Freemium
HTTPie
Open SourceAPI Clients · API Tools
User-friendly HTTP client for the CLI with JSON-first syntax.
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| Tool | Pricing | Platforms | Top Strength | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HTTPie | freemium | cli | User-friendly HTTP client for the CLI with JSON-first syntax. | Details → |
| Mockoon | free | desktop, cli | Easy, open-source tool to run mock REST API servers locally. | Details → |
| WireMock | free | cli, web | Flexible API mocking and service virtualization for HTTP. | Details → |
| ngrok | freemium | cli | Expose local servers to the internet through secure tunnels. | Details → |
| Mailpit | free | cli, web | Self-hosted email testing tool with a web UI, catches local mail. | Details → |
| Tailscale | freemium | desktop, cli | WireGuard-based mesh VPN that just works — private access to your dev machines, databases and homelab. | Details → |
API Clients · API Tools
User-friendly HTTP client for the CLI with JSON-first syntax.
API Mocking · API Tools
Easy, open-source tool to run mock REST API servers locally.
API Mocking · API Tools
Flexible API mocking and service virtualization for HTTP.
Tunneling & Debugging · API Tools
Expose local servers to the internet through secure tunnels.
Email · API Tools
Self-hosted email testing tool with a web UI, catches local mail.
Tunneling & Debugging · API Tools
WireGuard-based mesh VPN that just works — private access to your dev machines, databases and homelab.