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Alternatives · HTTP client

Alternatives to httparty on RubyGems

For making HTTP requests to APIs and services. Below are packages that fill the same role — on RubyGems, and across other ecosystems.

RubyGems In RubyGems
faradayv2.14.2
RubyGems

HTTP/REST API client library.

MaintenanceHealthy
PopularityWidely used
SecurityClean
DepsZero deps
Solid choice. Well-adopted and active, actively maintained.
Cross-language equivalents
npm· JavaScript
axiosv1.16.1
npm

Promise based HTTP client for the browser and node.js

MaintenanceHealthy
PopularityTop 1%
SecurityClean
DepsLean
Safe default. Widely trusted across the ecosystem, actively maintained.
gotv15.0.5
npm

Human-friendly and powerful HTTP request library for Node.js

MaintenanceHealthy
PopularityTop 1%
SecurityClean
DepsModerate
Safe default. Widely trusted across the ecosystem, actively maintained.
kyv2.0.2
npm

Tiny and elegant HTTP client based on the Fetch API

MaintenanceHealthy
PopularityWidely used
SecurityClean
DepsZero deps
Solid choice. Well-adopted and active, actively maintained.
PyPI· Python
requestsv2.34.2
PyPI

Python HTTP for Humans.

MaintenanceHealthy
PopularityTop 1%
SecurityClean
DepsModerate
Safe default. Widely trusted across the ecosystem, actively maintained.
httpxv0.28.1
PyPI

The next generation HTTP client.

MaintenanceAging
PopularityTop 1%
SecurityClean
DepsModerate
Aging — last published over a year ago — check before adopting.
aiohttpv3.13.5
PyPI

Async http client/server framework (asyncio)

MaintenanceHealthy
PopularityTop 1%
SecurityClean
DepsModerate
Safe default. Widely trusted across the ecosystem, actively maintained.
crates.io· Rust
reqwestv0.13.4
crates.io

higher level HTTP client library

MaintenanceHealthy
PopularityTop 1%
SecurityClean
DepsZero deps
Safe default. Widely trusted across the ecosystem, actively maintained.
Go· Go
github.com/go-resty/resty/v2vv2.17.2
Go

No description provided.

MaintenanceHealthy
PopularityUnknown
SecurityClean
DepsZero deps
Maintained. Maintained, actively maintained.
Maven· Java
org.apache.httpcomponents.client5:httpclient5v5.6.1
Maven

No description provided.

MaintenanceHealthy
PopularityUnknown
SecurityClean
DepsZero deps
Maintained. Maintained, actively maintained.
NuGet· .NET
restsharpv114.0.0
NuGet

No description provided.

MaintenanceHealthy
PopularityUnknown
SecurityClean
DepsZero deps
Maintained. Maintained, actively maintained.
refitv10.1.6
NuGet

No description provided.

MaintenanceHealthy
PopularityUnknown
SecurityClean
DepsZero deps
Maintained. Maintained, actively maintained.

These suggestions come from a hand-curated concept map of canonical packages per role. They’re intentionally narrow — only widely-adopted packages in each category. Phase 5 will add AI-generated alternatives.