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Yaak vs Yaade: catalog facts
YaakYaade
Freemium

Yaak is MIT licensed and free to build and use. Development is funded by…

Free

Free and open source to self-host.

Windows, macOS, Linux Web, Self-hosted, Browser extension
  • 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
  • Self-hosted, so request data stays on your server
  • Shared collections for team collaboration
  • A much younger project than Postman, with a smaller community
  • No hosted collaboration features if that is what you actually want
  • Requires running and maintaining a server
  • Commit activity has slowed since May 2025
Downloadable app Self-hosted, Browser extension
Open source Open source
License: MIT License not stated
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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