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Re: Show HN: Kreya, a Postman Alternative

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Post by CommonGuy » Tue, Jul 12, 2022, 11:01 AM UTC

CrimsonRain wrote: post #22

CommonGuy wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Correct, the Kreya UI is inspired by Insomnia. Some of the differences are the more complete gRPC support, how API authentication is handled and how the project data is stored.

I'm not interested about gRPC right now. API auth is complicated in insomnia, but there is a clever way to use variables/env to solve it once and for all. So that's also a non-issue in this comparison. Insomnia UI/UX is still much better/prettier (Postman is ugly + bad UX). So the only great point for now is how the data is stored. I don't know why Insomnia hasn't fixed this on their end yet; their sync is so bad bec…

API auth in Insomnia still needs to be declared for every operation, which is a bit of a hassle (a point Kreya tries to solve).

Import of Insomnia or Postman collections is not yet implemented. However, if you have an OpenAPI/Swagger document, you can import that for a quick start. Or use the Kreya example project to quickly evaluate it.

Re: Show HN: Kreya, a Postman Alternative

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Post by CommonGuy » Tue, Jul 12, 2022, 11:05 AM UTC

foxbee wrote: post #28

Hey This looks really cool. The pricing confused me a little to begin with. Pricing per individual vs pricing per user feels sort of the same when at first glanced. This may just be my silly opinion but thought i'd offer my feedback as it might help.

Thanks for you feedback, it is indeed "sort of the same".

The difference is that with an Enterprise plan, company administrators can handle the (amount of) licenses centrally and distribute the licenses to their employees. The Pro plan is geared towards individuals, meaning they buy one license for themselves.

Re: Show HN: Kreya, a Postman Alternative

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Post by CommonGuy » Tue, Jul 12, 2022, 11:06 AM UTC

psydvl wrote: post #26

Wow, is it without electron? You should mention this as another pros

Kreya does not use Electron, but is also web-based. It uses the native web-view of the OS. Read more about it here: https://kreya.app/blog/how-we-built-kreya

Re: Show HN: Kreya, a Postman Alternative

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Post by jim180 » Tue, Jul 12, 2022, 11:39 AM UTC

9dev wrote: post #27

jesse_faden wrote: post #16

I have a love - hate relationship with Postman. Mostly because it’s super slow to use. I’ve been trying to find an alternative for long. But Postman has some nice things which it does really well. 1. Variables / Dynamic Variables 2. GraphQL introspection 3. Pre/Post request scripts 4. Collection Runner Postman is pretty expensive for larger teams. That makes it horrible to collaborate because then you’d just be shari…

If you’re on a Mac, I can recommend Paw ( https://paw.cloud ) - they have a native client that is super fast, provides great features and advanced dynamic values, and is just a joy to use. Don’t know about the GraphQL story, however.

Paw has support for GraphQL!

Re: Show HN: Kreya, a Postman Alternative

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Post by hairy_beaver » Tue, Jul 12, 2022, 11:42 AM UTC

jim180 wrote: post #34

9dev wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you’re on a Mac, I can recommend Paw ( https://paw.cloud ) - they have a native client that is super fast, provides great features and advanced dynamic values, and is just a joy to use. Don’t know about the GraphQL story, however.

Paw has support for GraphQL!

true, I use it for my GraphQL API for a few months now

Re: Show HN: Kreya, a Postman Alternative

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Post by dclaysmith » Tue, Jul 12, 2022, 12:04 PM UTC

emehex wrote: post #29

Honestly, if you’re a VSCode user, just get the “Thunder Client” plugin. Gets the job done, and keeps you in the editor!

Thunder Client is great (https://www.thunderclient.com/)

- Really nice having it integrated into the IDE - Happy with their release cadence - Support/dev has gotten back to me quickly - Does most of the important stuff from Postman imho

Re: Show HN: Kreya, a Postman Alternative

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Post by numlock86 » Tue, Jul 12, 2022, 12:13 PM UTC

Adding to the list of alternatives: https://hoppscotch.io/

Re: Show HN: Kreya, a Postman Alternative

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Post by heywire » Tue, Jul 12, 2022, 12:37 PM UTC

emehex wrote: post #29

Honestly, if you’re a VSCode user, just get the “Thunder Client” plugin. Gets the job done, and keeps you in the editor!

And if you need something simple, REST Client in VSCode is great for simple use cases.

Re: Show HN: Kreya, a Postman Alternative

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Post by quesera » Tue, Jul 12, 2022, 12:52 PM UTC

rapsey wrote: post #21

CommonGuy wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, Kreya is closed source. We explain our reasons in https://kreya.app/blog/why-kreya-isnt-open-source (which got us mixed responses). Regarding telemetry, we are very open about what we collect and only use anonymized data.

People commenting online is a specific subset of the customer base and general population. They will lean open source/anti-business/linux-desktop way more than those things are relevant in the real world. From online discussions one would think desktop linux is incredibly important, when in fact it is pretty irrelevant.

Maybe, and I guess that's great for the commercial potential of a product.

But we, who are paid to make the most informed decisions, have to think harder.

Speaking personally, I use a REST/GraphQL client to test critical parts of an authenticated service. It is often necessary to test with elevated privileges. The consequences of credential leakage can be severe, and could have regulatory implications.

I cannot accept a closed-source tool that sends uninspectable data to a third-party server.

Re: Show HN: Kreya, a Postman Alternative

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Post by msdrigg » Tue, Jul 12, 2022, 12:58 PM UTC

How do you make the site so fast? I am genuinely shocked at how fast each click loads (even first-click). I see some docusaurous and mdx mentions in the source as well as react components, but I am curious how you make it so speedy?