Alternatives

Best Requestly alternatives in 2026

Data compiled by Toolradar Updated October 27, 2026 How we rate

Cite this list: Toolradar, best Requestly alternatives 2026, toolradar.com/alternatives/requestly

3 direct alternatives to Requestly and 5 more tools in the same category, compared on pricing, features, and best-for use cases. Pick the right replacement without the marketing fluff.

Quick answer

Apidog is the top alternative to Requestly on our list, followed by OWASP ZAP and Paw.
4 of the 8 alternatives have a free plan, starting with Apidog.
Highest rated: Apidog, 4.8 out of 5 from 226 ratings, Sep 2026.

Publications that cover the tools tracked here

8 alternatives
3 direct
4 with a free plan

Apidog
#1 Top pick
API design, testing, and documentation in one platform
Starting price
From $9 /mo
Cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of October 2026
4.8 /5 on G2 · 226 ratings, Sep 2026
Our take
Best overall
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OWASP ZAP
#2
Open-source web application security scanner
Pricing
Free
4.7 /5 on G2 · 14 ratings, Aug 2026
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Paw
#3
Native Mac API client for beautiful, powerful API testing
Starting price
From $10 /mo
Cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of October 2026
4.5 /5 on G2 · 9 ratings, Sep 2026
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Requestly vs 8 alternatives

Requestly and its alternatives compared on starting price (cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of October 2026), free plan and average user rating, and how directly each replaces it.
Tool	Starting price (Oct 2026)	Free plan	Rating	Fit
Requestly Compared tool	Price: Free + paid	Free plan: Yes	4.7 out of 5, from 5 ratings on G2 (5)
Apidog	Price: $9/mo	Free plan: Yes	4.8 out of 5, from 226 ratings on G2 (226)	Direct alternative
OWASP ZAP	Price: Free	Free plan: Yes	4.7 out of 5, from 14 ratings on G2 (14)	Direct alternative
Paw	Price: $10/mo	Free plan: No	4.5 out of 5, from 9 ratings on G2 (9)	Direct alternative
ElevenLabs	Price: $5/mo	Free plan: Yes	4.6 out of 5, from 1,236 ratings across G2 and Capterra (1,236)	Same category as Requestly
Stripe	Price: Contact sales	Free plan: No	4.4 out of 5, from 3,839 ratings across G2 and Capterra (3,839)	Same category as Requestly
MuleSoft	Price: Not published	Free plan: No	4.4 out of 5, from 1,468 ratings across SourceForge, G2 and Capterra (1,468)	Same category as Requestly
Dropbox Sign	Price: $10.05/mo	Free plan: No	4.7 out of 5, from 2,283 ratings on G2 (2,283)	Same category as Requestly
Postman	Price: $9/mo	Free plan: Yes	4.6 out of 5, from 2,311 ratings across G2 and Capterra (2,311)	Same category as Requestly

Why people consider alternatives to Requestly

Requestly is an open-source, lightweight API client and web proxy designed for modern developers to build, test, and debug APIs efficiently.

Teams most often switch away when one of these starts to bite:

Pricing at scale as usage or premium tiers add up.
Missing integrations with the rest of your stack.
Performance or scale limits as your needs grow.
A specific feature gap you have hit in api tools.

The 3 direct alternatives below cover the same core job (API tools) with different trade-offs. The 5 tools marked "Same category as Requestly" fit the category but replace Requestly less directly.

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Requestly by the numbers

Toolradar data: It is listed as an alternative to 6 other tools on Toolradar, ranking #2 of 33 in Browser DevTools. As of Oct 2026.

#2 most-listed alternative in Browser DevTools, out of 33 tools in Browser DevTools. Source: Toolradar data, Oct 2026.

Requestly compared with 33 Browser DevTools tools on Toolradar, as of Oct 2026
Metric	Requestly	Peer median	Position (1 is best)
Free plan	Yes	33 of 33 have one	n/a
Listed as an alternative to	6 tools	1	#2 of 33

Each position is counted among the tools that have data for that row, as noted under it. All Browser DevTools data · How we compute this. Advertising and placement fees are not inputs to any position.

Cite this: Toolradar, “Requestly by the numbers”, Oct 2026.

API Tools leaderboards from Toolradar data

Toolradar ranks API Tools tools on one measure at a time, only where at least 8 tools have data. As of Oct 2026.

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Lowest entry price, plans with no stated unit

Cheapest standard paid plan per month (annual prices divided by 12), read on vendor pages and compared only with tools priced on the same basis.

Counted among 182 tools with no stated price unit, verified price.

Lowest entry price, plans with no stated unit, API Tools tools on Toolradar, as of Oct 2026
#	Tool	Entry plan
1	Plivo	$0.50/mo, billed monthly
2	DataForSEO	$1/mo
3	Keploy	$1.58/mo, billed yearly
4	ModHeader	$2/mo, billed monthly
5	Deepinfra	$2.49/mo

Lowest entry price, per-user plans

Cheapest standard paid plan per month (annual prices divided by 12), read on vendor pages and compared only with tools priced on the same basis.

Counted among 18 tools priced per user, verified price.

Lowest entry price, per-user plans, API Tools tools on Toolradar, as of Oct 2026
#	Tool	Entry plan
1	Thunder Client	$3/user/mo, billed monthly
2	Google Workspace CLI	$4/user/mo, billed monthly
2	Open Wearables	$4/user/mo, billed monthly
2	shutup-mcp	$4/user/mo, billed monthly
5	Google Workspace MCP	$4.76/user/mo, billed monthly

Most media coverage, last 30 days

Number of distinct articles published in the last 30 days by independent press, blogs and newsletters that mention the tool. A story carried by several outlets counts once; the vendor's own blog, review sites, forums and republishing sites do not count.

Counted among 18 tools mentioned in the last 30 days.

Most media coverage, last 30 days, API Tools tools on Toolradar, as of Oct 2026
#	Tool	Articles
1	ElevenLabs	23 articles
2	Cross River	6 articles
2	OpenRouter	6 articles
4	SerpAPI	5 articles
5	OpenTelemetry	4 articles

A position exists only when at least 8 tools have data for that metric. 200 of 492 API Tools tools have a verified price; the others publish none we could read (often "contact sales"). Advertising and placement fees are not inputs to any position. Visit counts include visits from every source. How we compute this. Cite this: Toolradar, “API Tools leaderboards”, Oct 2026. Data licensed CC BY 4.0. All API Tools statistics.

8 alternatives to Requestly

Direct alternatives come first, ranked by G2 and Capterra ratings, media mentions, and editor review. Tools marked "Same category as Requestly" follow, ranked the same way.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best alternative to Requestly?

Based on real-signal scoring (G2 and Capterra ratings, media mentions, and editorial review), the top alternatives to Requestly are Apidog, OWASP ZAP, Paw. Each solves the same core job with different trade-offs on pricing, features, and integrations.

Is there a free alternative to Requestly?

Yes. OWASP ZAP is 100% free (no paid upgrade path) (Open-source web application security scanner). Freemium tools on this list offer a free tier with paid upgrades; they are not the same as fully free.

Why do people look for Requestly alternatives?

Common reasons teams switch away from Requestly: pricing that scales aggressively, missing integrations with the rest of their stack, performance or scale limits, or a specific feature gap in api tools. The alternatives on this page solve the same core problem with different trade-offs.

Side-by-side comparisons

In-depth comparison pages for Requestly versus each alternative.

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Top 3 alternatives to Requestly

Apidog

OWASP ZAP

Paw