Requestly
by Requestly · Git-native desktop API client storing collections as local JSON
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Overview
Requestly is a desktop API client for macOS, Windows and Linux that keeps collections, environments and variables as local JSON files tracked in Git. It handles REST and GraphQL requests, pre- and post-response JavaScript scripts, assertions and a collection runner, and imports existing collections from Postman, Insomnia, cURL and OpenAPI.
- Best for
- Development teams who want their API collections version-controlled in Git rather than a vendor cloud.
- Pricing
- Free forever tier, then Pro at $12 per user per month billed monthly, with a stated 25% saving on annual billing.
- Runs on
- macOSSelf-hosted
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Collections stored as local JSON files and synced via Git
- Free tier covers 10 collaborators and unlimited collections
- One-click import from Postman, Insomnia, cURL and OpenAPI
- Desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux
Trade-offs
- Free tier caps team projects at 3 and collection runs at 100
- HTTP Rules is priced separately from the API Client plans
- Annual billing claims 25% off but no per-month figure is published
- SSO, RBAC and audit logs are not listed in either published plan
How Requestly markets itself
A structured read of the promise, proof and page design on Requestly’s captured homepage.
Homepage capture
“Design, Build and Test APIs, all in one place”
- Angle: Contrarian / anti-incumbent
- Hero: Product screenshot
Pricing
Published plans and prices from Requestly’s own pricing page.
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
MCP support
Whether an agent can drive the product through the Model Context Protocol, and how much setup that takes.
API quality
Public API surface: machine-readable spec, official SDKs, documented auth, errors, rate limits and versioning.
Documentation
Publicly reachable docs — coverage, freshness, code samples and machine readability.
Agent friendliness
How readable the site is to an automated client: llms.txt, structured data, server-rendered content, crawler access.
Pricing transparency
Whether real prices are published, self-serve signup exists, and usage costs are knowable without a sales call.
Changelog
A public, dated record of what shipped and when — the clearest signal that a product is still alive.
Marketing site structure
Whether the site answers a buyer's questions: clear positioning, the pages that matter, and accessibility.
Page speed
How fast the site loads for real visitors: Chrome UX Report 75th-percentile LCP, INP and CLS, with a Lighthouse mobile run standing in where a site has too little traffic for field data.
Operational trust
Status page and incident history, security disclosure, compliance and data-processing documentation.
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
Source availability, self-hosting, data export and open standards. Scored and shown, but not part of the composite — paid SaaS is not worse for being paid SaaS.
Maintenance
Release cadence and repository activity. Scored and shown, but not part of the composite — it is only measurable for open repositories.
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Where this comes from
The Requestly pages BenchRank reads when it scores the product — its documentation, release notes, status and security pages, and its repository where there is one.
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