Advanced REST Client vs Yaak: catalog facts
 Advanced REST Client |  Yaak |
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Free Free to download; the source is published on GitHub. |
Freemium Yaak is MIT licensed and free to build and use. Development is funded by… |
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macOS |
Windows, macOS, Linux |
- Dedicated desktop app for manual HTTP and REST testing
- Source code is public and the repository is still active
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- Requests are stored as files on your machine, so a git repository is the shared collection
- REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSocket and Server-Sent Events in one client
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- No releases published on the GitHub releases page
- License is not clearly identified in the repository metadata
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- A much younger project than Postman, with a smaller community
- No hosted collaboration features if that is what you actually want
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Downloadable app |
Downloadable app |
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Closed source |
Open source |
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License not stated |
License: MIT |
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Not stated if an account is needed |
No account needed |
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Not stated if it works offline |
Works offline |
Checked October 2, 2026 | Checked September 21, 2026 |
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