# Restfox vs Scalar

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Scalar

| Attribute | Restfox | Scalar |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 36.7 (55% (medium)) | 61.7 (76% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 0 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 1 |
| adoption.github_stars | 2,746 | 15,999 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 824,329 |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A cross-platform API client application for creating, testing, and debugging REST requests, with features including environment variables, response preview, WebSocket support, PDF rendering, and plugin-based scripting capabilities. | An open-source platform for building API documentation sites that includes automatically generated SDKs, a browser-based API client, and API registry capabilities. Supports OpenAPI and AsyncAPI specifications. |
| features.capabilities | `{"rest_client":true,"ci_integration":true}` | `{"api_docs":true,"rest_client":true,"openapi_import":true}` |
| integrations.count | 2 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Postman"},{"name":"Insomnia"}]` | `[{"name":"Agent"}]` |
| language.primary | Vue | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://restfox.dev/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T08:38:02.965Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free","features":["Hosted OpenAPI docs","Built-in API client","Themes","Unlimited viewer seats","1 editor seat"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Start with beautiful API docs.","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"editor_seats":"1","agent_credits":"50","tokens_per_credit":"50000","docs_chat_per_credit":"2","mcp_tool_calls_per_credit":"200"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$72/month","features":["Custom domains and subdomains","Git Sync, Markdown, and MDX support","API References from OpenAPI/AsyncAPI","Custom HTML/CSS/JS","Email domain access control","Guides and versioning","Landing pages","Full developer portal","Hosted MCP servers","Production deployment","Automated GitHub workflows","Custom code and code samples","Full OpenAPI authentication support","File streaming","Full language publishing registry"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":72,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Ship docs, SDKs, and MCP servers.","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"agent_credits":"500","tokens_per_credit":"50000","docs_chat_per_credit":"2","mcp_tool_calls_per_credit":"200"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Full developer portals","SSO/SAML","Role-based access control (RBAC)","Priority support and SLAs","SDK and MCP migration services","Dedicated Slack/Teams channel","Custom Agent Scalar credits"],"description":"Scale every API interface.","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"SDK Language","components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":100,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $72/month. Free tier. SDK languages available: TypeScript, Python, C#, Java, PHP, Go, Ruby (+$100 each for Pro/Enterprise).","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://scalar.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T14:12:51.335Z","startingPrice":{"amount":72,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 8 | 3 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40scalar%2Fthemes&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (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 | ✓ | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:06:50.499Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*