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Best Alternative to Postman? (programming.dev)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hey!

I'm currently hitting the limits with Postman's free tier and need your recommendations for alternatives. My company isn't planning to upgrade to the paid version, so I'm specifically looking for:

Must-have features:

Unlimited API requests
Collection runner or similar batch testing capability
Data import from spreadsheets for test automation
The collection runner feature is crucial for my workflow: I heavily rely on being able to import Excel data to generate and map multiple API calls without manual setup.

Has anyone switched from Postman to something else that offers these capabilities? What's your experience been like?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions! 🙏

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Curl. Everything you described is not hard to do via scripts. I use it every day for all of my API testing needs. You're also not limited to the features Postman provides.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

xh is a nice modern alternative.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What's not modern about curl?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

It's almost 30 years old. Not to knock cURL, it's a staple for sure.

HTTPie and xh claim to have a more intuitive UX. If the functionality is comparable, I choose tools written in memory-safe languages by default.