Maxun vs Scalar

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Maxun

AGPL-3.0

Open-source no-code platform for web scraping, crawling, search and AI data extraction.

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Scalar

MIT

Scalar is an open-source API platform:　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　🌐 Modern Rest API Client　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　📖 Beautiful API References　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　✨ 1st-Class OpenAPI/Swagger Support

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Side-by-side comparison

	Maxun	Scalar
License	AGPL-3.0	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	No
GitHub Stars	15,586	15,051
Forks	1,282	847
Open Issues	100	95
Last Commit	May 17, 2026	May 18, 2026
First Released	Oct 23, 2023	Aug 16, 2023
Categories	Automation Tools API Development & Testing Tools	API Development & Testing Tools
Tags	#API #automation #No Code #ai	#API #api client #rest #http client

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