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Venom vs IntelliJ HTTP Client CLI: catalog facts
Venom	IntelliJ HTTP Client CLI
Free Free and open source, maintained by OVHcloud.	Free Offered as a download from JetBrains as a ZIP archive or Docker image.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
Tests are written as declarative files that are easy to review Several executors including HTTP, scripts, web and IMAP	Runs .http files written in JetBrains IDEs without opening the IDE Suited to CI pipelines
No graphical interface for building requests Test file format takes some learning	Only useful if your requests are written in the .http file format No graphical interface
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
No account 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 October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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