bashplotlib
plotting in the terminal (by glamp)
httpie
🥧 HTTPie CLI — modern, user-friendly command-line HTTP client for the API era. JSON support, colors, sessions, downloads, plugins & more. (by httpie)
| bashplotlib | httpie | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 141 | |
| 1,912 | 37,170 | |
| 0.4% | 0.2% | |
| 0.0 | 6.6 | |
| over 1 year ago | about 1 year ago | |
| Python | Python | |
| BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License | BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License |
The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
bashplotlib
Posts with mentions or reviews of bashplotlib.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-08-26.
httpie
Posts with mentions or reviews of httpie.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2025-12-15.
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Part 6: Test and Demo - Ktor Native Worker Tutorial
If you prefer HTTPie:
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もうPostmanに頼らない！2025年開発者が選ぶ無料APIツール15選
公式サイト / GitHub：https://httpie.io
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The Ultimate Guide to Offline API Testing: 10 Tools That Work Without Internet
For developers who prefer command-line interfaces, HTTPie offers an elegant alternative to curl with superior offline capabilities. The --offline flag enables request construction and validation without network transmission.
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Just Use Curl
Curl's UX is very dated and I wouldn't recommend it to any new user. Use many alternatives like httpie [1] or something like curlie [2] which is just an UX wrapper around the same libcurl. Httpie also has a postman-like web interface.
1 - https://httpie.io/
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The 2025 Guide to Postman's Most Powerful Alternatives! Top 30 Free API Tools
Website: HTTPie
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Top 20 Rising GitHub Projects with the Most Stars in 2025
HTTPie is a user-friendly command-line HTTP client designed for testing APIs.
- HTTPie – API testing client that flows with you
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6 Game-Changing Postman Alternatives That Will Revolutionize Your API Development in 2025
For developers who prefer terminal-based workflows, HTTPie offers a more user-friendly alternative to curl while maintaining the efficiency of command-line tools. Its intuitive syntax and colorized output make API testing from the terminal more accessible and productive.
- Show HN: A Fast HTTP Request CLI Powered by HTTL
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Guide to Postman and its alternatives: Hoppscotch, Insomnia and HTTPie
HTTPie (httpie.io)
What are some alternatives?
When comparing bashplotlib and httpie you can also consider the following projects:
cookiecutter - A cross-platform command-line utility that creates projects from cookiecutters (project templates), e.g. Python package projects, C projects.
bruno - Opensource IDE For Exploring and Testing API's (lightweight alternative to Postman/Insomnia)
PathPicker - PathPicker accepts a wide range of input -- output from git commands, grep results, searches -- pretty much anything. After parsing the input, PathPicker presents you with a nice UI to select which files you're interested in. After that you can open them in your favorite editor or execute arbitrary commands.
thefuck - Magnificent app which corrects your previous console command.
howdoi - instant coding answers via the command line