Best alternatives to API Recorder (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to API Recorder, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Rapi Recorder
Rapi - Auto-first record-playback web test automation
961 users5.0★ from 10 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years12 permissions- A similar number of users to API Recorder
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (12 vs 5)
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Keploy API Test Recorder
Records JSON API calls from Web App interactions and send to Keploy.io as input for generating complete API test flows.
893 users4.9★ from 574 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago6 permissions- A similar number of users to API Recorder
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
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VAddy Recorder
VAddy Crawling Recorder: Records HTTP requests as scenarios for VAddy scan.
≈1K usersNot rated yetUpdated 7 months agoNo special permissions- A similar number of users to API Recorder
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 5)
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Qualys Browser Recorder
Qualys Browser Recorder is a free browser extension to record & play back scripts of any web application.
≈7K users3.6★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago8 permissions- About 7.0× more users than API Recorder
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 5)
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Reqorder — HTTP Request Recorder
Debug web APIs and AI conversations in your browser. Read streamed answers, continue chats and compare requests locally.
140 users5.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago8 permissions- About 7.1× fewer users than API Recorder
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 5)
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Cypress Chrome Recorder
Cypress extension for DevTools that allows you to export tests directly from the Recorder panel.
≈10K users2.6★ from 17 ratingsNot updated for 3+ yearsNo special permissions- About 10× more users than API Recorder
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 5)
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vREST - REST API Testing Tool
vREST is an automated REST API Testing Tool. This extension records HTTP requests and their responses in vREST application.
≈4K users4.4★ from 52 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago5 permissions- About 4.0× more users than API Recorder
- Updated less recently
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Rest API Inspector
Inspect, filter and export REST API calls from any web app. View headers, payloads, timing and status. Export as HAR or JSON.
≈2K users4.3★ from 6 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago3 permissions- About 2.0× more users than API Recorder
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 5)
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Qyrus Recorder
Record your Qyrus Web Tests and run them locally on your Chrome browser and Elevate test generations by giving prompts to QTP
330 users5.0★ from 9 ratingsUpdated 9 days ago13 permissions- About 3.0× fewer users than API Recorder
- Asks for more permissions (13 vs 5)
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REST API Tester
Test REST APIs with ease using this Chrome extension.
188 users5.0★ from 6 ratingsNo special permissions- About 5.3× fewer users than API Recorder
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 5)
API Recorder alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to API Recorder?
By users, the most popular alternative is Cypress Chrome Recorder with ≈10K users and a 2.6-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Rapi Recorder.
Which API Recorder alternative has the best rating?
Keploy API Test Recorder has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.9 out of 5 from 574 ratings.
Is there a API Recorder alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
VAddy Recorder asks for 0 permissions, against 5 for API Recorder.
How many alternatives to API Recorder are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to API Recorder on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.