Best alternatives to GraphiQL extension (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to GraphiQL extension, 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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GraphiQL extension alternatives, compared
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GraphQL Playground Chrome Extension
Chrome extension for GraphQL Playground using the last Playground version
≈1K usersNot rated yetNo special permissions- About 10× fewer users than GraphiQL extension
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
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GraphQL DevTools
Build an extremely useful tool to manage graphQL queries !
≈3K users3.3★ from 7 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago3 permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than GraphiQL extension
- Updated more recently
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GraphQL developer tools
A GraphQL panel in DevTools: every operation the page sends, with its variables, response, errors and headers
≈9K users3.1★ from 23 ratingsUpdated 7 weeks agoNo special permissions- A similar number of users to GraphiQL extension
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
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Altair GraphQL Client
A beautiful feature-rich GraphQL Client for all platforms.
≈50K users4.5★ from 68 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago5 permissions- About 5.0× more users than GraphiQL extension
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
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GraphQL Network Inspector
Simple and clean network inspector for GraphQL
≈90K users4.2★ from 135 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago4 permissions- About 9.0× more users than GraphiQL extension
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
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Request Interceptor
Request Interceptor Extension for Chrome.
≈3K users4.5★ from 13 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago5 permissions- About 3.3× fewer users than GraphiQL extension
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
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SSE Viewer
SSE Viewer is a Chrome extension for displaying EventStream in the devtools
≈4K users4.6★ from 9 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years2 permissions- About 2.5× fewer users than GraphiQL extension
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
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JSONGrid Web Inspector
A Chrome extension for inspecting JSON data with JSONGrid, a tabular JSON view.
≈2K users3.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 11 months ago3 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than GraphiQL extension
- Updated more recently
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JSON Diff
JSON Diff chrome extension which works offline
≈2K users5.0★ from 1 ratingNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than GraphiQL extension
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
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Security-Header-Extension
A Chrome Extension built to check the presence of embedded security headers.
≈4K users4.9★ from 7 ratingsNot updated for 4+ years3 permissions- About 2.5× fewer users than GraphiQL extension
- Updated less recently
GraphiQL extension alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to GraphiQL extension?
By users, the most popular alternative is GraphQL Network Inspector with ≈90K users and a 4.2-star rating. The closest match by what it does is GraphQL Playground Chrome Extension.
Which GraphiQL extension alternative has the best rating?
Altair GraphQL Client has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.5 out of 5 from 68 ratings.
Is there a GraphiQL extension alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
GraphQL Playground Chrome Extension asks for 0 permissions, against 3 for GraphiQL extension.
How many alternatives to GraphiQL extension are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to GraphiQL extension 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.