history of runs and send alerts through email, SMS, Slack or PagerDuty. Teams can assign roles and control folder access. The free Developer Edition includes core features and commercial use, one offline and one cloud workspace, and up to five invited users per workspace. Offline workspaces can be used without an account. Team Edition costs $14 a month per user when billed annually; Enterprise Edition costs $29 a month per user when billed annually. Paid plans have a 14-day free trial enabled by contacting sales. Desktop apps support macOS 12 or later, Windows 10 or later (64-bit), and Ubuntu 20+ and compatible Linux distributions. Browser extensions are listed for Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge; Safari is marked as coming soon. Testfully says it was made in Australia and is headquartered in Sydney.