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API development & testing · 6 tools to explore

API development & testing Rising

Apidog

Free plan· $9/user/mo 1–500 people

API design, debugging, testing, mocking and docs in one app

Key features

  • Request builder
  • Automated API tests
  • OpenAPI design
  • Mock servers
  • Shared collections
  • Generated documentation

API development & testing Rising

Bruno

Free plan· $6/user/mo 1–500+ people

Open-source, local-first API client that stores collections in Git

Key features

  • Request builder
  • Automated API tests
  • Mock servers
  • Shared collections
  • Generated documentation

API development & testing Category leader

Insomnia

Free plan· $12/user/mo 1–500+ people

API client and design tool with local, Git and cloud storage

Key features

  • Automated API tests
  • OpenAPI design
  • Mock servers

API development & testing Category leader

Postman

Free plan· $9/mo 1–500+ people

API platform for building, testing and documenting APIs together

Key features

  • Request builder
  • Automated API tests
  • Mock servers
  • Shared collections
  • Generated documentation

API development & testing Category leader

SwaggerHub

Contact sales 51–500+ people

Design, document and govern OpenAPI and AsyncAPI definitions

Key features

  • OpenAPI design
  • Mock servers
  • Generated documentation

API development & testing Rising

Yaak

Free plan· $79/user/year 1–500 people

Local-first desktop API client for REST, GraphQL and gRPC

Key features

  • Request builder

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