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Best alternatives to GraphQL developer tools (2026)

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

GraphQL developer tools today

≈9K users3.1★ from 23 ratingsUpdated 7 weeks agoNo special permissions

GraphQL developer tools alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    GraphQL DevTools

    Build an extremely useful tool to manage graphQL queries !

    ≈3K users3.3★ from 7 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago3 permissions
    • About 3.0× fewer users than GraphQL developer tools
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (3 vs 0)
  2. 2

    Web Developer

    Adds a toolbar button with various web developer tools.

    ≈1M users4.3★ from 2.8K ratingsNot updated for 2+ years8 permissions
    • About 111× more users than GraphQL developer tools
    • Rated 1.2 stars higher
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (8 vs 0)
  3. 3

    GraphiQL extension

    Chrome extension for the GraphiQL tool

    ≈10K users5.0★ from 5 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years3 permissions
    • A similar number of users to GraphQL developer tools
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (3 vs 0)
  4. 4

    GraphQL Playground Chrome Extension

    Chrome extension for GraphQL Playground using the last Playground version

    ≈1K usersNot rated yetNo special permissions
    • About 9.0× fewer users than GraphQL developer tools
  5. 5

    Tamper Dev

    Intercept and edit HTTP/HTTPS requests and responses as they happen without the need of a proxy.

    ≈10K users5.0★ from 2 ratings3 permissions
    • A similar number of users to GraphQL developer tools
    • Asks for more permissions (3 vs 0)
  6. 6

    GraphQL Network Inspector

    Simple and clean network inspector for GraphQL

    ≈90K users4.2★ from 135 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago4 permissions
    • About 10× more users than GraphQL developer tools
    • Rated 1.1 stars higher
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (4 vs 0)
  7. 7

    Altair GraphQL Client

    A beautiful feature-rich GraphQL Client for all platforms.

    ≈50K users4.5★ from 68 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago5 permissions
    • About 5.6× more users than GraphQL developer tools
    • Rated 1.4 stars higher
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (5 vs 0)
  8. 8

    Querio - GraphQL and HTTP requests inspector

    Inspect GraphQL and raw HTTP requests/responses like a Boss 😎 ★ Querio intercepts and displays GraphQL, Fetch and XHR requests in…

    ≈3K users4.3★ from 9 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions
    • About 3.0× fewer users than GraphQL developer tools
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (3 vs 0)
  9. 9

    OpenAPI DevTools

    Instantly generate API specifications in real time for any app or website. OpenAPI DevTools generates OpenAPI specifications in…

    ≈5K users4.3★ from 12 ratingsNot updated for 2+ yearsNo special permissions
    • About 1.8× fewer users than GraphQL developer tools
    • Updated less recently
  10. 10

    gRPC-Web Developer Tools

    gRPC-Web Developer Tools for debugging application's gRPC-Web network requests.

    ≈3K users3.6★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 8 months ago1 permissions
    • About 3.0× fewer users than GraphQL developer tools
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (1 vs 0)

GraphQL developer tools alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to GraphQL developer tools?

By users, the most popular alternative is Web Developer with ≈1M users and a 4.3-star rating. The closest match by what it does is GraphQL DevTools.

Which GraphQL developer tools 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.

How many alternatives to GraphQL developer tools are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to GraphQL developer tools 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.