Best API Development & Testing tools by public signals

These picks are computed from scored public evidence. Use the openness column in the ranking to separate OSI-approved, source-available, open-core, proprietary, and unverified-license tools.

Use Case Rankings

Ordered by ToolVitals score, health, shipping, confidence, and then adoption as a tie-breaker.

# Tool Health Shipping Openness Stars Score Status
01 Strapi
🚀 Strapi is the leading open-source headless CMS. It’s 100% JavaScript/TypeScript, fully customizable, and developer-first.
100 100 OSI-approved OSS 72.3k 100 Active
02 Scalar
Scalar is an open-source API platform:                                       🌐 Modern REST API Client                                        📖 Beautiful API References                                        ✨ 1st-Class OpenAPI/Swagger Support
100 100 OSI-approved OSS 15.2k 100 Active
03 Traefik
The Cloud Native Application Proxy
100 94 OSI-approved OSS 63.6k 98 Active
04 new-api
A unified AI model hub for aggregation & distribution. It supports cross-converting various LLMs into OpenAI-compatible, Claude-compatible, or Gemini-compatible formats. A centralized gateway for personal and enterprise model management. 🍥
95 100 OSI-approved OSS 38.5k 97 Active
05 Ministack
Free, open-source local AWS emulator.
93 100 OSI-approved OSS 3.2k 97 Active
06 kgateway
The Cloud-Native API Gateway and AI Gateway
93 100 OSI-approved OSS 5.6k 96 Active
07 Kumo
A lightweight AWS service emulator written in Go
92 98 OSI-approved OSS 1.4k 96 Active
08 MCP Context Forge
AI gateway, registry, and proxy for MCP, A2A, and REST/gRPC APIs.
91 89 OSI-approved OSS 3.9k 92 Active
09 OpenAPI Generator
OpenAPI code generator for API clients, server stubs, and documentation.
90 89 OSI-approved OSS 26.4k 92 Active
10 Kuadrant MCP Gateway
Envoy-based MCP gateway with auth and policy integration.
86 95 OSI-approved OSS 81 92 Active
11 Specmatic
Open-source API development suite for contract-first testing and specification-driven workflows.
80 98 OSI-approved OSS 381 91 Active
12 MCP Assert
Deterministic correctness testing for MCP servers.
83 93 OSI-approved OSS 18 90 Active
13 Apache APISIX
The Cloud-Native API Gateway and AI Gateway
87 76 OSI-approved OSS 16.7k 87 Active
14 Requesto
Lightweight self-hostable API client with no cloud or telemetry.
78 83 OSI-approved OSS 5 84 Active
15 mitmproxy
An interactive TLS-capable intercepting HTTP proxy for penetration testers and software developers.
84 69 OSI-approved OSS 43.9k 83 Active
16 Higress
🤖 AI Gateway | AI Native API Gateway
81 72 OSI-approved OSS 8.6k 83 Active
17 Stoa
Open-source MCP gateway for enterprise AI.
68 89 OSI-approved OSS 2 83 Warning
18 Previa
AI-first IDE for QA and API testing.
60 95 OSI-approved OSS 2 77 Warning
19 testcontainers-go
Testcontainers for Go is a Go package that makes it simple to create and clean up container-based dependencies for automated integration/smoke tests. The clean, easy-to-use API enables developers to programmatically defi
77 57 OSI-approved OSS 4.9k 75 Active
20 HttpArena
Open-source HTTP benchmarking platform for testing and proving API performance.
69 72 OSI-approved OSS 71 75 Warning
21 Kong
🦍 The API and AI Gateway
78 42 OSI-approved OSS 43.6k 72 Warning
22 SoapUI
Open-source cross-platform functional testing tool for APIs, SOAP services, REST endpoints, and web services.
74 52 License unknown 1.7k 72 Warning
23 Tyk
Tyk Open Source API Gateway written in Go, supporting REST, GraphQL, TCP and gRPC protocols
73 48 OSI-approved OSS 10.7k 72 Warning
24 AI Gateway
Native AI gateway and LLM proxy built in Rust.
59 65 OSI-approved OSS 54 71 Warning
25 API Dash
API Dash is a beautiful AI-powered open-source cross-platform (Desktop & Mobile) API Client built using Flutter which can help you easily create & customize your HTTP & GraphQL API requests, visually inspect responses and generate API integration code. A lightweight alternative to postman/insomnia.
65 58 OSI-approved OSS 2.8k 68 Warning
26 Data API
justoneapi数据接口服务。提供:淘宝、小红书、拼多多、同程旅行、京东外卖、抖音(电商)、美团、抖音(视频)、快手、蒲公英、星图、微信公众号、大众点评、哔哩哔哩、知乎、微博、贝壳、Bigo、Temu、Lazada、Shopee、SHEIN、百度指数、携程、Boss直聘、智联招聘、拉钩、今日头条、Facebook、Youtube、Instgram、Twitter。爬虫、采集、scrapy、接口、API。
64 63 License unknown 486 68 Warning
27 Easegress
A Cloud Native traffic orchestration system
69 29 OSI-approved OSS 5.9k 61 Warning
28 AIGC Gateway
Unified OpenAI-compatible AI gateway with workflows and monitoring.
59 49 License unknown 2 61 Warning
29 Webhookx
Webhook gateway for sending, managing, and routing webhooks.
60 34 OSI-approved OSS 297 60 Warning
30 Yasumu
API laboratory for designing and testing API workflows.
54 34 OSI-approved OSS 44 59 Warning
31 Lura
Ultra performant API Gateway with middlewares. A project hosted at The Linux Foundation
62 21 OSI-approved OSS 6.8k 55 Warning
32 APIPark
Cloud native, ultra-high performance AI&API gateway, LLM API management, distribution system, open platform, supporting all AI APIs.🦄云原生、超高性能 AI&API网关,LLM API 管理、分发系统、开放平台,支持所有AI API,不限于OpenAI、Azure、Anthropic Claude、Google Gemini、DeepSeek、字节豆包、ChatGLM、文心一言、讯飞星火、通义千问、360 智脑、腾讯混元等主流模型,统一 API 请求和返回,API申请与审批,调用统计、负载均衡、多模型灾备。一键部署,开箱即用。
49 7 OSI-approved OSS 1.8k 46 Critical
33 Restfox
Offline-first HTTP and socket API testing client for web and desktop.
46 14 OSI-approved OSS 2.7k 44 Critical
34 Moesif Developer Portal
Open-source developer portal for API productization and monetization.
38 7 OSI-approved OSS 42 42 Critical
35 VoAPI
Next-generation AI model API aggregation and distribution system.
41 0 License unknown 1k 37 Critical
36 API 200
API 200 is an open source API gateway to simplify 3rd-party integrations. Import endpoints, set up caching, retries, and mocks. Access all services via one URL. Monitor logs, track errors, and get alerts on API incidents.
33 0 License unknown 256 33 Critical
37 Llana
No-code API wrapper for databases.
28 0 License unknown 205 33 Critical
38 FlyGasal
Travel technology solution with client portal for flight booking and admin dashboard.
26 7 License unknown 0 33 Critical
39 APIMAN
Extensible API management platform.
28 0 OSI-approved OSS 882 32 Critical
40 OpenTest
Open-source test automation tool for web, mobile, and API testing.
28 0 OSI-approved OSS 497 30 Critical
41 Gotcha REST Client
Open-source cross-platform API test and design client.
11 0 OSI-approved OSS 206 23 Critical

Evidence Watch

Tracked tools with useful public signals but no verdict score yet.