Compare Chrome extensions: Advanced REST client vs Postman

Stats Advanced REST client Advanced REST client Postman Postman
User count 600,000+ 1,000,000+
Average rating 4.49 4.71
Rating count 11,803 8,815
Last updated 2019-02-14 2022-07-11
Size 3.12M 6.90M
Version 10.0.12-stable 5.5.6
Short description
The web developers helper program to create and test custom HTTP requests. POSTMAN CHROME IS DEPRECATED DOWNLOAD THE UPDATED POSTMAN NATIVE APPS Postman Chrome is deprecated and is missing essential, new…
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THIS APPLICATION IS DEPRECATED BY GOOGLE. Please, install desktop client from https://install.advancedrestclient.com

A better API testing tool!

Save your time with the easiest API testing tool out there. No complicated forms and scripts. Easy to use yet very powerful.

The only REST client that makes connection directly on socket giving you full control over the connection and request/response headers.

Note: You must use valid certificate (for secured connections) to use this app. Get free SSL certificate from letsencrypt.org. Alternatively check "use XHR" to disable socket and use Chrome's regular connection. You can set up proxy in Chrome settings if you having trouble connection to the remote machine.

To run the app go to New tab page, then click "Apps" on the top bar and find the ARC icon. The app also installs itself in the system's apps search. On MacOS it's command+space, on windows it's a windows button. Type there app name to find the app.

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POSTMAN CHROME IS DEPRECATED

DOWNLOAD THE UPDATED POSTMAN NATIVE APPS

Postman Chrome is deprecated and is missing essential, new Postman features. Download the Postman Native Apps for MacOS, Windows, and Linux at www.getpostman.com/downloads.

EASILY TRANSFER YOUR COLLECTIONS TO THE POSTMAN NATIVE APP

When you sign in with the Postman account associated with Postman Chrome, your collections and data will automatically sync with the app.

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