HTTPie
by HTTPie · API testing client for the terminal, web and desktop
10.8 — BenchRank score out of 100
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Overview
HTTPie is an API testing client. HTTPie for Terminal is the original open-source command-line tool for working with HTTP servers and APIs, installed through package managers such as brew, apt, pip or snap. HTTPie for Web & Desktop, in public beta, wraps the same use in a graphical interface, with a Mac app and a browser app.
- Best for
- Developers testing HTTP APIs who want a command-line client or a graphical app
- Pricing
- The captured page shows no prices or plans; the terminal version is described as open source.
- Runs on
- macOSWindowsLinux
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Terminal version is open source and free to install
- Installable via brew, apt, pip, snap, choco, port and yum
- Graphical web and desktop app alongside the CLI
- Large user base: 47,961 GitHub stars, plus a Discord
Trade-offs
- HTTPie for Web & Desktop is still labelled public beta
- No pricing shown anywhere on the homepage
- Homepage lists an AI section but says nothing about what it does
- Latest changelog highlighted on the page is a year old
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
- MCP support
- 0 out of 100
- Documentation
- 0 out of 100
- Agent friendliness
- 32 out of 100
- Changelog
- 0 out of 100
- Marketing site structure
- 40 out of 100
- Operational trust
- 0 out of 100
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
- Openness
- 60 out of 100
- Maintenance
- 15 out of 100
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