Best alternatives to Resting (2026)
7 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Resting, 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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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 10 months ago5 permissions- A similar number of users to Resting
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 3)
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RestMan
RESTMan is a browser extension to work on http requests.
≈60K users4.3★ from 46 ratingsUpdated 23 months ago2 permissions- About 20× more users than Resting
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
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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 3.3× more users than Resting
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 3)
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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 3.3× more users than Resting
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
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Restfox
Minimalistic HTTP Client for API Development and Testing
981 users5.0★ from 1 ratingNot updated for 2+ years1 permissions- About 3.1× fewer users than Resting
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 3)
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Restyler
A devtool extension for easy restyling of any webpage
459 users4.5★ from 15 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- About 6.5× fewer users than Resting
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
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Azure App Testing
Record HTTP traffic using Azure App Testing and run on Azure at scale
492 users3.5★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago7 permissions- About 6.1× fewer users than Resting
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 3)
Resting alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Resting?
By users, the most popular alternative is RestMan with ≈60K users and a 4.3-star rating. The closest match by what it does is vREST - REST API Testing Tool.
Which Resting alternative has the best rating?
vREST - REST API Testing Tool has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.4 out of 5 from 52 ratings.
Is there a Resting alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
REST Client asks for 1 permissions, against 3 for Resting.
How many alternatives to Resting are there?
We list 7 close alternatives to Resting 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.