Kvile
Ranked 5 of 5 API clients by recommenders
Recommended as a lighter Postman alternative with no login walls and with Linux support.
Recommended as a lighter Postman alternative with no login walls and with Linux support.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Lighter than Postman, no login walls
“Think Postman without the bloat and login walls.”
Comment from 9 Feb 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (February 2026)” “postman is slow and super bloated”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (February 2026)”
Other API clients people recommend
The four most recommended other API clients, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postman | 17 | 35 | 33% | 9 | — | — |
| Bruno API client | 11 | 3 | 79% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Voiden | 9 | 5 | 64% | 6 | — | — |
| Slumber | 9 | 3 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
| KvileThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I'm having difficulty getting started - I expected a screen to start creating a network request”
“postman is slow and super bloated”
“i mostly just use it myself”
“I deeply appreciate the linux support”
“Think Postman without the bloat and login walls.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.