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21 catalogue entries use this topic; each Project's license policy is labeled separately.

Hoppscotch

HoppscotchOpen

API client that runs in the browser and stays fast

Stars74.2K
Commit1d ago
LicenseMIT

Hoppscotch is an API client that opens in a tab. Requests, collections, environments, and history are all there, and it starts in the time a desktop client takes to check for updates.

Alternative toPostman
Strapi

Strapi

Open-source headless CMS turning content models into REST and GraphQL APIs.

Stars73.3K
Commitjust now
LicenseMIT (Community Edition); proprietary Enterprise Edition for ee/ components

Strapi is a self-hosted, open-source headless CMS built with JavaScript and TypeScript that turns content models designed in a no-code builder into REST and GraphQL APIs behind a customizable admin panel.

Alternative toPayloadKeystoneJS
Bruno

BrunoOpen

Open-source API client that stores collections as plain-text files

Stars47.3K
Commitjust now
LicenseMIT

Bruno is an open-source desktop API client that stores collections as plain-text Bru files on your filesystem, so teams can version them in Git.

Alternative toPostman
Payload

PayloadOpen

Code-first headless CMS and Next.js backend with an auto-generated admin panel.

Stars45.2K
Commitjust now
LicenseMIT

Payload is a code-first, self-hosted headless CMS for Next.js that generates an admin panel with REST and GraphQL APIs from TypeScript config.

Alternative toGhost
Insomnia

InsomniaAIOpen

Open-source API client for designing, testing, and mocking APIs

Stars40K
Commitjust now
LicenseApache-2.0

Insomnia is Kong's open-source desktop API client for designing, debugging, and testing REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and WebSocket APIs.

Alternative toPostman
Bagisto

BagistoOpen

Open-source Laravel ecommerce platform for stores and marketplaces

Stars28.2K
Commitjust now
LicenseMIT

Bagisto is an open-source Laravel ecommerce platform for building online stores, multi-vendor marketplaces, and B2B portals.

Alternative toMedusaShopify
Saleor

SaleorOpen

Open-source headless commerce backend with a GraphQL API

Stars23.4K
Commitjust now
LicenseBSD-3-Clause

Saleor is an open-source headless commerce backend with a GraphQL-only API and multi-channel catalog control, deployable with Docker or run as managed Cloud.

Alternative toMedusa
Cube

CubeOpen

Open-source semantic layer for AI, BI, and embedded analytics

Stars21K
Commitjust now
LicenseApache-2.0

Cube Core is a self-hosted semantic layer that defines metrics and access rules once, then serves BI tools, apps, and AI agents over SQL, REST, and GraphQL.

Alternative toAppsmithRetool
Yaak

YaakOpen

Local-first desktop API client for REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and more

Stars19.3K
Commitjust now
LicenseMIT

Yaak is a local-first desktop API client from the creator of Insomnia, with MIT-licensed source code. It sends REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSocket, and Server-Sent Events requests from native apps on macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Alternative toPostman
Tyk

TykOpen

Open-source API and AI gateway with dashboard and cloud

Stars10.9K
Commitjust now
LicenseMPL-2.0

Tyk is an open-source API and AI gateway enforcing authentication, rate limits and analytics across REST, GraphQL, gRPC and MCP services. Teams self-host it with Docker or Kubernetes, or use the managed Tyk Cloud.

Alternative toKrakenD
KeystoneJS

KeystoneJSOpen

Code-first headless CMS with a GraphQL API and admin UI

Stars9,974
Commitjust now
LicenseMIT

KeystoneJS is a self-hosted, open-source headless CMS where developers define content models in TypeScript and get a GraphQL API plus an admin UI.

Alternative toDirectusContentful
NHost

NHostOpen

Open-source backend with Postgres, GraphQL, auth, and storage

Stars9,351
Commitjust now
LicenseMIT

Nhost is an open-source backend platform on PostgreSQL that generates a GraphQL API from the database schema and bundles authentication, file storage, and serverless functions, offered as a managed cloud or as Docker self-hosting.

Alternative toFirebaseSupabase
Vendure

Vendure

Headless commerce framework with deep TypeScript customization

Stars8,512
Commitjust now
LicenseGPL-3.0-only

Vendure is a headless commerce framework built on NestJS with GraphQL APIs and a plugin system, self-hosted free under GPLv3 with paid plans for teams.

Alternative toMedusaShopify
Webiny

Webiny

Open-source serverless CMS that deploys inside your AWS account with scale-to-zero pricing.

Stars8,048
Commitjust now
LicenseMIT (Community); commercial Business and Enterprise editions

Webiny is a self-hosted, open-source serverless CMS that deploys inside your AWS account, combining headless GraphQL and REST content APIs with a visual website builder, file manager and publishing workflows. A free MIT Community tier covers single projects while paid Business and Enterprise editions add SSO, audit logs, multi-tenancy controls and support.

Alternative toStrapi
Erxes

ErxesAIOpen

Open-source experience platform for marketing, sales, and support

Stars4,092
Commitjust now
LicenseAGPL-3.0

Erxes is a self-hosted, open-source experience platform that combines marketing, sales, and support tooling behind one GraphQL API.

Alternative toHubSpotLinearZendesk
Ryot

RyotOpen

Self-hosted tracker for your media, fitness, and habits.

Stars3,632
Commitjust now
LicenseGPL-3.0

Ryot is a self-hosted tracker for movies, shows, books, music, games, workouts, and measurements, with imports, media-server integrations, and statistics.

Alternative toBookWyrm
Craft CMS

Craft CMS

Self-hosted CMS for custom sites, with Twig and GraphQL

Stars3,610
Commitjust now
Licenseproprietary

Craft CMS is a self-hosted PHP content management system for custom websites, pairing Twig templates with a generated GraphQL API for headless delivery.

Alternative toDirectusContentful
Firecamp

Firecamp

Open-source API client for REST, GraphQL, and WebSocket testing

Stars2,618
Commit6mo ago
LicenseAGPL-3.0-only

Firecamp is a free, open-source API development client for testing REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, and SocketIO endpoints from one desktop or web app.

Alternative toBrunoPostman
Voiden

VoidenOpen

Offline, Git-native API workspace in plain Markdown

Stars1,807
Commitjust now
LicenseApache-2.0

Voiden is an offline, Git-native API workspace that keeps requests, tests, notes, and documentation together in plain-text .void files.

Alternative toPostman
WunderGraph

WunderGraphOpen

Open-source GraphQL federation platform and API gateway

Stars1,275
Commitjust now
LicenseApache-2.0

WunderGraph Cosmo is an open-source platform for GraphQL federation that composes REST and GraphQL services into one unified gateway API.

Alternative toKrakenD
Openlane

OpenlaneOpen

Continuous compliance automation across many frameworks

Stars297
Commit17h ago
LicenseApache-2.0

Openlane automates the evidence collection and control tracking behind SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, and a dozen other frameworks, mapping shared controls once rather than per framework.

Alternative toVanta