Hurl vs Yaak

Comparing two open source alternatives to Postman . Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

Hurl

Apache-2.0

Run and test HTTP requests with plain text — a simple yet powerful command-line tool for API testing.

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Yaak

MIT

The most intuitive desktop API client. Organize and execute REST, GraphQL, WebSockets, Server Sent Events, and gRPC 🦬

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Side-by-side comparison

	Hurl	Yaak
License	Apache-2.0	MIT
Self-hostable	No	No
GitHub Stars	18,951	18,666
Forks	726	760
Open Issues	198	22
Last Commit	May 28, 2026	May 23, 2026
First Released	Aug 25, 2020	Feb 16, 2023
Categories	API Development & Testing Tools	API Development & Testing Tools
Tags	#API #api client #cli #testing #curl	#API #rest #http client #api client

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