hurl
The premium Open Source alternative to Postman
🎯 Best for:Teams wanting version-controlled API tests in plain text.
What is hurl?
Replaces Postman for automated API testing and request chaining. It executes plain-text files containing HTTP requests and evaluates assertions against headers and JSON bodies.
Tech Stack
RustTesting & QA
Why hurl?
- • Fast Rust-based execution
- • Git-friendly test files
- • Chained request support
Limitations
- • No graphical interface
- • Manual assertion writing
- • Smaller ecosystem than Postman
3/6/2026
Last Update
707
Forks
194
Issues
Apache-2.0
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Postman)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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