Voiden vs Yaak

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

Voiden

Apache-2.0

Design, test and document APIs in plain Markdown with a git-native, offline-first approach.

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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

	Voiden	Yaak
License	Apache-2.0	MIT
Self-hostable	No	No
GitHub Stars	1,559	19,115
Forks	76	807
Open Issues	37	10
Last Commit	Aug 26, 2026	Aug 23, 2026
First Released	May 9, 2025	Feb 16, 2023
Categories	API Development & Testing Tools	API Development & Testing Tools
Tags	#API #api client #DeepSeek #cli #markdown	#API #rest #http client #api client

GitHub stars over time

Voiden1,559

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