Best alternatives to WebSocket DevTools (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to WebSocket DevTools, 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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WebSocket DevTools alternatives, compared
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Redux DevTools
Redux DevTools for debugging application's state changes.
≈1M users4.6★ from 740 ratingsUpdated 19 months ago6 permissions- About 100× more users than WebSocket DevTools
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 4)
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Angular DevTools
Angular DevTools extends Chrome DevTools adding Angular specific debugging and profiling capabilities.
≈300K users3.7★ from 192 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago5 permissions- About 30× more users than WebSocket DevTools
- Rated 1.0 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (5 vs 4)
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Vue.js devtools
Browser DevTools extension for debugging Vue.js applications.
≈100K users2.6★ from 71 ratingsUpdated 24 months ago3 permissions- About 10× more users than WebSocket DevTools
- Rated 2.2 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
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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- About 7.0× more users than WebSocket DevTools
- Rated 0.3 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 4)
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Solid Devtools
Chrome Developer Tools extension for debugging SolidJS applications.
≈5K users5.0★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 16 months agoNo special permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than WebSocket DevTools
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 4)
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Vue.js devtools
DevTools browser extension for Vue.js
≈1M users4.1★ from 2.2K ratingsUpdated 16 months ago2 permissions- About 100× more users than WebSocket DevTools
- Rated 0.6 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 4)
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gRPC Devtools
Browser DevTools extension for debugging gRPC-Web and Connect-ES network requests.
≈1K users3.3★ from 10 ratingsUpdated 8 months agoNo special permissions- About 10× fewer users than WebSocket DevTools
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 4)
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Svelte DevTools
Browser DevTools extension for debugging Svelte applications.
≈10K users3.1★ from 29 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions- A similar number of users to WebSocket DevTools
- Rated 1.7 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
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PixiJS Devtools
Debug games and apps written with PixiJS
≈10K users4.3★ from 73 ratingsUpdated 8 weeks agoNo special permissions- A similar number of users to WebSocket DevTools
- Rated 0.5 stars lower
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 4)
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Vue Devtools Unlocker
Debug Vue apps in production, without touching the source code.
≈1K users5.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago2 permissions- About 10× fewer users than WebSocket DevTools
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 4)
WebSocket DevTools alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to WebSocket DevTools?
By users, the most popular alternative is Redux DevTools with ≈1M users and a 4.6-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Redux DevTools.
Which WebSocket DevTools alternative has the best rating?
Redux DevTools has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 740 ratings.
Is there a WebSocket DevTools alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Solid Devtools asks for 0 permissions, against 4 for WebSocket DevTools.
How many alternatives to WebSocket DevTools are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to WebSocket DevTools 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.