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HTTPie vs xh: catalog facts
HTTPie	xh
Free The open-source client is available without a license fee. Cloud features are paid.	Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
JSON request bodies expressed as simple key=value arguments Readable, colourised responses without piping through a formatter	Convenient HTTP requests with structured data
Slower to start than curl because it is a Python application The desktop and cloud products push accounts the CLI does not need	HTTPie compatibility is not complete.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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