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Head-to-head · API Clients

Apidog vs Hurl

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 2 checks side by side
Higher score Apidog #3 in API Clients 8.8/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 1 of 6 features Visit Apidog
Hurl #8 in API Clients 8.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 6 features Visit Hurl

Apidog leads on 0 checks, Hurl on 0, and 2 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 2 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreApidog · 8.8/10
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialonly Apidog

Apidog scores higher on our rubric for api clients: 8.8 against 8.3 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #8.

Apidog is the better fit for teams wanting integrated API workflows. Hurl is the better fit for text-based CI API testing.

  • Apidog fits best

    Teams wanting integrated API workflows

  • Hurl fits best

    Text-based CI API testing

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Side by side

Feature Apidog 8.8/10 Visit ↗ Hurl 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.8 8.3
Ranking #3 in API Clients #8 in API Clients
Best for Teams wanting integrated API workflows Text-based CI API testing
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free
Starting price $9/user/mo Free plan
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial 14 days —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop Self-hosted
Platforms Web, Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
Support Email, Docs · 24/7 Docs, Community
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Apidog 1/6 · Hurl 1/6
GraphQL support ✓ ✓
gRPC support Not checked yet Not checked yet
WebSocket support Not checked yet Not checked yet
Automated test runs Not checked yet Not checked yet
API documentation Not checked yet Not checked yet
Team workspaces Not checked yet Not checked yet
Specs
Available platforms Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Supports HTTP, GraphQL, SOAP, gRPC, WebSocket, and SSE requests
  • Combines design, validation, testing, mocking, and documentation
  • Runs scheduled tests and CI/CD scenarios through Apidog CLI
  • Chains requests and captures response values for later steps
  • Validates REST, SOAP, GraphQL, JSON, XML, and HTML responses
  • Creates text, JUnit, TAP, and HTML reports for CI/CD
Cons
  • Its breadth may be more than teams needing only an API client
  • Basic pricing is listed only for annual billing at $9 per user monthly
  • The Free plan is limited to up to 4 users
  • Command-line workflow is narrower than full graphical API clients
  • Best suited to teams comfortable maintaining plain-text test files
  • Focused on HTTP testing rather than broader API client workflows
Our verdict

Apidog is an API development platform for developers and teams building, debugging, testing, mocking, and documenting APIs. It supports HTTP, GraphQL, SOAP, gRPC, WebSocket, and SSE requests, along with OpenAPI and JSON Schema design.…

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Hurl is an open-source command-line tool for developers and DevOps teams who define HTTP requests and tests in plain-text Hurl files. It runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows, and is distributed as a single Rust binary powered by libcurl. The…

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  1. ApidogAPI Clients 8.8Free plan · 14-day trial
  2. HurlAPI Clients 8.3Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Apidog — where it wins

    • Supports HTTP, GraphQL, SOAP, gRPC, WebSocket, and SSE requests
    • Combines design, validation, testing, mocking, and documentation
    • Runs scheduled tests and CI/CD scenarios through Apidog CLI

    Where it doesn't

    • Its breadth may be more than teams needing only an API client
    • Basic pricing is listed only for annual billing at $9 per user monthly
    • The Free plan is limited to up to 4 users

  • Hurl — where it wins

    • Chains requests and captures response values for later steps
    • Validates REST, SOAP, GraphQL, JSON, XML, and HTML responses
    • Creates text, JUnit, TAP, and HTML reports for CI/CD

    Where it doesn't

    • Command-line workflow is narrower than full graphical API clients
    • Best suited to teams comfortable maintaining plain-text test files
    • Focused on HTTP testing rather than broader API client workflows

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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