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Free / Open Source Alterative to Postman
๐ŸŒ r/softwaretesting
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December 12, 2023
Fully Open Source API Testing Tools?
https://github.com/requestly/requestly/ - an open-source API Client + Desktop App . More on reddit.com
๐ŸŒ r/webdev
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July 3, 2024
Is there a dummy API for testing/practice?
There are plenty of free APIs you can use for learning - https://github.com/toddmotto/public-apis/ More on reddit.com
๐ŸŒ r/javascript
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January 6, 2017
Good free tools for API testing?
๐ŸŒ r/cybersecurity
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May 31, 2025
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ReqRes provides a free hosted REST API with real endpoints, authentication, persistent data, and request logs. Unlike static mock APIs, it returns real HTTP status codes and supports CRUD operations, making it ideal for Postman, Playwright, and CI testing.
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Factsheet
Original authors Abhinav Asthana, Ankit Sobti, Abhijit Kane
Stable release 11.54.6
/ 18 July 2025; 8 months ago (18 July 2025)
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Postman
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Reqres
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r/softwaretesting on Reddit: Free / Open Source Alterative to Postman
December 12, 2023 -

Hello All,

I know there is a bunch of asks for an alternative to postman, but none that relates to my request per say or at least that I can find. I am currently using the free version and now being limited on requests and my company is not interested in doing the paid version anytime soon. I am looking for something free / open source with more and / or unlimited requests if possible. I like Postman, but they are constantly changing up things or limiting the free version more and more. The biggest thing for me right now is certain features and being limited of requests i can execute per month.

One of the parts I use alot is their Collection Runner feature. I like the simplicity use of it and i can use excel spreadsheets to add / generate data and map that data and run tons of calls without having to create and match the same behavior with a bunch of steps. Does anyone know of another piece of software that has something similar with collection runner type feature?

Thanks for your time.

-edit: thank you all for the suggestions. Iโ€™ve been messing with a lot of them but seems Bruno has been the one that offers whatโ€™s I am looking for.

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ReqRes
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2 days ago - Get a free REST API for testing your frontend, Postman collections, or Playwright suites. No setup, real responses, with auth and persistent data.
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ReqBin
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Enter your request details and click "Send" to make the request and see the result. All data is transmitted only via secure SSL channels. It's free: ReqBin Online API Tester is free to use. You can start running requests for free right now, ...
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How to Test and Play with Web APIs the Easy Way with Postman
June 30, 2020 - The best part about it โ€“ Postman provides collaboration features. The free tier includes exporting and importing collections of saved API requests as well as creating shared links.
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Hoppscotch
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Helps you create requests faster, saving precious time on development.
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Postman
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DEV Community
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October 17, 2025 - Once installed, create a new Collection to organize your API requests. For this article, weโ€™ll test the JSONPlaceholder API, a free fake API for testing. Letโ€™s test a GET request to retrieve a list of users from JSONPlaceholder.
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Testfully
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