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Request Eagle is a native, open-source API client written in Rust. Here it stands beside Postman and the four alternatives you are most likely weighing, with where each of them is ahead.

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Request EaglePostmanInsomniaBrunoYaakHoppscotch
Built withRust and GPUI, no web viewElectronElectronElectronTauri: Rust with a web viewWeb app; Tauri desktop app in alpha
Open sourceMIT or Apache 2.0NoApache 2.0 app; Kong servicesMIT, with paid editionsMIT source; licensed binariesMIT, with an Enterprise edition
PriceFreeFree for one user; Team $19 per user per monthFree; Pro $12 per user per monthFree; Pro $6 per user per monthFree at home; $79 per user per year at workFree; Business $6 per user per month
AccountNoneNeeded for collectionsA free Kong account, except in the Scratch PadNoneNoneNone for local use; sync needs one
Requests stored asTOML files in your repositoryA cloud workspace; a Git mirror in Postman 12A local database, cloud sync or Git SyncYAML or .bru filesSQLite; YAML through Directory SyncBrowser storage or the cloud
Git in the appYes, freeA native Git view of the cloud workspaceGit Sync, three users freeCommit and push need ProYesNo
ProtocolsHTTP, gRPC, WebSocket, SSEHTTP, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSocket, SSE, Socket.IO, MQTTHTTP, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSocket, SSE, Socket.IOHTTP, GraphQL, SOAP, gRPC, WebSocketHTTP, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSocket, SSEHTTP, GraphQL, WebSocket, SSE, Socket.IO, MQTT
Scripts and testsPostman's pm APIThe pm APIAn insomnia API like Postman'sIts own bru APINonepw and hopp APIs, partial pm
Runner with data filesYes, freeData files on paid plansThrough the Inso CLIData files need Pro in the app; free in the CLINo runnerYes
Coding agentsA panel for Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode; a CLIAgent Mode on AI creditsAn MCP client; a CLI previewBruno AI; an MCP serverAn agent skill; an MCP serverModify with AI; an MCP server
Vim modeYesNoYesNoYesNo

Checked in October 2026 with Request Eagle 0.1.41; each page names the release of the other client it was checked against. Prices are in US dollars, billed yearly where both options exist. Found something out of date? Tell us.

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Request Eagle is free and open source. It runs on Apple Silicon Macs, Windows and Linux, and it imports Postman collections, OpenAPI documents and cURL commands.

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