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Best alternatives to Ghost Inspector - Web Test Recorder (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Ghost Inspector, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Ghost Inspector - Web Test Recorder today

≈10K users4.3★ from 28 ratingsUpdated 7 weeks ago4 permissions

Ghost Inspector alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Datadog test recorder

    Record end-to-end tests in your browser.

    ≈40K users5.0★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 6 weeks ago7 permissions
    • About 4.0× more users than Ghost Inspector
    • Asks for more permissions (7 vs 4)
  2. 2

    Endtest – Web Test Recorder

    Record browser actions, add assertions, and save automated web tests to your Endtest account.

    ≈1K users4.6★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago7 permissions
    • About 10× fewer users than Ghost Inspector
    • Asks for more permissions (7 vs 4)
  3. 3

    testRigor’s Test Case Recorder

    Capture test cases in plain English by recording your interactions with the application. These test cases are formulated on…

    ≈5K users4.3★ from 10 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years6 permissions
    • About 2.0× fewer users than Ghost Inspector
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 4)
  4. 4

    Testsigma Recorder

    Swiftly record E2E interactions with your web applications and store the actions in plain English-based tests directly on the cloud.

    ≈4K users4.4★ from 17 ratingsUpdated 5 days ago9 permissions
    • About 2.5× fewer users than Ghost Inspector
    • Asks for more permissions (9 vs 4)
  5. 5

    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 7 months ago3 permissions
    • About 5.0× fewer users than Ghost Inspector
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
  6. 6

    Web Inspector

    Use Web Inspector tool as a CSS viewer and website inspector for any page. It is a browser plugin for google chrome inspect element.

    ≈1K users4.7★ from 10 ratingsUpdated 11 months ago3 permissions
    • About 10× fewer users than Ghost Inspector
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
  7. 7

    WebPageTest Recorder Extension

    An extension for Chrome Recorder to export a recorder session as a WebPageTest Custom Script

    ≈2K users4.3★ from 3 ratingsUpdated 22 months agoNo special permissions
    • About 5.0× fewer users than Ghost Inspector
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 4)
  8. 8

    Testing Library Recorder

    Testing Library Extension for Chrome DevTools Recorder

    ≈1K users5.0★ from 1 ratingNot updated for 4+ yearsNo special permissions
    • About 10× fewer users than Ghost Inspector
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 4)
  9. 9

    React Inspector

    The Inspector launch with Ctrl+Shift+X (Command+Shift+X on Mac). You can detect and open the React component source code easily.

    ≈7K users3.3★ from 13 ratingsUpdated 19 months ago3 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Ghost Inspector
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
  10. 10

    UI5 Inspector

    With the UI5 Inspector, you can easily debug and support your OpenUI5 or SAPUI5-based apps.

    ≈50K users4.6★ from 114 ratingsUpdated 4 months ago6 permissions
    • About 5.0× more users than Ghost Inspector
    • Rated 0.3 stars higher
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 4)

Ghost Inspector alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Ghost Inspector?

By users, the most popular alternative is UI5 Inspector with ≈50K users and a 4.6-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Datadog test recorder.

Which Ghost Inspector alternative has the best rating?

UI5 Inspector has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 114 ratings.

Is there a Ghost Inspector alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

WebPageTest Recorder Extension asks for 0 permissions, against 4 for Ghost Inspector.

How many alternatives to Ghost Inspector are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Ghost Inspector 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.

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