Software · head to head
HTTPie vs Apigee
HTTPie
Software
Command-line HTTP client with intuitive interface and syntax
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Apigee
Software
API management platform for designing, securing, and scaling APIs
- From
- $500/monthly
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only HTTPie has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: HTTPie the desktop application is in public beta rather than a finished release; Apigee the free evaluation is a sandbox limited to 60 days
- They diverge on capability: HTTPie covers REST Client, Apigee covers API Gateway.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which HTTPie and Apigee actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in HTTPie
- REST Client
- JSON support
- Colored output
- CI/CD
- Shell scripting
- Automation
- Linux support
- MacOS support
Only in Apigee
- API Gateway
- API Analytics
- Developer Portal
- Google Cloud services
- Azure
- AWS
- Okta
- Cloud support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
HTTPie
- Sending and inspecting HTTP requests from the terminalnot Apigee
- A readable alternative to curl for API debuggingnot Apigee
- Testing APIs through a graphical clientnot Apigee
- Installing through apt, brew or pip in a development environmentnot Apigee
Apigee
- Publishing, securing and versioning APIs for an enterprise API programnot HTTPie
- Monetizing APIs and running a developer portalnot HTTPie
- Analyzing API traffic and defending APIs against bots and abusenot HTTPie
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
HTTPie
- The desktop application is in public beta rather than a finished release
- Pricing for the desktop and web products is not published, while the terminal client is free and open source
- The graphical versions are newer than the CLI, so parity between them is not guaranteed
Apigee
- The free evaluation is a sandbox limited to 60 days
- Pay-as-you-go has no SLA available at all
- Pay-as-you-go bills environments separately from API calls, with a Base environment costing $365 per month per region
- The Base environment is capped at 50 QPS with an SLA of up to 99%
- Standard API Proxy calls are billed at $20 per 1M calls up to 50M, and Extensible API Proxy calls at $100 per 1M calls up to 50M
- API Analytics is a paid add-on at $20 per 1M API calls and cannot be bought on a Base environment
- Advanced API Security is a paid add-on at $350 per 1M API calls and cannot be bought on a Base environment
- Monetization is unavailable on pay-as-you-go and requires a subscription tier
- Additional API proxy deployments beyond those included cost $0.04 per hour per region on a Comprehensive environment
- Subscription tiers Standard, Enterprise and Enterprise Plus are quote only with no published price
- Google Cloud networking charges for IP addresses, data transfer out and forwarding rules are billed on top of Apigee usage
Pricing, plan by plan
HTTPie
Free- Open SourceFree
- Full HTTPie CLI
- Community support
- HTTPie for Web$10/monthly
- Web interface
- Cloud storage
- Team collaboration
Apigee
$500/monthly- Starter$500/monthly
- API gateway
- Analytics
- Developer portal
- Professional$2500/monthly
- Advanced security
- Traffic management
- Monetization
- Enterprise$undefined/monthly
- Custom deployment
- SLA
- Dedicated support
Which should you pick?
Choose HTTPie if
- You need rest client.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Linux, MacOS, Windows, Web.
- You also want json support.
Choose Apigee if
- You need api gateway.
- You work on Cloud, Hybrid, On-premises.
- You also want api analytics.
Questions people ask
- Is HTTPie or Apigee better?
- Neither clearly leads. HTTPie starts at Free and Apigee at $500/monthly, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, HTTPie or Apigee?
- HTTPie has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for HTTPie and $500/monthly for Apigee.
- Does HTTPie or Apigee run on more platforms?
- HTTPie runs on Linux, MacOS, Windows, Web. Apigee runs on Cloud, Hybrid, On-premises.
- Can I use HTTPie for free?
- Yes. HTTPie has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Apigee starts at $500/monthly.
- What is HTTPie best used for?
- HTTPie is most often used for sending and inspecting http requests from the terminal, a readable alternative to curl for api debugging, testing apis through a graphical client, installing through apt, brew or pip in a development environment. Of those, sending and inspecting http requests from the terminal and a readable alternative to curl for api debugging are not what Apigee is typically brought in for.
- What can HTTPie do that Apigee cannot?
- HTTPie covers REST Client, JSON support, Colored output, CI/CD. Apigee covers API Gateway, API Analytics, Developer Portal, Google Cloud services.