Testfully vs Thunder Client

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.

Thunder Client is a REST API client that runs inside VS Code and JetBrains IDEs. It lets users build, test and share API collections with a team, and validate responses through a graphical interface without scripts. Requests and client data are stored locally, with no cloud sync; collections can also be saved to a Git repository for collaboration. Paid plans add WebSocket, SSE and gRPC support, as well as the CLI and CI/CD integration, where CI/CD collection runs are unlimited. Starter includes 250 local collection runs per user monthly, Business 500, and Enterprise unlimited. Enterprise also connects to Azure Key Vault and AWS Secrets Manager and can store environment values encrypted; Free, Starter and Business store those values in plain text. The extension collects basic anonymized telemetry, which can be disabled in VS Code settings. The maker says it does not collect personal or request data. A 14-day trial is available by request to business email addresses. Paid plans are billed annually per user: Starter is $3/user/mo, Business $7/user/mo and Enterprise $16/user/mo.