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Swagger Alternative: Tired of UI Limitations? Top 10 API Clients!

Fallon Jimmy on June 17, 2025

Let's be honest. For years, Swagger has been the go-to tool for API documentation and development. If you've worked with APIs professionally, you'v...
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John Byrne

Great list! Always good to know there are options beyond wrestling with YAML in Swagger. 😂 Thanks for the recommendations!"

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Fallon Jimmy

Haha, totally get the YAML struggle! Glad you found the list useful. Hopefully, one of these can save you from the YAML headaches! 😄

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samben

Great list

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Fallon Jimmy

Thanks!

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JohnByrne

I've been using Insomnia for a while and really like it. Anyone else a fan? What are its biggest strengths and weaknesses compared to Postman?

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samben

Insomnia's great! I find it super clean and intuitive, especially for smaller projects. For me

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Hitheree

Thanks for the overview! Which of these has the most intuitive UI for non-technical team members who need to explore our APIs?

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Fallon Jimmy

For non-technical users, I'd lean toward Postman or potentially Apidog. Their visual interfaces are generally more approachable than some of the more code-focused tools.

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Linkin

Really appreciate this comprehensive overview! Anyone have experience with Document360? How does it compare to other knowledge base tools?

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BenLin

Which of these would you recommend for a small team primarily building internal APIs? We value ease of use and quick setup.

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aldin

I love that so many people are seeing and writing about this!
You've listed some of the reasons why the team behind voiden.md/ started that project.
If you have some old YAML (Swagger or Postman), you can always import it, and all you're left with is a good old Markdown.

Definitely check it out :)

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Fallon Jimmy

Thanks!