Comparison

Restfox vs Scalar

On the evidence we track, Scalar leads this comparison with a composite score of 63/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Restfox53

★Scalar63

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Restfox	ScalarLeader
vioscaleAI score	53 / 100low · 37%	63 / 100medium · 70%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	high
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$150
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	2	4
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2 Type 1
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://scalar.com/security
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40scalar%2Fuse-modal&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	1
Github starsadoption.github_stars	2,767	16,253
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	1,422,867
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	19	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	8	3
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Vue	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Restfox53 / 100low · 37%

Scalar63 / 100medium · 70%

Pricing

Free tier

Restfox✓

Scalar✓

Model

Restfoxopen_source

Scalarfreemium

Price level

Restfoxfree

Scalarhigh

Starting price

Restfox–

Scalar$150

Transparent

Restfox–

Scalar✓

Integrations

Count

Restfox2

Scalar4

Security

Certifications

Restfox–

ScalarSOC 2 Type 1

Disclosure policy

Restfox–

Scalar✓

Gdpr

Restfox–

Scalar✓

Soc2

Restfox–

Scalar✓

Trust center

Restfox–

Scalarhttps://scalar.com/security

Vulnerabilities

Restfox–

ScalarCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40scalar%2Fuse-modal&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Restfox–

Scalar✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Restfox–

Scalar1

Github stars

Restfox2,767

Scalar16,253

Package downloads weekly

Restfox–

Scalar1,422,867

Activity

Commits last 30d

Restfox19

Scalar100

Release

Cadence days

Restfox8

Scalar3

History

Restfox20 items

Scalar20 items

License

Spdx

RestfoxMIT

ScalarMIT

Language

Primary

RestfoxVue

ScalarTypeScript

Market

Availability

Restfox–

ScalarAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

Restfox5 items

Scalar7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for api development tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for API Development Tools
Capability	Restfox	Scalar
Core
REST client	✓	✓
GraphQL support	✓	✓
gRPC support	-	✓
Design
Mock servers	-	✓
Testing
Automated / contract testing	✓	✓
Collaboration
Team collaboration & sharing	-	✓
Docs
Doc generation	-	✓
Standards
OpenAPI / spec import	-	✓
Ops
CI integration / CLI	✓	✓

Core

REST client

Restfox✓

Scalar✓

GraphQL support

Restfox✓

Scalar✓

gRPC support

Restfox-

Scalar✓

Design

Mock servers

Restfox-

Scalar✓

Testing

Automated / contract testing

Restfox✓

Scalar✓

Collaboration

Team collaboration & sharing

Restfox-

Scalar✓

Docs

Doc generation

Restfox-

Scalar✓

Standards

OpenAPI / spec import

Restfox-

Scalar✓

Ops

CI integration / CLI

Restfox✓

Scalar✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Restfox

A compact API testing client for HTTP and WebSocket requests that prioritizes offline functionality. Runs as a web application or as desktop software across multiple platforms, including macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Independently observed

Scalar

Leader

A platform that creates API documentation, type-safe client libraries, and AI-ready tools from OpenAPI documents, ensuring all developer interfaces stay synchronized as APIs evolve.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Restfox

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Scalar

Leader

from $150/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier available. From $150/month for Pro or $600/month for Business, with yearly billing discounts (2 months free).

FreeFree
- Hosted OpenAPI docs
- Built-in API client
- Landing pages
- 1 editor seat
Pro$150/month or $125/month billed yearly ($1,500/year)
- Hosted MCP servers
- 5 editor seats
- Access groups included
- Volume discounts available
Business$600/month or $500/month billed yearly ($6,000/year)
- SSO and subpath hosting
- 10 editor seats
- Volume discounts available
EnterpriseContact sales
- Unlimited APIs and custom SDK sizes
- Priority support and SLAs
- SDK and MCP migration services
- Dedicated Slack/Teams channel

as of 2026-09-10verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Restfox	Scalar
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Restfox✓

Scalar✓

macOS

Restfox✓

Scalar✓

Windows

Restfox✓

Scalar✓

Linux

Restfox✓

Scalar✓

CLI

Restfox✗

Scalar✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Restfox✗

Scalar✓

Self-hosted

Restfox✓

Scalar✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Restfox

2 total

Postman
Insomnia

Independently observed

Scalar

Leader

12 total

Agent
FastAPI
ASP.NET Core
Hono
Elysia
Hapi
Docker
Docusaurus
GitHub
Vercel AI SDK
OpenAI Agents SDK
Anthropic Claude Agent SDK

Independently observed

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