# Best API Development and Testing Tools

Compare API development and testing tools, including Postman, Swagger, Insomnia, Stoplight, Bruno, Hoppscotch, ReadMe, Redocly, Apidog, and Kong Insomnia.

The best API testing tools should help teams design, document, test, debug, collaborate on, and publish APIs without scattering specs and examples across disconnected systems.

## Ranked Tools

1. **Postman** — API platform for development, testing, and docs — https://shipboost.io/tools/postman
2. **Swagger** — OpenAPI tools for API design and documentation — https://shipboost.io/tools/swagger
3. **Insomnia** — API client for REST, GraphQL, and gRPC — https://shipboost.io/tools/insomnia
4. **Stoplight** — API design, documentation, and governance — https://shipboost.io/tools/stoplight
5. **Bruno** — Open-source API client with Git-friendly files — https://shipboost.io/tools/bruno
6. **Hoppscotch** — Lightweight web API client for developers — https://shipboost.io/tools/hoppscotch
7. **ReadMe** — Developer portals and API documentation — https://shipboost.io/tools/readme
8. **Redocly** — OpenAPI documentation and developer portals — https://shipboost.io/tools/redocly
9. **Apidog** — All-in-one API design, testing, and docs — https://shipboost.io/tools/apidog
10. **Kong Insomnia** — Kong-backed API client and testing workflow — https://shipboost.io/tools/kong-insomnia

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