Best alternatives to Boomerang - SOAP & REST Client (2026)
6 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Boomerang, 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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Boomerang alternatives, compared
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REST Client
Use Rest Client – your powerful REST API client tool for testing and debugging HTTP requests both online and locally in Chrome
≈10K users4.9★ from 17 ratingsUpdated 2 days ago1 permissions- About 9.0× fewer users than Boomerang
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 8)
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WSDLY - SOAP Client
Tool manage and test SOAP API. It parses WSDL and generates human-readable documentation.
≈1K users3.0★ from 2 ratingsNot updated for 3+ yearsNo special permissions- About 90× fewer users than Boomerang
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 8)
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API Tester - REST Client Testing Tool
Free REST API Tool, Use it to develop, test, debug RESTful APIs and HTTP request & REST services in Google Chrome Web Store.
≈10K users2.7★ from 9 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years6 permissions- About 9.0× fewer users than Boomerang
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 8)
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API Tester - REST API Tester Client FREE
Develop, test and debug REST APIs.
≈1K users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 23 months ago1 permissions- About 90× fewer users than Boomerang
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 8)
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Yet Another REST Client
YARC (Yet Another REST Client) is an easy-to-use REST Client. Use it to develop, test and debug RESTful APIs.
≈60K users4.4★ from 138 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago4 permissions- About 1.5× fewer users than Boomerang
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 8)
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WebSocket Test Client
A Simple tool to help test WebSocket Service
≈70K users4.4★ from 31 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago1 permissions- A similar number of users to Boomerang
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 8)
Boomerang alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Boomerang?
By users, the most popular alternative is WebSocket Test Client with ≈70K users and a 4.4-star rating. The closest match by what it does is REST Client.
Which Boomerang alternative has the best rating?
Yet Another REST Client has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.4 out of 5 from 138 ratings.
Is there a Boomerang alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
WSDLY - SOAP Client asks for 0 permissions, against 8 for Boomerang.
How many alternatives to Boomerang are there?
We list 6 close alternatives to Boomerang on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
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