Instead of
Free alternatives to Postman
Why look elsewhere
Postman pushes you to sign in and sync collections to its cloud, and team features are paid.
What to compare
Hoppscotch runs in the browser and can be self-hosted; Insomnia is a desktop app with GraphQL and gRPC and a local vault; Restfox is the lightest, offline-first.
Side by side
| Resource | Pricing | Type | Licence | Platforms | Popularity | Last commit | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoppscotch | Open source | Tool | MIT | api | ★ 81k | 30 Sept 2026 | ✓ |
| Insomnia | Open source | Tool | Apache-2.0 | api | ★ 40k | 3 Oct 2026 | ✓ |
| Restfox | Open source | Tool | MIT | web | ★ 2.8k | 24 Sept 2026 | ✓ |
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