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Updated Jul 29, 2026
RecipeUI is an open-source, type-safe API testing platform and Postman alternative for teams. It began as an internal Robinhood tool and now offers a lightweight web/desktop workflow with shareable “Recipes,” autogenerated docs, and collaboration features.
Primary product
Open-source, TypeScript-powered API testing tool / Postman alternative
Founded
2023
Headquarters
New York, New York, United States (public sources also list San Francisco and Albany)
Team size
1-10 employees
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
API testing / developer tools
Offices
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Business model
Stage
Pre-Seed
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Pre-Seed · Sep 2023
Latest amount
$500K
Sep 2023 · Y Combinator
Open-source and transparency-oriented, with a community/contributor-friendly workflow via GitHub, docs, Discord, and shared API “Recipes.”
Pricing
Open-source core with a freemium/free-tier posture; some cloud collection features require login.
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The main GitHub repository was archived and marked read-only, suggesting reduced maintenance or a de-emphasis of the open-source repo.
SourceRunany · May 2026
Explains RecipeUI as an open-source, TypeScript-first Postman alternative, highlighting the desktop/web product, Tauri + Next.js + Supabase stack, and the type-safe request workflow.
ReadySetLaunch · May 2026
Profiles RecipeUI’s Robinhood-origin story, its focus on making API debugging accessible to non-backend teammates, and its differentiation versus Postman and other API tools.
Shyft · Feb 2026
Aggregates public pricing signals, describing RecipeUI as open source with a free tier/freemium posture and noting that it lacks some newer AI/agent features.